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1960's Harmony Rocket H59 Vintage Electric Guitar USA DeArmond Gold Foil
Estimated price for orientation: 949 $
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Description Brand: Harmony Series: Rocket Model: H59 String Configuration: 6 String Dexterity: Right-Handed Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Body Type: Hollow Exact Year: 1960s MPN: Does Not Apply UPC: Does not apply
Up for sale, a 1960's Harmony H59 triple pickup Rocket in lovingly played and well maintained condition. This guitar features a great birdseye maple top with grain and figuring that shows through the two-tone nitro lacquer sunburst finish, along with a trio of DeArmond Gold Foil "Golden Tone" pickups. This particular guitar was crafted in the USA by Harmony, and is a much more impressive instrument in terms of both tone and playability when compared to more recent offshore reissues. Acoustically, this guitar has a strident, percussive quality that translates well through the pickups with plenty of sparkle and twang. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar and strung with 11-50 strings, this Harmony Rocket is a real stunner!There's really nothing that can match the balance, clarity and overall tonal character of original DeArmond Gold Foil pickups. They have a percussive snap and twang, tight bass, and a harmonically rich midrange that sounds great when each pickup is singled out or when paired together. All three pickups have strong and consistent output, and when mated with the fully hollow maple body, the tone gets both the immediate attack of the maple and the warmth and fullness of the hollow construction.The neck has a medium C profile that feels substantial and borders on the chunky side, with a 1 11/16" nut width and well rounded shoulders that fill the palm comfortably without feeling cumbersome. The fretboard boasts the original fretwire, which has been leveled and crowned, currently showing only moderate wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3 and almost no wear further up the neck. The guitar plays cleanly all the way to the last fret, and the neck is quite straight, given the steel reinforced yet non-adjustable design. On the headstock, the Harmony and Rocket silkscreen logos are intact, and the original Waverly tuners turn smoothly and hold pitch well with original white buttons. The G tuner has a bend in the arm of the tuner, but still functions exactly as intended.On the body, all of the electronics work as they should, with cupcake Volume and Tone knobs for each pickup that follow the contour of the lower bout of the body, paired with a four-way rotary pickup selector switch. The rotary switch has just been replaced with a high quality modern reissue to ensure that all pickup selections engage reliably. The original Brazilian rosewood pickup risers are intact as are all three of the original DeArmond gold foils. While the trapeze tailpiece is stock, the rosewood bridge is a modern reissue carved to the exact shape of the original, and the pickguard is also a modern replacement with the correct Harmony logo. The original sunburst finish has a classic brown to black fade, with prominent birdseye figuring across the lower bout of the guitar's top. This finish shows plenty of wear typical of a guitar that saw its fair share of gigs, with some flaking of the thin nitro lacquer on the treble side of the body just south of the knobs. There is buckle rash on the back and some wear along the headstock edges too with discoloration from heat near the nut (likely from more than a few smoldering cigarettes being held by the strings). The cupcake knobs and binding have also darkened considerably over time, but this Harmony's saloon days are long behind it, and the guitar has no residual smell of smoke.A true classic with a great array of DeArmond Gold Foil tones, this Harmony H59 is ready for stage and studio use!Please check out our shop "Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar" on the web, and feel free to call us directly with any questions at 206.399.8518.Shipping in the continental USA will be $60, fully insured and shipped via FedEx Ground. We will happily ship WORLDWIDE, but please contact us for an accurate international shipping quote before bidding or buying, as cost varies by buyer location.
International orders will be declared as “merchandise,” and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. No exceptions! The customer is responsible for all taxes and duty, which may be collected upon delivery.We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please contact us with any questions or concerns prior to bidding or buying. We require payment within 48 hours of auction end. In the unlikely event of a return, buyer pays all shipping costs. Your positive feedback and five star ratings are very important to us, and we appreciate your communication in resolving any issues!
