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Thread #77128 Message #1372360
Posted By: DonMeixner
05-Jan-05 - 04:46 PM
Thread Name: Tech: IDing a Tenor Guitar
Subject: RE: Tech: IDing a Tenor Guitar
Jeepers Clinton,
Whats to tell. Its a Harmony Tenor guitar. Looks to be about mid 60's to late 70's. They were sold in the US through catalogs like Montgomery Wards, Blue Book, and I think even Green Stamps. Generally speaking Harmony made student type intro instruments that sold widely in the US.
Harmony made sometimes good sometimes bad sometimes spectacular instruments that are as often loved as they are reviled. Tom Rush and the Harmony Sovereign JUmbo he played for years is good example.
Geopge Gruhn has a guitar blue book that may help you with value and age. I've seen them on EBay go for as little $150.00 and as much as $350.00.
I am looking for a good tenor my self.
Don