34 Harmony models - 55 other brands (Harmony made) models

H1060 - 1942 - Acoustic archtop
It looks like an early cousin of the all birch Archtone (H1215) family.
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H1213 - Archtone - 1950-1971 - Acoustic archtop - Brown sunburst
One of the most popular archtop models from the "Archtone" serie. See also H1214 and H1215. All birch body (solid woods).
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H1214 - Archtone - 1951-1964 - Acoustic archtop - Blonde ivory, faux flame
Ivory painted with faux-flame. All birch body (solid woods).
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H1215 - Archtone - 1944-1971 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
One of the most popular archtop models. All birch construction (solid woods). Top grained to ressemble spruce, faux-flame on sides and back. Double faux-bindings lines on body edge, then triple line from about 1958. New model number H6415 in 1972. H1213 and H1214 are similar with different finishes.
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H1218 - Barclay - Acoustic archtop
Acoustic archtop, similar to H1215 Archtone or H950 Monterey leader ?

H1220 - Catalina - 1955-1957 - Acoustic archtop - Charcoal Grey and Pink
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H1221 - Catalina - 1955-1957 - Acoustic archtop - Pacific and Dawn Blue
H1221 model number was used on the blue "Catalina", then later (seventies ?) on a small flatop
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H1222 - Archtone - Acoustic archtop
Acoustic archtop, similar to H1215 ?
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H1224 - Acoustic archtop
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H1270 - Vogue model E - 1937-1940 - Acoustic archtop - Black, sunburst center spot
All birch construction, extra auditorium size. H1270 model number was later used for the very different 12 string Sovereign flat top.
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H1439 - Master - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Natural mahogany
Mahogany guitar, "for spanish style playing"

H1444 - Master - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Dark wine shaded mahogany
All mahogany construction - rounded body edges (as will be the later mahogany flat top H165)

H41 - Riviera - 1955 - Electric Archtop - Two tone blue, harmometal binding
1 pickup with external volume/tone control, and permanently attached green jack cord. "Harmometal" bindings on top and back of body. H41 model number was later used on the Hollywood 2 pickups model
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H6415 - Archtone - 1972-1975 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Seventies version of the H1215 - It seems very last models (1975) had simple white painted bindings instead of the triple line, and a simpler headstock. Some different (made in japan ?) tuners were used too.
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H6450 - Monterey - 1972 - Acoustic archtop - Red Sunburst
Seventies version of the Monterey leader H950
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H942 - Renown - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst - horizontal faux-flame
Metal adjustable bridge - White pickguard with modern black motif
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H943 - Renown - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst - tiger faux-flame
Metal adjustable bridge - White floral motif on black pickguard
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H944 - Renown - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst - tiger faux-flame
Metal adjustable bridge - Black pickguard with white edges

H945 - Renown - 1937-1940 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst - vertical faux-flame
Metal adjustable bridge - Black pickguard with modern white motif - (H945 model number was later used on a different "Master" archtop model)
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H945 - Master - 1954-1971 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Real bindings - all birch body
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H950 - Monterey Leader - 1938-1972 - Acoustic archtop - Redburst, faux flame
One of the most popular archtop of the sixties - more than 30 years of production time. Early models had a lower fretboard and bridge, and painted white bindings.
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H951 - Monterey Colorama - 1955-1957 - Acoustic archtop - Black with 5 diagonal bars in gold
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H952 - Monterey - 1944-1945 - Acoustic archtop - Faux-pruce top, sunburst body
H952 model number was used during wartime for a Monterey model, with faux-spruce finish on top. Same model number was used later in mid-fifties for the black and red Colorama Monterey model.
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H952 - Monterey Colorama - 1955 - Acoustic archtop - Black and red "colorama"
H952 model number was used during wartime for a Monterey model, with faux-spruce finish on top. Same model number was used later in mid-fifties for the black and red Colorama Monterey model.
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H953 - Monterey Colorama - 1955 - Acoustic archtop - Bronze and green "colorama"
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H954 - Broadway - 1947-1971 - Acoustic archtop - Red/yellow sunbusrt
A classic harmony archtop, one of the longest production time. They had a "two tone" sunburst (black) first, then later a "three tone" (black/red). They never had a trussrod if we trust the catalogs, but one late sample was seen with a trussrod.
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H955 - Broadway - 1940-1945 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Early version of the H954 Broadway ? - All birch construction, top grained to ressemble spruce. "Auditorium" size, 8 dots neck. Checkered wood-block marquetry around body top. H955 had not yet the "Broadway" name in the 1940 catalog.
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H958 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst, tiger faux flame
Pre-war model ?
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H961 - Broadway - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst, marquetry bindings
Early (first ?) version of the Broadway with simple marquetry body bindings - 4 dots neck - "Extra Auditorium" size

H972 - Ridgeway - 1940-1943 - Acoustic archtop - Dark walnut sunburst
Prewar low cost model - Grained to ressemble striped mahogany - "Idento" nameplate tailpiece
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H973 - Ridgeway - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Light nut - brown
Prewar low cost model - white pickguard
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H974 - Ridgeway - 1940-1945 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst, painted tiger flame
Early fourties low cost model - Grained to ressemble curly maple - "Idento" nameplate tailpiece. From a 1943 model, stamped H974 but a bit different, it looks like the H974 was the ancestor of the very popular H1215 Archtone.
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H979 - Ridgeway - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Rosewood Sunburst
Prewar low cost model - Stenciled white block position markers - White pickguard

H989 - Monterey - 1942 - Acoustic archtop - Natural with faux flame
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Alden 9916 - Riviera - 1962 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Auditorium size (15 3/4), celluloid bound edges. Birch body.

