Back in October Mark Ross said,"Remember the Harmony Sovereign? The neck was a converted Louisville slugger(you held the guitar so's you could read the label). The action was like an industrial strength cheese slicer(if you had really strong hands it was possible to play it above the 3rd fret, but the intonation was terrible)."
I have fond memories of the Harmony Sovereign. A friend of mine in high school had one and it was great to play. I owned a 1958 J50 at the time and that's what I was comparing it to.
Canadian singer/songwriter Ian Tamblyn swears by them. He often appears onstage with his trusty Gibson Hummingbird (or is it a Dove?) and 2 sovereigns, one set up as a high-stung and one for alternate tunings. Washboard Hank, a fixture on the Canadian roots music scene has been playing a Harmony Sovereign while his Martin is being repaired. He says it compares favourably to the Martin.