H1407 - Patrician
Acoustic archtop - Natural
Production year(s) : 1940-1971 (other years possible, not verified)

Other brands : H1407 Patrician was also sold as Airline 7023

A classic Harmony archtop, more than 30 years production time. Some variations through the years, trussrod appears only in 1965. The H1407 is by far the most common model in the Patrician line, but the "Patrician" name was used on many different models, comprising flat top guitars and even roundhole archtops. All solid woods, solid spruce pressed top (not carved), mahogany body, tortoise body bindings on front and back.

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Top wood	Spruce
Body wood	Mahogany
All solid woods

Width	15"3/4	399 mm
Length	40"3/8	1024 mm
Body depth	3"3/8	85 mm
Scale	25"1/4	642 mm
Neck at nut	1"3/4	44.4 mm
Neck at 12th	2"1/4	56.3 mm

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• h1pst3r - 2006-03-12
  There's an ebay seller named "tom69442" who makes incredible repros of the Patrician pickguard. He also sells the mounting hardware. Pretty sure he stocks a lot of vintage perfect fit replacements and is very knowledgeable about harmonys, kays, etc.
• Jeff - 2010-10-25
  I just purchased a 1946 H1407 and from the first time I strummed it it had to be one of the most comfortable and nicest sounding guitars that I've ever played.
• dhowsley - 2010-11-26
  I have one of these that was given to me by my great uncle (married to my father's aunt). I was a student in the 7th grade and was taking guitar lessons. While visiting my great aunt and uncle with my parents on a Sunday afternoon in 1965 he went to his room and retrieved this guitar and presented it to me as a gift.
• Harmony9 - 2010-12-30
  Bought mine for ten bucks ar a yardsale. Put on grovers and a gibson saddle along with some adiadario chrome strings..o so sweet sounding...
• guitar_mike_69 - 2011-02-10
  I've got a '69 H1407 Patrician that is absolutely stunning! The silking of the spruce and the ribbon mahogany are out of this world. The volume and tone out of this old archtop is just wonderful and the action on it is dreamy, to say the least. This has turned into one of my favorite websites, thanks for helping to keep the Spirit of the Harmony Guitars alive!! And, by the way...My Patrician is from 1969 (S-69) and it definitely has a truss rod.
• Mark - 2011-08-28
  Just purchased a Patrician. Ordering a repro pick guard with the gold "P". Mine is ser. no. 8696H1407 and has S-7D NT inside. it also has the white plastic triangle Made In USA cover up in the head which, I assume, indicates a truss rod. Haven't removed it yet to see for sure. Action, tone and neck are very good. Needs some minor neck repair. I got it for $150 with a case
• - 2011-10-09
  My step father bought his new in 1940 and took it with him durning the war. He was the only one in his group that made it home with his with out being trashed. He later in 1969 gave it to me a few years before he passed away. Part of the logo was scrached off and looking for one to replace one one. Great to find this site. A friend of mine also has one and we were wondering how to find more out about ours when I found this site Keep up the great work.
  Lucky J
• davidsimmonsluthier - 2012-01-08
  A great site thanks! I'm repairing an H1407 Number 4836 Just taking off the front to put back that which someone has cut away to put in pick-up controls. There is no truss rod and the pick guards have long since vanished. The top and bottom blocks are Tulip wood(American whitewood)The linings are cut short at the neck block.I'll be making the original trapeze fitted with two screws. If anyone wants a replacement let me know. www.davidsimmonsluthier.co.uk