Alden 9918 - Trinidad - 1958-1959 - Acoustic archtop - Black and Red
Birch construction, same range as the Monterey Colorama or Archtone guitars. stamped H1226 inside.
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Alden 9937 - Commander - 1962 - Acoustic archtop - Red-grained sunburst with faux-flame
Auditorium size (15" 3/4), celluloid bindings, birch body.

Alden 9946 - Nassau - 1956-1962 - Acoustic archtop - Blond or Mahogany
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.
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Alden Arcadia - Arcadia - 1958 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
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.
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Alden H1226 H1227 - 1955-1959 - Acoustic archtop
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).
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Barclay H1218 - Archtop - 1969 - Acoustic archtop - redburst with faux flame
Close to the common Harmony H950 "Monterey leader". All birch construction, celluloid (non painted) bindings on body.
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Biltmore Avon - 1941 - Acoustic archtop
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Biltmore Classic - Classic - 1940 - Acoustic archtop - Natural
Stamped H1450 inside.
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Biltmore Drake - Drake - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with faux flame
Birch body, auditorium (15" 1/2) size. Close to a Harmony H1215 or H950
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Biltmore Essex - Essex - 1941 - Acoustic archtop - Natural with faux-flame
Stamped H989 inside
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Biltmore Savoy - Acoustic archtop - Mahogany
All mahogany
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Columbian 399 - The Minor - 1939 - Acoustic archtop
Seen in a UK Selmer catalog. Black pickguard with gold stencil ("modern" style as seen on H942 Harmony Renown). Body is not rounded, closer to a Dreadnought shape. Another more expensive model was called "The Major". There was a sister tenor version.

Columbian 407 - Minor Tenor - 1939 - Acoustic archtop
Seen in a UK Selmer catalog. Tenor guitar (4 strings tuned CGDA). Black pickguard with gold stencil ("modern" style as seen on H942 Harmony Renown). Body is not rounded, closer to a Dreadnought shape. Sister model of the 6 string "The Minor".

Continental 2111 - Archtop - 1950 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with faux spruce
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Custom Kraft H1222 - Pause and Note - 1942 - Acoustic archtop - Faux spruce and shaded red back
All birch construction, with faux spruce top. Very similar to the Harmony H950 Monterey Leader, wich was also finished this way ("yellow top") during wartime. Also has the "downgraded" tuners (no screw for the gears)
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Custom Kraft H1358 - Pause and Note - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Stamped H1358
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Esquire ES6032 - Archtop (Monterey leader) - 1938 - Acoustic archtop - Redish sunburst with faux-flame
"Super Auditorium" size (15"3/4), All birch construction, white celluloid bindings on body top and back

Galiano H1335 - 1941 - Acoustic archtop - Mahogany
All mahogany. Close cousin to some Harmony Patrician models.
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Galiano H960 - Royale - 1941 - Acoustic archtop
All birch body. Stamped H960 inside.
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Gaylord Artistic - Artistic - 1941-1945 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with faux flame
Another model seen with an original natural finish. Check photos. Birch body
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Holiday AL9210 - Matador electric archtop - 1965 - Electric Archtop - Shaded brown
All birtch archtop with one golden tone pickup - Compares to Harmony Hollywood.

Holiday AL9236 - Nassau archtop - 1965-1967 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Standard archtop (archtone)
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Holiday AL9290 - Archtop - 1967 - Acoustic archtop - redburst with faux flame
Similar to Harmony Monterey H950, all birch, with celluloid bindings on body, white pickguard
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Holiday AL9314 - Riviera archtop - 1965 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Auditorium size all birtch archtop (celluloïd bindings)

Manhattan MA6030 - 1938-1942 - Acoustic archtop - light nut brown
Budget archtop - all birch, white striped top edge, white pickguard
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Marwin Star - Star - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with faux flame
All birch body
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Regal R240 - Auditorium - 1966 - Acoustic archtop - shaded burst
All birch construction. Real (not painted) celluloid bindings on body, painted on fret markers.
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Rex American - American Eagle - 1941-1943 - Acoustic archtop - Ivory faux-flame
Red White Blue design on headstock, Eagles decals on front and back of body. Stamped H985. Close cousin of the H1214 popular Archtone model.
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Silvertone 1240 - Archtop (Archtone) - 1969 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with faux flame
All birch archtop similar to the Harmony Archtone models. It looks like the model 1240 was alternatively made by Kay or Harmony. See also the 1240 model sold under the "SR" brand in ca 1970.
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Silvertone 280 - Archtop - birch - 1942 - Acoustic archtop - Walnut
"Large auditorium" (14"3/4) size. All birch body finished in walnut with double white stripe around body edeges. Painted fret markers at 3,5,7,9,12,15. Shown with the typical "wartime" wooden tailpiece in 1942 Sears catalog. White pickguard.

