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monterey 15 Harmony models H1320 - Monterey (1938-1940) - Acoustic archtop - Wine-red sunburst Spruce top - Grand Auditorium 16 1/2 in. B&W checkered bindings on top - B&W pickguard H1325 - Monterey (1952-1972) - Acoustic archtop - Brown shaded Spruce top, birch body - Grand Auditorium 16 1/2 in. Unusual sunburst pattern in bands. Neck has a trussrod from 1964. H1327 - Monterey (1937-1953) - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst Spruce top, older top of the Monterey line model, herringbone binding - Grand Auditorium 16 1/2 in. Steel reinforced neck (bar in the neck but no adjustable trussrod). Early models only had "Monterey" stenciled in white on the head, then "Harmony" was added in red, then later replaced by a new logo with a musical note. H1456 - Monterey (1945-1968) - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst Top of the "Monterey" models in the fifties/sixties. Long production time. Trussrod neck from 1956. H1457 is the blonde version. H1457 - Monterey (1952-1962) - Acoustic archtop - Blonde Top of the "Monterey" models in the fifties - blonde version of the H1456 (production stopped earlier, ca. 1964). Trussrod neck from 1956. H1820T - Monterey tenor (1937-1940) - Acoustic archtop - Wine-red sunburst Tenor guitar to match the 6 string H1320 Monterey - B&W checkered bindings on top - B&W pickguard H6450 - Monterey (1972) - Acoustic archtop - Red Sunburst Seventies version of the Monterey leader H950 H950 - Monterey Leader (1938-1972) - Acoustic archtop - Redburst, faux flame One of the most popular archtop of the sixties - more than 30 years of production time. Early models had a lower fretboard and bridge, and painted white bindings. They have a steel reinforced neck but never had an adjustable trussrod. H950T - Monterey Tenor - Acoustic archtop - Redburst, faux flame Tenor version of the "Monterey Leader" H950 - 4 strings tuned CGDA H951 - Monterey Colorama (1955-1957) - Acoustic archtop - Black with 5 diagonal bars in gold H952 - Monterey (1944-1945) - Acoustic archtop - Faux-pruce top, sunburst body H952 model number was used during wartime for a Monterey model, with faux-spruce finish on top. Same model number was used later in mid-fifties for the black and red Colorama Monterey model. H952 - Monterey Colorama (1955) - Acoustic archtop - Black and red "colorama" H952 model number was used during wartime for a Monterey model, with faux-spruce finish on top. Same model number was used later in mid-fifties for the black and red Colorama Monterey model. H953 - Monterey Colorama (1955) - Acoustic archtop - Bronze and green "colorama" H989 - Monterey (1942) - Acoustic archtop - Natural with faux flame H996 - Monterey (1947-1951) - Acoustic archtop - Sunburst Auditorium size. Spruce top, maple body. Finish decribed as "Cremona brown 'spotlight' finish".
2 models in other brands Continental 2117 - Monterey (1942 (ca)) - Acoustic archtop - Blonde Wears the Monterey name as Harmony branded models, but this one is finished in natural spruce and faux-flame maple finish on birch body. Pickguard weras the Monterey stylized "M", but is triangular, as seen on Vogue line. Pearlette block inlays on fretboard. Esquire ES6032 - Archtop (Monterey leader) distributed by Selmer (1938) - Acoustic archtop - Redish sunburst with faux-flame "Super Auditorium" size (15"3/4), All birch construction, white celluloid bindings on body top and back
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