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Original catalog descriptions

[1955 catalog]
Stratotone Newport
Electric Spanish Guitars
Light Solid Body - Cutaway Model with Harmometal trim
More colorful - lighter to handle (thinner, too) - that's the story of Harmony's newest - the "Newport". Have bright, chrome-like Harmometal wide edges bindings, with resilient black fluted plastic insert for smartness and protection.
Steel-rod reinforced neck for strength. Ovalled fingerboard. "Stack-mounted" tone and volume controls. Slide switch for bass or treble emphasis.
"Stack mounted" controls are dual controls mounted one above the other on a special single shaft. Lower knob is large, control volume. Upper knob is smaller, controls tone. Compact, convenient to operate.
Choice of 2 Colorama colors :
H42/1 : Sunshine Yellow : $59.95
H42/2 : Metallic Green : $59.95
C44 carrying case, extra : $8.00.

[1957 catalog]
STRATOTONE NEWPORT ELECTRIC SPANISH GUITARS Light Solid Body - Cutaway Model with HARMOMETAL Trim
More colorful -- lighter to handle (thinner, too) - That's the story of Harmony's newest - The "Newport". Have bright, chrome-like Harmometal wide edge bindings, with resilient black fluted plastic insert for smartness and protection.
Steel-rod reinforced neck for strength. Ovalled fingerboard. Responsive builtin pickup. "Stack-mounted"* tone and volume controls. Slide switch permits quick change for bass or treble emphasis.
Choice of 2 Colorama colors :
H42/1 Guitar, Sunshine Yellow $69.95
H42/2 Guitar, Metallic Green $69.95 - C44 Carrying Case, extra $8.50
*"Stack Mounted" controls are dual controls mounted one above the other on a special single shaft. Lower knob is large, controls volume. Upper knob is smaller. controls tone. Compact, convenient to operate.

Original price

  1956 : $67.50

Verified production year(s) : 1955-1957
others years possible, not verified.

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• PABLO - 2008-04-04
  I recently purchased one 1957 Stratotone Newport (metallic green). This thing has the biggest tone I´ve ever heard (comparable to a Gretsch Country Gentleman) though i haven´t still played an h44 (here in Europe, it's hard to find one of these guitars). I bought it to record an album, planning to sell it afterwards... but now, Jeez ! I think i'll keep it forever. The neck is awesome, huge as a baseball bat, and talking about esthetics... this is second to none. François, félicitations pour cette magnifique website !
• Dave - 2008-04-07
  I had one of these in the Metalic Green back when I was a kid in the 80's and I'm sad to say I destroyed it. It had great tone and sustain. But I didn't know any better and chopped it up and now there's nothing left of it.