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Other brands : H51 Spanish Electric Guitar was also sold as Montgomery Wards 8884 | Silvertone S1320 | Silvertone S1322

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Original catalog description

[1955 catalog]
Electric Spanish Guitar
Super-Auditorium size arched guitar with beautifully shaded mahogany finish, highly polished. Ovalled bound fingerboard. Adjustable bridge, compensating tailpiece. Built-in time tested "Tone Emphasizer" pickup, adjustable to the player's liking. Volume and tone controls. Designed for easy response and full rich tone. $85.00. Carrying case, $12.00.

Original price

  1947 : $60.00
  1951 : $70.00
  1955 : $85.00

Verified production year(s) : 1947-1955
others years possible, not verified.

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• steve - 2006-02-23
  i have a 4751 H51 that somebody didnt love. they repainted it with some kind of shellac and a barbeque baster. has all the right hardware though and is in great shape structurally. also the owner had claws for nails and scooped out the ebony fretboard on the top three frets. but what a warm bluesy sound! thats why i fell in love with this basket case guitar. i got it from a pawn shop. the guy said he didnt really want to sell it because he liked to play it sometimes. i also had a 1951 stuart archtop. it had a super wide d style neck. it was hurtin too. it was full of bees! hahaha! when i was all done it was alcohol analine stained blue. my dad also etched a variable capacitance circuit board for switching and also active bass and treble. all you had to do was touch two studs in the pickgaurd and the preamp would come alive. thanks steve