Kaiser Bill Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Has anyone ever heard of a Harwood Guitar from New York?? A good friend bought one at a garage sale and is pondering getting the bridge glued on in a proper fashion. The previous owner did a botched-up job. Also any idea of what it is actually worth?? I told him I thought it was a "parlor guitar". Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Harwood, not Hardwood. I had one back in the late 80s/early 90s. I did a California Reset on it, where I separated the back from the rims by the neck heel, shifted the neck angle, reglued it and trimmed the excess. As I recall it had no binding at all so the trimming was easy with a flat file. I'll see if I have a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Yes, that was my kitchen wallpaper in the late 80s. My sister put it up in '81 when she owned the house. Shoot me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 How much for the placemats? rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Excellent...thanks very much. Forgive my dyslexia...I could have sworn he wrote Hardwood...LOL I stand corrected. Your info and photos are superb...thanks very much. I'm sure he will spring to get it repaired correctly now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Sorry I couldn't tell you more about the brand. I almost think I wrote to George Gruhn and he replied with a letter stating it was "typical of the brand around 1900". I thought it was an excellent parlor guitar, particularly after the quickie neck set. I even strung it with 12-52 bronze. It may have exploded after a while but not while I had it. If I recall, traded it and an old Haynes open back banjo at Elderly Instruments towards a big fat ES-150 back in 1994. RCT, the placemats are long gone but here's my current digs....1963 countertop and 1974 linoleum. And 1988 Seresta classical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Ruth Buzzi called, wants her kitchen back. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 ^--- LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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