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Topic: Harmony Monterey value? Please Close*** |
Ron Victoria
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Posted 10 Nov 2009 3:38 pm |
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Someone at work asked me if I had any idea what it's worth. They think it's from '55. I have a picture but didn't upload it. I can email it if anyone has some knowledge of them.
thanks, Ron
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
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Sweden
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Posted 10 Nov 2009 10:51 pm
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One of my guitar customers used to have an agreement
w/ his landlord,along the lines of..."tidy up the
basement every once in a while for reduced rent"...
just before this arrangement was coming to an end,he
found a -40´s Harmony Monterey acoustic in the garbage room...I had it in for a refurb,great guitar
; this is not an answer to your Q,but it´s a great
story,and it´s true...McUtsi |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 11 Nov 2009 7:55 am
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The Harmony Monterey is not a lap steel. Moved to Music from Steel WIthout Pedals.
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2009 10:19 am
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You need to post a pic or model number (usually starts with an H and three or four numbers, like H950).
Harmony's "Monterey" line had all kinds of guitars, mandolins, and even a few resonator acoustic instruments. Monterey was a brand name of their mid-low priced acoustic instruments.
They were all in the economy line so even today they don't bring much. Most Harmony Archtops bring about $150-$200, mandolins about $50-$125, and flat tops $75 - $125. Now it all depends on condition of the guitar and MODEL, not just brand name.
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Clyde Mattocks
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Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2009 12:57 pm
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Were't Harmony and Kay about the same. Seems like I saw in Guitar Player where they are reissuing a bunch of the old hollow body electrics.
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2009 2:26 pm
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Both Kay and Harmony have new Vintage lines of "reissue" guitars out right now. They are really made by a Korean Company not the actual Chicago based company from the past century. Both companies went out of business in the '70s, due to the flood of cheep import guitars.
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Barry Blackwood
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 11 Nov 2009 7:06 pm
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| Ron said in his post that he had a picture, so hopefully he can match it up. |
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 12 Nov 2009 7:17 am
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Likewise, Alvin.   |
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