zombywoof Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I just finished up the haggling over a guitar - a mid-1950s Harmony. But not just any Harmony. This is perhaps the rarest post-War flattop out there. What sets it apart is it sports a pickup, in this case a Gibson P-13. Interesting in that like the Gibson CF-100E, Harmony chose to move the soundhole south to make room for the pickup. But because of the size of the pickup, they extended the fingerboard over the pickup so the poles poke through it like the hybrid National/Gibson 1155E. It is a bit toasty and needs a neck reset (surprise, surprise) but nothing that cannot be fixed over time. Plus the cool factor is off the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 . Man o man . . . that is really cool. Love to see more pics when you get’er dun. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash_Starkiller Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Very cool! My first attempt at a neck reset was on a sovereign 1260. Hardest part for me was carving the heel down. Not sure if I would ever attempt on something more significant however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I love cool factor - good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Funkeeee!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabarone Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Cool indeed...nice catch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Cool indeed...nice catch... Hey Cabarone. I had a bone ADJ saddle put on that B45-12. Lawdy, what a difference between it and the stock wood one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hey Cabarone. I had a bone ADJ saddle put on that B45-12. Lawdy, what a difference between it and the stock wood one. That's why I made a similar switch on a J-45 back about 45 years ago. Sort of like taking out the socks stuffed inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 That's why I made a similar switch on a J-45 back about 45 years ago. Sort of like taking out the socks stuffed inside. I had tried both tusq and ceramic saddles on my '63 B45-12 but liked neither and ended up going back to the original wood saddle. Had not tried a bone ADJ saddle though. Bigger difference than I would have thought. It is like there is just more of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenumber2 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Do you have a shot of the whole guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Do you have a shot of the whole guitar? Not just yet. Gonna give it a while. Want to first get a chance to compare the Harmony to my Gibson CF-100E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I saw a beautiful 1959 National 1155E at the Dallas Guitar Show in May. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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