 H56 - Roy Smeck
Electric Archtop - Midnight Blue
Production year(s) : 1954-1959 (other years possible, not verified)
Trussrod from 1956 - Solid birch body and top. Blue finish, with added "stardust gold" on later models (1958-59). H56 model number was later used for a very different Rocket model.
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| Top wood | Birch
| | Body wood | Birch
| Solid woods
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| Width | 16" | 405 mm |
| Length | 40"3/8 | 1026 mm |
| Body depth | 2"3/4 | 70 mm |
| Scale | 25"1/4 | 642 mm |
| Neck at nut | 1"3/4 | 44.4 mm |
| Neck at 12th | 2"1/4 | 56 mm |
6 comments | Add your comment ! - - 2007-10-26
I have this guitar. got it for free at a yard sale. and it still looks and works great. - camp radio - 2008-05-15
i bought this guitar off a great guy on ebay (10th photo on the top row is one from the listing). it's a sweet guitar that sounds awesome. it's a great conversation piece as well...cheers... - Rob Silvertone - 2008-09-01
I just unearthed one of these. It's being worked on now. We hooked it up and it worked fine. When I discovered it I saw the back of it first and I new it was something special. It was so dirty I thought it was black it's good to know it's really blue. It's all there though. Roughed up but complete. The neck is straight and on tight. - Steve Yungen - 2010-03-31
This model was given to me by an old guy who found alongside the road out in the Oregon desert. It was pretty 'dinged' up, but structurally sound. I re-fretted it, replaced the bridge, nut and strings. Now, it plays decent and is a great conversation piece where it hangs on the wall in my office. - Harmonica Mike T - 2011-04-29
Found one at a yard sale with Harmony amp. Old fella said he got it when he was 17 but never really took an interest, so into the closet it went. Guitar and tube amp model H-193 are like new with case, cord, strap too. I was happy to give his asking price of $35. I still quiver when I think about it. - Philip Hollon - 2011-08-07
my grandfather had one of these til my aunt sat on it when she was little..he passed march of 09...i still have it on display in my room along with my other guitars...i realy want another one exactly like it for me to play....
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