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Other brands : H63 Espanada was also sold as Silvertone S1384 | Silvertone S1385 | Silvertone S1427

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Original catalog descriptions

[1955 catalog]
Espanada double pickup electric - for lead or rythm
jewel like beauty… top-of-the-line quality of tone and response… superbly styled in gleaming black polished finish, with wide bands of fluted Harmometal trim on top and back edges… an extraordinary instrument for the advanced player.
Two high-fidelity pickups - bridge pickup for lead or solo work, forward pickup for rythm - each has separate volume and tone controls. 3-position toggle switch permits presetting pickups, and rapid changes from one to another, or both. Adjustment of output possible for each individual string.
Grand Auditorium size, 41 1/4 x 16 5/8 inches. laminated arched top and back. Steel reinforced neck. Ovalled bound fingerboard, large pearl inlaid markers.Thick plastic guard plate. Modern professional type compensating tailpiece. Metal button individual tuning keys. Each guitar carefully tested and regulated before shipping.
H63 Espanada guitar : $187.50. C60 Carrying case, $20.00.

[1957 catalog]
HARMONY DOUBLE PICK-UP ELECTRIC SPANISH GUITARS - Cutaway Models
Jewel like beauty ... superb styling ... top-of-the-lins quality of tons and response . . . in these fine precision-made Professional cutaway electrics. New Slim-Lins necks with adjustable Torque-Lok dual reinforcing rods and speed-fretted pearl-inlaid ovalled fingerboards make playing a pleasure right down to the last fret.
Five controls-two for volume, two for tone, and selector switch--permit infinite choice of tonal effects with the two high fidelity pickups. Bridge pickup for take-off or solo playing; forward pickup for rhythm work. Each pickup has individual adjustment for each string.
Grand Auditorium size, 41 1/4 x 16 5/8 in. Laminated arched spruce tops and mople backs. Heavy molded quardplates. Chrome plated metal button individual tuninq keys. DeLuxe compensating tailpiece. Truly outstandinq in design, detail, and value for the progressive guitarist seekinq to improve his performance and audience appeal.
H63 - The "Espanada" Cutaway Model, in gleaming black polished finish. Wide bands of fluted Harmometal binding on top and back edges. Pearl inlaid ebonized fingerboard. DeLuxe compensating tailpiece. $199.50 No. C60 - Carrying Case. extra. $24.50

[1962 catalog]
Top of the line quality of tone and response... Jewel-like beauty... superb styling... in these fine precision-made professional cutaway electrics.
Thin bodies... frame only 2 3/4 inches deep. Grand Auditorium size. 16 1/4 x 41 1/4 inches.
Laminated arched tops and backs. Chrome plated metal button individual tuning keys. Accurately fertted ovalled fingerboards with large, inlaid position markers make playing a pleasure. Deluxe compensating tailpieces. Heavy molded pickguards.
High fidelity pickups... Bridge pickup for take-off or solo playing, forward pickup for rythm work. Adjustable polepieces under each strings permit individual adjustment for desired emphasis and overall balanced response.

Double pickup. Five controls - permit infinite choice of tonal effects. Gleaming black polished finish. Wide bands of contrasting white binding and pin-line inlays on top and back edges. Pearlette inlaid ebonized hard maple fingerboard. Outstanding in design, appearance and value. $199.50. C60 carrying case, keratol, plush lined, $24.50.

Original price

  1955 : $187.50
  1956 : $199.50
  1957 : $199.50
  1958 : $199.50
  1959 : $199.50
  1962 : $199.50

Verified production year(s) : 1955-1964
others years possible, not verified.

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• Espandas rock! - 2007-08-21
  Duplicate of the Silvertone S1384 also made by Harmony during the same years, the only difference besides the logo is the fancier tailpiece on the Harmony model. It is not the same as the Silvertone S1385 or the S1427 as suggested on the web page, neither had the metal binding unique to the Espanada and Silvertone S1384. The later H-63s are all black jazz box electric archtops with Gibson P19 pickups, but it is the harmometal that sets the other two into a class by themselves. One of the guitars shown has been equipped with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece which is an ad on and a new bridge--original was black wood. An all original 1957 Espanada in good condition sold on Ebay in August, 2007 for $2,350.00.
• Shooter - 2007-12-23
  I've got one of these, with the white binding. I love the way it sounds, though it's so old it's got some serious problems. But all in all, for being about 50 years old, it's incredible. I just need to take it into a tech to get it set up properly and it'll be perfect.
• mg - 2008-01-17
  I have a supposed 1952 version of a harmony seems to be closer to the Espandas although it has white binding vs the metal. Was my father's first guitar at what he thought was 16yrs of age. born in 1936 so the math puts it around 52. The case was destroyed in a flood but the guitar is still a-1. Can't find a stamp anywhere though and the neck label went missing years ago. Don't know for sure it's a Harmony only have my dad's word on it. Can anyone here identify with a pic? Shapes the same as the Espandas except w/white binding and large pearl inlays on the neck. Double pick ups with white strip that runs down the right side and displays the pickup selector with controls linear rather than grouped. If anyone can tell me where it's tagged for identification purposes or wants to give it a shot by looking at a pic... email me at mgates58@gmail.com THANKS!