For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar

Subject: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 01:06 PM

Pics here

The folks at Yahoos Tenor Guitar discussion group are pretty sure it's from the late 60s-early 70s... I'll be putting this on eBay with a 250 reserve on it, as per the discussion groups suggestion, plus shipping... But I thought I'd let you virtual folkers here know first, cause even though I don't play it, it's a nice little beast, and I'd prefer to see it in good hands... And I'm open to bartering

Comes with crummy strap, and small Kyser capo (might actually be their 'banjo capo')

:-)

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Once Famous
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 02:48 PM

Way, way over priced at $250.00

Barely considered vintage or collectible.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 03:25 PM

Not according to the folks at the discussion group... and I'd tend to trust them over you any day...

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Once Famous
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 03:35 PM

You shouldn't. I am non-biased and a vintage guitar collector. But one of them from that tenor group might buy it. When someone is obsessed with the ridiculous, anything goes.

Tenor guitars have very little interest except the Martins for Kingston Trio freaks. Harmonys tenors are flea market specials.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 03:39 PM

Whatever MG... your input has been noted and dismissed... thanks

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Once Famous
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 03:51 PM

No one else seems to be noticing or caring, Clinton, due to the overwhelming reply here.

I just might watch your ebay auction and make some comments as it plays out.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 04:07 PM

I anticipated little or no response here honestly...

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Ernest
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 04:12 PM

Don`t worry Clinton, there might be people who like tenors, may they be Kingston trio fans or short-fingered musical halfwits like me who are happy with the 2 strings less. Unfortunately I am too far away and happy with my tenor banjo.
Good luck
Ernest

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 04:19 PM

Fir nuff Ern... ta fer the interest...

Heh

"short-fingered musical halfwits"
That's the best some of us can do eh!

:-)

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: DonMeixner
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 05:27 PM

Hi Clinton,

I noticed this a work today but I couldn't invest the time to reply on the company dime.

Tell me more about it if you can. Scale length, string gauge, the like....

For guy like me with damaged fingers a tenor can be just the ticket.

Don

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 05:30 PM

Ummm... just to be sure I grok, scale length... the length from nut to saddle right???

String guage... man it's been so long since I put these on, I don't know that I'd remember... I seem to recall they came outa a pack of Marting light guage guitar strings... but that might just have been a dream...

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: ElwynnMaxon
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 05:36 PM

How old a guitar ist Clinton?

E.M.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 07:02 PM

EMaxon...

from the initial post...

"The folks at Yahoos Tenor Guitar discussion group are pretty sure it's from the late 60s-early 70s..."

:-)

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Once Famous
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 10:08 PM

Actually, Clinton, if the guitar has a serial number in it, the serial number on old Harmony's incorporates the year it was made in it. If you can look inside the guitar, I can probably tell you for sure which part of the serial number is year identifier and which part is the model number.

But, your Tenor yahoo boys should have been able to tell you that, experts that they are, of course. Of course, it could be a Japanese Harmony starting from the early '70s after Harmony went broke here in Chicago and sold the name to an exporter in Japan. Then you would have one that could have wood quality that is fine for serving sushi on.

But, heaven forbid you tell me these things for fear that I might give you a real appraisal out of the kindness of my heart.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 10:10 PM

Must we be jerky above the line too?

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Mooh
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 11:03 PM

Just saw this.

Will that be $250 Cdn, Clinton? I don't need it personally, but a student or two might be interested. Cool item, btw.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 18 Apr 05 - 11:29 PM

I'll happily take American money at par Mooh!

heh

:-)

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Mooh
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 08:01 AM

LOL...I'll take that to mean Cdn funds. I missed the case...do you happen to know if it'll fit a classical guitar case? Mooh.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Once Famous
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 09:52 AM

Guest, why do you bother?

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 10:44 AM

It has a case with it... sorry... forgot to mention that... just a cruddy black-covered, cardboard case...

I'm thinking more like 250 US... simply because that's the consensous on value I was given...

But as I said, I'm also open to bartering...

:-)

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: Mooh
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 11:08 AM

Okay, thanks. Mooh.

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 01:18 PM

Oh, it's no bother, really...

Subject: RE: For Sale: Harmony Tenor Guitar
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Apr 05 - 01:07 PM

Subject: for sale.. National Triolian tenor guitar
From: GUEST,Mike Venable
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 04:57 PM

I'm trying to sell my 1930s walnut finish tenor guitar. It's in pretty good shape the finish on the back is a little scratched but the neck is straight and it plays like it would have in the 1930s If your interested email me at [e-mail] I can send you a couple pictures if you want.