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These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumokufactory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass(alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there.

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Other electric models include: HOFNER ELECTRICS: Committee, Verithin 66, Ambassador, President, Senator, Galaxie, HOFNER BASSES: Violin bass, Verithin bass, Senator bass, Professional bass GIBSON ELECTRICS: Barney Kessel, ES-330TD, ES-335TD, ES-345TD, ES-175D, ES-125CD, SG Standard, SG Junior, SG Special GIBSON BASSES: EB-0, EB-2, EB-3 - plus a LOT of acoustics branded Gibson, Hofner, Selmer and Gianniniīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). This catalogue saw the (re-)introduction of the late sixties Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard (see page 69) and the short-lived Hofner Club 70. Selmer were the exclusive United Kingdom distributors of Hofner and Gibson at the time, and this catalogue contains a total of 18 electric guitars, 7 bass guitars, 37 acoustics, and 2 Hawaiian guitars - all produced outside the UK and imported by Selmer, with UK prices included in guineas. With my upcoming surgery and many Yamaha projects, I don't know when I'll be getting the fixing this Harmony.Scan of 1968/1969 Selmer guitar catalogue (printed July 1968), showing the entire range of electric and acoustic guitars distributed by the company: guitars by Hofner, Gibson, Selmer and Giannini. It badly needs a neck reset, costing $400. In its current condition it's basically worthless. I explained that guitar was the bottom of the line at the time, and probably worth $100-$150 in excellent condition and playable. I told him it was the highest action I'd ever seen!! I made what I thought was a generous offer of $20. The fretboard is moldy, and the action is high enough to stick a pencil under the strings. I don't know why they put it up so low, other than knowing the action is very high and the area behind the bridge is slightly bellied. Oddly, inside the cardboard case where 3 printed pages from Reverb showing a range of prices on the H1260, ranging from $425 to $950. And they wanted $900 for it!!Įven though this could probably be made to sound better with the X brace conversion, I think I'll wait until I've done 5 or 10 before attempting it on this one. But the H1260 they had at Sam Ash last month sounded very similar to the FG-180 I had brought. And it sounds real good too!! Lots of tone and sustain! Hopefully I'll do a comparison to some FG's tomorrow.

The only blemish is a little 'chew' mark at the base of the headstock. This is a fingerpickers dream!! At least compared to vintage Yamaha's with the very narrow string spacing.

The nut is 1.75', nut string spacing 1.48', and saddle string spacing 2.20'. Unlike vintage Yamaha's of the same era, it has a wider nut and string spacings. This model is ALL SOLID WOOD! This guitar has no cracks! guitars/H1260/44.htm This page says it sold for $95 in 1969, although I don't know if that was list or retail. It was made in the second half of 1969, 2 years before they stopped making this model.

When I took my daughter to work I just kept on driving, for another half hour each way.

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I explained I had to figure out how to sneak out to get it. He said he had other people interested but he'd rather deal with me since I told him I fixed old Yamaha's and I'd like to fix old Harmony's too. He was asking $150, I offered $100, he countered $120. After finding the article on converting old Harmony's from ladder bracing to X bracing, I did a check of the local CraigsList to see what was out there.

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