Silvertone 612 - Archtop (archtone) - 1962 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
All birch archtop similar to the harmony Archtone series. Light sunburst finish with block painted fret markers. Not easy to track in Sears catlogs, it was from a period where Sears alternates sales between similar Kay and Harmony made guitars. This one being the Harmony version.
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Silvertone 623 - Archtop (Archtone) - 1961-1962 - Acoustic archtop - shaded
Painted block fret markers. Similar to Harmony Archtone line (H1213). It replaces the similar previous model 710 with dot neck.
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Silvertone 700 - Archtop - spruce - 1946-1952 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Simple spruce / maple model. Auditorium size. White celluloid binding on top edge. Black pickguard.
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Silvertone 702 - Archtop (Archtone) - 1954-1958 - Acoustic archtop - Blonde faux flame
All birch archtop finished in bonde with faux-flame, similar to the Harmony "Archtone" series. Black pickguard.
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Silvertone 708 - Archtop - spruce - 1948-1950 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
It looks like the 708 model may have been produced alternatively by Kay or harmony.
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Silvertone 710 - Archtop (Archtone) - 1954-1959 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
All birch archtop finished in sunburst, similar to the Harmony "Archtone" series. Fretboard with dots. Black pickguard. It looks like the 710 model was alternatively build by Kay and harmony through the years. One seen with a H35 stamp.
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SR Sears & Roebuck 1240 - Archtop (Archtone) - 1970-1972 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
All birch archtop similar to the Harmony Archtone models. It looks like the model 1240 was alternatively made by Kay or Harmony. See also the 1240 model sold under the Silvertone brand before 1970.
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SR Sears & Roebuck S12401 - Archtop - 1970 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Late version of the popular Harmony "Archtone" series. It looks like some guitars sold under the same model number were very similar but made by Kay.

SS Stewart 4008 - 4008 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with faux flame
Birch body construction
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SS Stewart 4009 - 4009 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with faux flame
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SS Stewart 6999 - 6999 - Acoustic archtop - Natural
All birch, tortoise bindings
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SS Stewart 7000 - 7000 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst with tiger faux flame
Stamped H1285 in body
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SS Stewart 9011 - Oriphonic - 1957 - Electric Archtop - Redburst
"Hershey bar" type pickup, mounted on the pickguard
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SS Stewart 9012 - 9012 faux-flame - Acoustic archtop
Another SS Stewart model 9012 has a gold finish. This one is finished in a blonde, yellowish "faux-flame" ascan be seen on the popular Harmony H1214 for example. This one has a trussrod so should be a later (fifties) model.
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SS Stewart 9013 - 9013 Wondertone - 1956-1958 - Acoustic archtop - Yellow burst
Stamped H983 inside body. Later models (1958 ?) have a trussrod, and a black headstock with a metal "Wondertone" logo.
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SS Stewart 9016 - Oriphonic - 1958-1959 - Electric Archtop - Yellow burst
"Hershey bar" type pickup, mounted on the pickguard. Stamped H986. All birch construction, top with tonebars. Thin body, 2 3/4" depth.
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SS Stewart Carmencita - Archtop (Archtone) - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
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Supertone 219 - Arched - Supertone quality - 1937 - Acoustic archtop - Shaded mahogany
"Standard quality" downgraded version of the model 220, which was sold as "Supertone quality". It loks like the difference is in the finishes, and this one as painted body bindings instead of celluloid. Arched top and back (with round soundhole), all birch construction, grand concert size (14"5/8) - Shaded mahogany finish. Nickel tailpiece, floating bridge - 14 fret neck. Painted frets ornaments at 5,7,9,12,15. Neck reinforced with steel. Companion mandolin is model 383.
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Supertone 226 - Archtop - 1937 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
All birch construction. Auditorium size (15"1/4). Painted ornaments on frets 5,7,19,12. Black pickguard. Top is painted to look like spruce. Model 227 is the same but with real spruce top.
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Supertone 244 - Archtop - 1935 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
Spruce top and birch body, f-holes. Super auditorium size (15"1/2). Black pickguard. Ovaled fingerboard, painted ornaments at 5,7,9,12,15. Neck reinforced with steel. Mandolin companion is model 394.
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Supertone 261 - Archtop - 1938 - Acoustic archtop
Early design similar to the Harmony "Archtone" series, all birch construction with faux-flame. Black pickguard with white Supertone logo. "Idento" type tailpiece (designed to hold your name on a small card)
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Tower (Archtone) - 1945 - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
All birch guitar in the familiy of the harmony "Archtone" series.
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Vibratone 972 - 972 - Acoustic archtop
All birch body - "Idento" tailpiece
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Weymann Model A - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst
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