Brand : Alden - (not a brand) Aldens was a catalog distributor. Later Aldens used the Holiday brand.
Distributed by Aldens

Guitars shown below were made by Harmony and sold under the Alden brand. It doesn't mean that all Alden guitars were made by Harmony.

Aldens was a catalog distributor. Until 1963 (?) guitars distributed by Aldens did not have a specific brand. They had a generic logo on the headstock (same one used by Wards), or another floral design with the letter "A" in the middle. Later Aldens used the Holiday brand (check it under Holiday brand name).

• Electric Archtop

• 9930 (1958-1959) - Electric Archtop - Electric Archtop - Sunburst (based on Harmony H37)

• 9931 (1962-1965) - Matador - Electric Archtop - Gold or mahogany Based on the harmony Hollywood H39. Aldens catalog description said "precise Gold or mahogany finish", so there should be two different color models. Was later model 9210 in 1965 catalog. - (based on Harmony H39)

• Electric hollowbody

• 9941 (1962) - Double Cutaway - Electric hollowbody - Sunburst Based on the Harmony "neo-cutaway" H74, equiped with Bigsby vibrato - (based on Harmony H74)

• 9950 (1962) - Fiesta - Electric hollowbody - Natural and Sunburst Based on the Harmony Jupiter H49. Two golden tone pickups, volume and tone plus blender position on 3 way switch. Laminated construction, spruce top, maple back. - (based on Harmony H49)

• 9920 (1962) - Professional Dual Pickup - Electric hollowbody - Sunburst Based on the Harmony Meteor. Laminated body construction, spruce top, maple back. - (based on Harmony H70)

• 9910 hollowbody (1962) - Tuxedo Dual Pickup - Electric hollowbody - Black -  8 Alden version of the H46 Stratotone "Mars". First version (1962) was black with gold sparkle, an embossed pickup and a pickguard with "atomic" logo. This guitar has a hollow body, not to be confused with the earlier Tuxedo 9910 with a solid body, as they are completelely different instruments. - (based on Harmony H46)

• 9908 hollowbody (1962-1963) - Tuxedo Single pickup - Electric hollowbody - Black -  32 Alden version of the H45 Stratotone "Mars". First version (1962) was black with gold sparkle, an embossed pickup and a pickguard with "atomic" logo, then second version was plain black, with a different pickguard supporting the pots. This guitar has a hollow body, not to be confused with the earlier Tuxedo 9908 solid body, as they are completely different instruments. - (based on Harmony H45)

• 9968 (1962-1965) - Triple Pickup (Rocket) - Electric hollowbody - Sunburst Based on the Harmony Rocket 3 pickup, 3 'golden tone' pickups. Was later model 9316 in 1965 catalog. - (based on Harmony H59)

• Electric solid body

• 9908 solidbody (1958-1959) - Tuxedo solid body - Electric solid body - Copper bronze then Black -  3 Similar to the Harmony H44 Stratotone. Aldens 1958 catalog propose a "gold stardust on ebony" finish in 1958, but some (earlier ?) models are copper bronze. Neck through body construction - Specific headstock "A" logo from Alden's (Alden did not yet used the Holiday brand). This guitar has a solid body, not to be confused with the later Tuxedo 9908 with a hollow body, as they are completely different instruments. - (based on Harmony H44)

• 9910 solidbody (1958-1959) - Tuxedo solid body dual pickup - Electric solid body - Black, gold stardust -  18 This guitar has a solid body, not to be confused with the later Tuxedo 9910 with a hollow body, as they are completely different instruments. - (based on Harmony H88)

• 9213 (1965) - Solid body (Silhouette) - Electric solid body - Redburst
  Based on the Harmony H19, but without vibrato, and with wooden bridge. Double mustache angled pickups (different from the Silvertone version). - (based on Harmony H19)
• Acoustic archtop

• H1226 H1227 (1955-1959) - - Acoustic archtop -  23 All birch cosntruction with faux-flame painted finish. Similar to the Harmony Archtone series, and to the same Alden model wearing the "Arcadia" name. These, without name, are found with H1226 or H1227 stamped inside. One reported with a H39 stamp (borrowed to the Harmony electric "Hollywood", same consctruction). - (based on Harmony H1215)

• 9993 (1956-1959) - Commander - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst -  26 Grand Auditorium size (16 1/2), spruce top. (See also a lower end Commander sold later by Aldens, as model 9937) - (based on Harmony H1325)

• 9946 (1956-1962) - Nassau - Acoustic archtop - Blond or Mahogany -  4 Based on the Harmony Archtone serie (H1213, H1214, H1215). Aldens catalog description asked customer to "state blond or mahogany finish". All birch construction, painted striped edges. - (based on Harmony H1213)

• Arcadia (1958) - Arcadia - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst -  25 Stamped H1229. Looks to have a birch body, comparable to the Archtone Harmony serie (H1213, H1215). A sample reported stamped H710. The (older) model with dark sunburst and the vertical faux-flame is stamped H972 inside.

• 9918 (1958-1959) - Trinidad - Acoustic archtop - Black and Red -  10 Birch construction, same range as the Monterey Colorama or Archtone guitars. stamped H1226 inside.

• 9937 (1962) - Commander - Acoustic archtop - Red-grained sunburst with faux-flame Auditorium size (15" 3/4), celluloid bindings, birch body. - (based on Harmony H950)

• 9916 (1962) - Riviera - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst Auditorium size (15 3/4), celluloid bound edges. Birch body. - (based on Harmony H945)

• Acoustic flatop

• 9939 (1958-1959) - Grand Concert Flat Top - Acoustic flatop - Natiral or Mahognay It looks like this model was based on the Harmony H162, spruce top, with choice of "blonde or mahogany" finishes. - (based on Harmony H162)

• 9952 (1958-1959) - Standard size metal trimmed - Acoustic flatop - Blue with metal Catalog says "stainless steel", but I guess this was aluminium, as the "Harmometal" seen on the Harmony "Caribbean Colorama" models.

• 9935 (1958-1962) - Standard Flat Top - Acoustic flatop - Sunburst or Blonde with faux flame -  1 Based on the Harmony Stella H929 (sunburst) or H928 (blonde). All birch, faux-flame finish, metal tailpiece. - (based on Harmony H929)

• 9944 (1962) - Classic guitar - Acoustic flatop - Natural Based on the Harmony H910 classical student model. To be used only with nylon strings. - (based on Harmony H910)

• 9961 (1962) - Concert Flat Top - Acoustic flatop - Redburst Based on the Harmony Stella H1141 model. All birch construction. Painted fretmarkers, metal tailpiece. - (based on Harmony H1141)

• 9955 (1962) - Jumbo Flat Top - Acoustic flatop - Natural Based on the Harmony Sovereign H1260. Same shape bridge. - (based on Harmony H1260)

• Bass

• 9983 (1962-1965) - Bass - Bass - Walnut shaded Based on the Harmony H22 bass, with golden tone specific pickup, but in 1962 with a different , more conventional pickguard. Later was model 9224 with the "batwing" Harmony pickguard (1965 catalog). Note : these basses are flat top and back, not arched as a Rocket for example. - (based on Harmony H22)

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