Harmony ‘Stella’ 12-string 1967
SOLD

Harmony in Chicago was one of the first to begin again the manufacture of 12-string guitars post WWII. Harmony had purchased the Oscar Schmidt factory (including the ‘Stella’ name) in the late ‘30s, and the Stella H912 12-string was a workhorse of a guitar during the baby-boom bubble and ‘folk’ era. The body is made from solid birch, enhanced by a red-orange ‘burst; the neck is poplar and features a truss rod. This example appears to be all original, although two truss rod cover screws are missing, and the tailpiece screws are replacements.

This particular example is in overall very good, solid, condition. It had a recent neck reset; some side/top seams in the upper bout were reglued; a few cracks under the fingerboard extension were glued and cleated; a side crack on the upper bout was glued; several braces were reglued; the frets were leveled and dressed; a shim was glued under the bridge to achieve a more comfortable string height and string break over the saddle.

The action is set at 5-6/64”, the neck is straight and the guitar plays easily. Strung with 12 - 54s and tuned down a step, the guitar exhibits a deep tone with the classic 12-string ring and jangle.