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There's some fill at the fretboard extension with the typical downturn after neck reset. It has been fitted with a relic'd shop made heel cap that looks great. There's a ding on the back of the neck by the neck heel. There's some wear near the treble pickguard and wear around the inside edge of the sound hole. There are some minor finish cracks and crazing on the body with some scuffing around the edges of the headstock. The tuner buttons have been replaced with lightly relic'd white buttons.

The neck and playability is great with working adjustable truss rod. The pickguards are very nice tortoiseshell shop-made replacements that are thinner than the originals, which allows the top to vibrate more freely, they're lightly relic'd and installed with modern adhesive.

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There are plenty of dings, scratches and finish imperfections with no cracks or crack repairs. Just dialed in with new D'Addario 80/20 Bronze 11-52 Strings and it sounds incredible and plays true and easy with action set at 5/64' to 3/32' at 12th fret. I can only compare it to a piano.' The bass response and sustain are incredible.

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I've heard someone describe this model by saying 'I've never played another guitar that projects the full audio spectrum like the Sovereign. It's got amazing projection and string definition, with enormous throaty bass, wonderful earthy mids and singing highs, with a rich organic sound that must be heard. The neck has been reset, frets lightly dressed and polished, original nut and adjustable bridge with plenty of room to adjust in either direction. It has twin matching batwing tortoiseshell pickguards, tortoiseshell headstock overlay and truss rod cover with a stunning sunburst finish. It features a beautiful solid Sitka spruce top and a solid, one piece Honduran mahogany back and mahogany sides, with a bound Brazilian Rosewood fretboard and huge eagle shaped BRW bridge, big pearl block markers, 25' scale length with a 16-1/4' body, heavy bindings on top with bound back, fancy rosette at sound hole, bound mahogany neck with original Deluxe closed back tuners with hex ferrules and a working adjustable truss rod. The H-1266 was Harmony's flagship model, celebrated on the cover of the 1969 Harmony Guitars Catalogue. The iconic Harmony Sovereign Jumbo has been a favorite of song writers and recording artists for almost 60 years, used by many greats from Jimmy Page to Ryan Adams for it's huge sound and incredible note definition.

The date stamp reads F-71, which indicates it was built in the first half of 1971. We'll insure it against shipping damage and discuss options and cost.Beautiful RARE Vintage 1971 Harmony Sovereign Deluxe Jumbo H-1266 Acoustic Guitar in Excellent Restored Condition, made in Chicago, USA in 1971!īeautiful and Rare Vintage 1971 Harmony Sovereign Deluxe Jumbo H-1266 Acoustic Guitar in excellent restored condition, made in Chicago, USA in 1971. There are lots of scratches and finish checking, impossible to show every little detail.) It will be well-packed and includes a gig bag. Since this is an old guitar I have to sell it as - is (no returns - unless I have grossly misrepresented the condition of the item. Check out the You Tube video I made to demo the guitar. I tried to show the finish checking in the photos, in real life they don't look quite as visible, but the body has a very cool vintage appeal, and it is real not fake! It has ladder bracing and produces a rich and deeper than expected vintage acoustic blues tone. String height is 3/16' at the 12th fret - it could be set lower, but I left it at that height so that slide playing is easier. Also one position dot at the 15th fret was replaced with MOP, the original was trashed. The neck has been reset, frets leveled and polished. This is a restoration and some parts have been replaced: Tuners (old holes are visible - there is a small chip of wood missing at the high e tuner - check the pictures), pick guard, bridge pins. It also says the body wood is solid birch, but looking inside I think it is mahogany. is a site with some info - they say it was built 1970 and 71 most likely.

Harmony H164 - all solid wood, spruce and mahogany, OOO (ish) size guitar.

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