Description
| Brand: | Harmony | Series: | Rocket |
| Model: | H59 | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Body Type: | Hollow | Exact Year: | 1960s |
| MPN: | Does Not Apply | UPC: | Does not apply |
Up for sale, a 1960's Harmony H59 triple pickup Rocket in lovingly played and well maintained condition. This guitar features a great birdseye maple top with grain and figuring that shows through the two-tone nitro lacquer sunburst finish, along with a trio of DeArmond Gold Foil "Golden Tone" pickups. This particular guitar was crafted in the USA by Harmony, and is a much more impressive instrument in terms of both tone and playability when compared to more recent offshore reissues. Acoustically, this guitar has a strident, percussive quality that translates well through the pickups with plenty of sparkle and twang. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar and strung with 11-50 strings, this Harmony Rocket is a real stunner!
There's really nothing that can match the balance, clarity and overall tonal character of original DeArmond Gold Foil pickups. They have a percussive snap and twang, tight bass, and a harmonically rich midrange that sounds great when each pickup is singled out or when paired together. All three pickups have strong and consistent output, and when mated with the fully hollow maple body, the tone gets both the immediate attack of the maple and the warmth and fullness of the hollow construction.The neck has a medium C profile that feels substantial and borders on the chunky side, with a 1 11/16" nut width and well rounded shoulders that fill the palm comfortably without feeling cumbersome. The fretboard boasts the original fretwire, which has been leveled and crowned, currently showing only moderate wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3 and almost no wear further up the neck. The guitar plays cleanly all the way to the last fret, and the neck is quite straight, given the steel reinforced yet non-adjustable design. On the headstock, the Harmony and Rocket silkscreen logos are intact, and the original Waverly tuners turn smoothly and hold pitch well with original white buttons. The G tuner has a bend in the arm of the tuner, but still functions exactly as intended.On the body, all of the electronics work as they should, with cupcake Volume and Tone knobs for each pickup that follow the contour of the lower bout of the body, paired with a four-way rotary pickup selector switch. The rotary switch has just been replaced with a high quality modern reissue to ensure that all pickup selections engage reliably. The original Brazilian rosewood pickup risers are intact as are all three of the original DeArmond gold foils. While the trapeze tailpiece is stock, the rosewood bridge is a modern reissue carved to the exact shape of the original, and the pickguard is also a modern replacement with the correct Harmony logo. The original sunburst finish has a classic brown to black fade, with prominent birdseye figuring across the lower bout of the guitar's top. This finish shows plenty of wear typical of a guitar that saw its fair share of gigs, with some flaking of the thin nitro lacquer on the treble side of the body just south of the knobs. There is buckle rash on the back and some wear along the headstock edges too with discoloration from heat near the nut (likely from more than a few smoldering cigarettes being held by the strings). The cupcake knobs and binding have also darkened considerably over time, but this Harmony's saloon days are long behind it, and the guitar has no residual smell of smoke.
A true classic with a great array of DeArmond Gold Foil tones, this Harmony H59 is ready for stage and studio use!Please check out our shop "Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar" on the web, and feel free to call us directly with any questions at 206.399.8518.Shipping in the continental USA will be $60, fully insured and shipped via FedEx Ground. We will happily ship WORLDWIDE, but please contact us for an accurate international shipping quote before bidding or buying, as cost varies by buyer location.
International orders will be declared as “merchandise,” and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. No exceptions! The customer is responsible for all taxes and duty, which may be collected upon delivery.We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please contact us with any questions or concerns prior to bidding or buying. We require payment within 48 hours of auction end. In the unlikely event of a return, buyer pays all shipping costs. Your positive feedback and five star ratings are very important to us, and we appreciate your communication in resolving any issues!
International orders will be declared as “merchandise,” and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. No exceptions! The customer is responsible for all taxes and duty, which may be collected upon delivery.We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please contact us with any questions or concerns prior to bidding or buying. We require payment within 48 hours of auction end. In the unlikely event of a return, buyer pays all shipping costs. Your positive feedback and five star ratings are very important to us, and we appreciate your communication in resolving any issues!