H74 - Neo-Cutaway
Electric hollowbody - Sunburst
Production year(s) : 1961-1967 (other years possible, not verified)

Other brands : H74 Neo-Cutaway was also sold as Alden 9941

Special design "half-cutaway" body, with Bigsby vibrato

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Scale

24"1/4

615 mm

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• erikray - 2005-11-16
  I have played my H74 onstage for the past 3 years. It is my main workhorse...Huge tone, easy to play, great vibrato effect with the Bigsby tailpiece. It has never given me any problems, stays in tune well and just keeps on ticking! I have it tuned down a whole step, and use roundwound .13 - .56 Dean Markely Jazz strings on it. Great guitar!
• KOHARA - 2006-12-12
  H74-I bought this guitar used in 1968 and used it professionally for about 1 year. I then put it away and it has been used by my kids and grand kids as a toy. About a month ago I dug it out of the closet, cleaned it up, set the neck and put a new set of tuners on it. OH MY GOD does it ever sound good. I know that these guitars are not expensive today and I would recommend an H74 to anyone seeking great vintage tone. Mine is a 1966 model with the adjustable pole piece pickups.
• Marko - 2007-06-18
  My father gave me this guitar when I was about 10 yrs. old. I'm now 39, and know it is older than me. He had bought it used from a buddy in 66', and had always told me what strings to put on it and how to store it. I didn't actually start playing it until I was 23 when I found it in the family garage!! The only thing missing is the pick guard, and have had to replace the tuning heads w/ a very similar look as the original. I cannot believe the way it plays! Crisp tone, great vibrato, fast and slender neck...and to think a pawnshop was gonna give me a measly $50 for it (didn't really plan on selling it, just a 'guestimate'). Still remains hardy and true and hope I can pass it on to my son.
• André Patrick Pascal - 2008-08-30
  Mine is a h-74 1961 sunburst electric hollowbody Single cutaway and bigsby, it seems all 1960 + 1961 models are not price-listed, In my estimation they are prototypes,.
• sam - 2009-04-13
  I have owned my H74 for over 40 years. Bought it new when I was 16 or 17 years old and now I'm 60. It looks almost as good as the day I bought it. My son and his friends are always wanting me to sell it to them because they love the way it sounds, looks and plays. I plan on keeping it to the day I die as it has become one of my best friends.
• Mr. Nielsen - 2009-06-29
  Was my first guitar bougt in 1995, and the guitar I learned to play with (1995). It's from 1966, and the first owner was the guitarist in "Red squares" an English band (1966) from Bolton, who had a dosen gig's around in Denmark, Germany and France. The guitarist tryed to sell the guitar to Miles Davis when he visit Denmark at the same time, but he refused and the guitar was sold to a dane, after which his son sold the guitar to me. The guitar then had to be fixed up, and I have removed all the original layer with sandpaper, and gaved the guitar many layers of limeoil. (The John Lennon/George Harrison Epiphone Casino-way)
  Later in may 1999 I toked my Harmony with me to London, England for the whole month!
  My Harmony H74 still sound great, and at my summerholiday this year 2009, it will play at the beaches in Croatia and Italy.
  I play only acoustic with my Harmony...
• wallytarkington - 2009-07-12
  I found one of these at a garage sale last week. I paid 15 dollars for it. It has been refinished. It was originally blue sparkle, and the bigsby has been swapped out for some junky vibrato unit. I took it home, changed the tuners and cleaned it up and I immediately fell in love with it. This thing sounds great and I will hang onto this one. Thank you for providing an excellent resource for these old things. I only suspected that it was a Harmony as there are no markings to be seen anywhere on it. (they were all removed when it was refinished)