8 Harmony models - other brands (Harmony made) models

H1227 - 12 String - ca 1973 - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Natural
Seventies guitar but can't be found in catalogs - plain headstock, pin-type bridge - 14 fret neck. (Same model number was used for a Silvertone different version - slotted headstock, floating bridge)
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H1230 - 12 String - 1969-1971 - Acoustic flatop 12 string
Narrow neck 12 string. The 1969 catalog says "CAUTION : It is best not to tune a 12-string guitar as high as regular 6-string guitar pitch. Experienced players recommend tuning three or four half-tones lower, to avoid strain wich might pull up the guitar top or bow the neck".
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H1233 - 12 String - 1972-1975 - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Natural
Seventies 12 string - "moderately priced" - H1233 model has a 12 frets neck in the 1972 and 1973 catalogs, but a 14 frets neck in the 1974 catalog.
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H1269 - Regal dreadnought 12 String - 1972-1975 - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Natural
Seventies 12 string - X-braced spruce top, mahogany "dreadnought style" body. Wears the Regal brand in 1972 and the Harmony brand later in 1975.
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H1270 - Sovereign jumbo 12 string - 1963-1971 - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Natural
12 string version of the Sovereign H1260 "jumbo". 12 frets neck, so the guitar is not longer than the 1260 six string. Pickguard added in 1964. New "harp" tailpiece in 1968. The 1969 catalog says "CAUTION : It is best not to tune a 12-string guitar as high as regular 6-string guitar pitch. Experienced players recommend tuning three or four half-tones lower, to avoid strain wich might pull up the guitar top or bow the neck".
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H912 - Stella 12 string - 1964-1968 - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Sunburst
12 string "moderately priced" - 12 frets neck - Auditorium size. The 1965 catalog says : "CAUTION : A 12 string guitar should never be tuned up to regular 6-string guitar pitch, to avoid pulling up the top or bowing the neck. Experienced players recommend tuning three, or four half-tones lower." Was later replaced by very similar H913.
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H913 - Stella 12 string - 1969-1971 - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Natural
Very similar to previous model H912 - 12 string / 12 frets neck. "moderately priced" - Auditorium size. The 1969 catalog says "CAUTION : It is best not to tune a 12-string guitar as high as regular 6-string guitar pitch. Experienced players recommend tuning three or four half-tones lower, to avoid strain wich might pull up the guitar top or bow the neck".
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H922 - Stella 12 string - 1940-1964 - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Sunburst
Older "Rounded" body. Precise model number is FF922 in 1940 catalog. Replaced by H912 with new "Grand concert" body shape in 1965. The 1964 catalog says : "CAUTION : A 12 string guitar should never be tuned up to regular 6-string guitar pitch, to avoid pulling up the top or bowing the neck. Experienced players recommend tuning three, or four half-tones lower."