Thursday, July 7, 2011

Harmony H165 in Mason City Iowa for $20

Here is one of those cool local finds for somebody in the area. This seller is offering an old Harmony H165 solid Mahogany acoustic guitar for only $20. This was one of the most popular American made guitars for many years. The Headstock logo indicates this one is pre-1968, probably from the early to mid 60's. Put light strings on it and she will play well. Mason City/Dumont is in the North part of Iowa.

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Harmony Guitar - $20 (Dumont)

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Date: 2011-07-05, 2:01PM CDT
Reply to: sale-jbzf9-2465275562@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
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This guitar has been in our attic for at least 15 years. One string is broken. Dont knowmuch else about it except that it is old. call 641-*******

•Location: Dumont
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  1. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    As I have your blog bookmarked, I was checking in one day while on vacation in the midwest & found this post. Dumont wasn't far so I called the number & it was still available. I went by & picked it up on my way home to CA.

    No markings whatsoever, but the strip-tuners are in great shape. A couple of adjustments here & there & i'm pretty sure this thing will be a good player. Even with the nasty corroded strings, this thing sounds good so far. It looks to have a laminate top, maybe ply like my FG's, but i'm not the authority. The cigarette burn on the PG is a nice touch. Also, it has a nice tort binding around the body under all the dirt.

    The seller said her husband, who is 45 yrs old, played with this thing as a child. I'll have some investigative work to do.

    Thanks for the blog btw.

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  2. Jim ChristopherJuly 23, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Nice score. I was in Iowa at a writers workshop at UofI right after I posted this but I didn't have a car so I couldn't do any guitar shopping. Amazing that it found its way back to California anyway. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Hi Jim,

    Found the faint number inside the body last night. It's a H162. Might take the bridge down an 1/8" or so to get the action better. Other than that i'm pretty stoked to have scored it. Gonna finish cleaning the frets & putting some Fret Dr. on the board tonight & string it up with some Martin silk/steel I have laying here.

    Great blog! Keep it up.
    Patrick

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