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Search results 15 Harmony models found H1201T - Tenor Sovereign (1962-1971) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Tenor (4 strings, tuned CGDA) Flat top - same range as the H1203 Sovereign H1203 - Sovereign (1947-1971) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Western special - older models (pre 1956 ?) had a different, rounded body - No pickguard on early years - Barclay branded version wears H1203-3 model number. YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE : easy confusion with the lower end H162 (check this model number). The H162 has a simple ply binding around body, H1203 has multi-plies binding around body, better woods on the top and a double rosette around soundhole. H1204 - Sovereign (1971) - Acoustic flatop - Black with natural rosette 1971 black version of the H1203 Sovereign. Floral pickguard and laminated plastic stenciled headstock - It seems the plastic was poor quality and is often seen dried and cracked. Spruce top, birch body (birch is unusual for a Harmony Sovereign guitar) H1219 - Sovereign resonator model A (1940) - Sunburst Concert size - Resonator licensed from National-Dobro H1220 - Sovereign resonator model A (1940) - Sunburst Square neck version of the H1219 - Concert size - Resonator licensed from National-Dobro - H1220 model number was later (1955) used on the black and pink Catalina H1230 - Sovereign resonator model B (1940) - Sunburst Grand concert size - Resonator licensed from National-Dobro - H1230 model number was later (1970) used for a 12 string model H1260 - Sovereign (1958-1971) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Jumbo size H1270 - Sovereign jumbo 12 string (1964-1971) - Acoustic flatop 12 string - Natural 12 string version of the Sovereign H1260 "jumbo". The 1969 catalog says "CAUTION : It is best not to tune a 12-string guitar as high as regular 6-string guitar pitch. Experienced players recommend tuning three or four half-tones lower, to avoid strain wich might pull up the guitar top or bow the neck". H182 - Sovereign (1971) - Acoustic flatop - Natural H55 - Sovereign with neck pickup (1971) - Acoustic flatop Pickup at the end of the fretboard - later was H655 H6303 - Sovereign (1972) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Newer version of the H1203 ? H6364 - Sovereign (1972-1975) - Acoustic flatop - Black with natural rosette New model number for the H164 from 1971 - Black version, with a typical headstock shape, of the older H162 and H6362. Headstock wears "Sovereign" in 1972 then "Harmony" in 1974 - bound then unbound neck/headstock.
The plastic layer on the headstock was poor quality and is often seen cracked, destroyed or missing. H650 - Sovereign with neck pickup - Acoustic flatop Pickup at the end of the fretboard. Newer version of the H55 ? H655 - Sovereign with neck pickup (1972-1975) - Acoustic flatop Pickup at the end of the fretboard. Later version of the H55 Sovereign H6560 - Sovereign jumbo (1972-1975) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Seventies version of the H1260 - Top is X-braced in last years - Headstock wears "Sovereign" in 1972 then "Harmony" in 1974 - bound then unbound neck/headstock
6 models found in other brands Holiday AL9243 - Holyday sovereign distributed by Aldens (1965-1967) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Jumbo acoustic, very close to the H1260 Harmony. Barclay BA1203-3 - Sovereign distributed by Unity Buying Service - Acoustic flatop - Sunburst Fender F-1050 - Sovereign (1970) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Based on the Harmony H1203 but with an headstock overlay, and specific bridge and pickguard. Fender F-1060 - Jumbo Sovereign (1970) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Compares to the H1260 Harmony version, but with different bridge and pickguard shapes, and with specific Fender branded tuners Silvertone S633 - Silvertone Sovereign jumbo distributed by Sears & Roebuck (1967) - Acoustic flatop - Sunburst made by Harmony - similar to H1260 Sovereign, but finished in sunburst. Later was S1220, S1221. Opus X (Ten) - Jumbo (Sovereign) distributed by Harmony (1974-1975) - Acoustic flatop - Natural Spruce top, mahogany body. Narrower fingerboard than previous Harmony productions. Priced $350 in 1975, more than any Harmony branded model.
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