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Original catalog description

[1966 catalog]
CLASSIC GUITARS
with Nylon Strings Harmony artisans draw upon years of experience and the heritage of tradition to present these models for the student of the Classic guitar. Excellence of construction, precision fretting and adjustment, fine tone quality are featured at surprisingly moderate prices. Traditional size : Body 145/8 x 19 in. Overall 38 1/2 in.
Model No. 174-Specially selected close grained seasoned spruce top. Finest type of Classic fan-rib bracing to insure full resonance. Mahogany back and frame in rich brown polished finish. Mahogany neck. Spanish style rosewood bridge. Inlaid ornamental rings around soundhole. Top and back edges bound.
No. 174 : $95.00
No. C173 - Carrying Case, extra : $15.00

Original price

  1958 : $84.50
  1959 : $84.50
  1962 : $85.00
  1967 : $95.00

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• Michael Flory - 2005-11-17
  Many thanks for your posting of the database. When I was in high school my parents bought me a Harmony Model 174 (date-coded 1967). I remember their efforts to make ends meet, and I always assumed that the 174 was the economy model. I was very touched to learn, nearly 40 years later, that they'd bought me the top of the line. I've still got it and it still sounds good.
• Pat - 2005-12-09
  Me too: sounds great and after all these years my son is now playing it with a vengance. Thanks for the oppurtunity to comment on this guitar.
• Dawn Marie McCandless - 2007-09-15
  I found & bought a well used 1967 model. The poor old thing has a couple of cracks in the sides. One is in the waist from poor shipping service. The heel was lifted and the other crack starts there and runs down the shoulder. I glued things back together as best as possible. The finish has fine crackles all through it from heat, age or whatever it went through before. The fret board has an ever so slight relief in it from it's rough past. However, it is still an easy guitar to play. There is a slight indented scoop in the back side of the neck before the octave to make the grip easier. It is how the guitar was made. It makes playing the octaves a lot easier for my short fingers even though the strings are a tad high there because of the neck damage. The guitar has a wonderful deep mellow sound. You can feel the whole guitar vibrate for the longest time after it is strummed. The harmonics are beautiful. With the onset of arthritis I had given up a mid-line Brazillian made classical thinking I could never play a classical guitar again. Well, this guitar has given me new hope! The colors of the old woods are absolutely beautiful. For anybody owning one of these-the old woods are too delicate for steel strings. Do as the label says and use only good quality nylon strings!