elynnia Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hallo, I found a picture of an archtop guitar that struck me as curious: It seems to be an older archtop, by the general look, but the sunburst pattern on the pickguard and the style of sunburst on the body seems to indicate a more recent guitar. The fact that it has no name on the headstock doesn't help... Can anyone help with identifying this guitar? thanks, elynnia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 looks like a kay/harmony/kraftsmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Harmony Monterey to be exact. I just made a new pickguard for my friend's Monterey. Don't ask me how or why but he loves that guitar so much that hes got just under $3000 Cdn invested in it's refurbishing. To each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elynnia Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Harmony Monterey to be exact. I just made a new pickguard for my friend's Monterey. Don't ask me how or why but he loves that guitar so much that hes got just under $3000 Cdn invested in it's refurbishing. To each his own. Are you sure it's a Harmony Monterey? The headstock with the pointy centre and the tailpiece seem to be rather different from the examples of a Harmony Monterey that I see on the internet. Also, is it just me or does the sunburst pattern look..off for a Harmony or related archtop? Another thing - when would this guitar have been made? thanks, elynnia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 is it just me, or does that look like a botched refinish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 (edited) If you had the guitar in your hands you could see the ink-stamped model number by looking inside one of the f-holes. Then find it here. But I'm pretty sure its one of the Monterey archtops. Edited January 20, 2006 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_A_T_T Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 is it just me, or does that look like a botched refinish? Reminds me of the 1960's Fender 'bulls-eye' sunburst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 The headstock screams Harmony/Silvertone, but I can't find anything with that pickguard or tailpiece. Color me stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay66 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 heres a picture of my old harmoney archtop. mine was made so cheaply the fingerboard markers were painted on. Hallo, I found a picture of an archtop guitar that struck me as curious: It seems to be an older archtop, by the general look, but the sunburst pattern on the pickguard and the style of sunburst on the body seems to indicate a more recent guitar. The fact that it has no name on the headstock doesn't help... Can anyone help with identifying this guitar? thanks, elynnia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Yeah, I have this old cheap, American made, acoustic which had block inlays painted on the board, and then when I leveled the board, of course I sanded the painted inlays right off, but also it turned out that the board had been stained to look like a dark wood, and it was actually maple, and decent looking maple too. It was kind of neat that after a little sanding, a creepy looking board turned into a nice inlay free maple board. I put black dot inlays on the bass side of the neck. I've had comments like : " is that an electric neck put on that acoustic body ?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Not all Harmony's were cheap instruments. They got that rep. when they started selling @ Sears. Most guitar companies of the time bought bodies and other parts from Harmony. I believe Rickenbacker was one of them. They perfected much of the building techniques that we use today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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