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Other brands : H79 12 string electric was also sold as Holiday AL9339

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Original catalog description

[1966 catalog]
HARMONY'S FINEST 12 STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR - Ultra Thin Hollow Body ... Double Cutaway ... De Armond Electronics.
The skills of Harmony craftsmen in building the widely acclaimed Harmony 12 string acoustical guitars have been employed to develop this outstanding Electric model. The new "Slim Line" neck with its slotted headpiece design and horizontally mounted machine heads facilitates tuning. Short scale - 24 1/4 in. length from nut to bridge saddle-easy to finger. Careful workmanship enters into every detail of fingerboard and body, inlays and edge bindings. The finish is in a richly polished burgundy red. Designed in cooperation with De Armond, the advanced dual pickups and 5 controls assure a wealth of choice of musical sounds and effects.
No. H79-12 string Electric Guitar. Size 153/4 x 41. Rim 2 in. deep : $249.50
No. C79-Carrying Case, keratol, plush lined : $ 27.00
NOTE: 12 String guitars have the strings arranged in 6 pairs. Identical strings in the 1st pair (E) and 2nd pair (B) are tuned alike, in unison. The other four pairs (G, D, A, E) consist of strings which are tuned an octave apart. The result is a rich, haunting tone which fascinates listeners.

Original price

  1967 : $249.50
  1969 : $219.50

Verified production year(s) : 1966-1970
others years possible, not verified.

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• sploshette - 2006-06-08
  I've just bought one h79 on ebay. very beautiful guitar, missing 3 strings. It looks very good but apparently was stored and not played for years so it needs adjustments to be fully played (will be done mid july 2006 by a luthier). I will post my comments after the guitar adjustments.
  all I can say is electronics works and neck is thick (apparently in the style of a LesPaul as it was said to me by a "LesPaulIST" friend).
  so wait a little bit for more ... ;-)
• DrThousand - 2006-06-15
  I bought one new, and it sounded very good. I hadn't played a 12 string before, But I had no trouble adapting. Once I got the hang of playing it, I became a much better player; Then the guitar & i sounded FABULOUS! People on the net have been saying you can't use a 12 for your main guitar; well, Mr McGuin and I beg to differ with that statement. It's AWESOME! Ever play one thru a high-gain fuzz? Sounds like your amp is gonna blow when you bend a note!
  I don't play mine anymore because it was stolen from my apartment in Pittsburgh.
• sploshette - 2006-08-01
  It's done. guitar was adjusted. Very pleasant to play. original tuners are very stable. Chords have a very homogenous sound. Single strings (2 in fact, obviously !) lines give a very vintage byrds-like sound. I had to choose between this one and my Vox Tempest XII ... I sold the vox !
• Seattlemike - 2007-03-05
  I had a H79 in high school. It was given to me as a gift in 1969. I would love to track one down again. If I can find some old pictures of it, I will scan and post it
• sploshette - 2007-07-30
  I sold my H-79 ... and buy a great Black Vox Phantom XII with matching headstock ! sorry but Vox guitars are the bests ! ;-)
• Marquis - 2007-10-25
  I found mine in a pawnshop during my hunt for a bluesy hollowbody. I paid $250 for it I think. I string it with 6 partially because of the 3 broken tuners & partially because 6 is all I wanted. It's a great player tho. The tuners are a bit bunched up & hard to tune without moving another, but that's probably more my big fingers fault. I'm selling it now because I found a better hollowbody (harmony, of course).
• mackchi - 2008-05-14
  I have one that belonged to my siste who was a Beatlemaniac in the 60's.
  I need to get it restrung and tuned. I am not sure if I want to sell it or not . I will post here after I get the guitar "conditioned"