{"product_id":"harmony-silhouette-h-19-solid-body-electric-guitar-1965-9194","title":"Harmony Silhouette H-19 Solid Body Electric Guitar (1965)","description":"Harmony Silhouette H-19 Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1965), made in Chicago, sunburst lacquer finish, hardwood body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, original two-tone chipboard case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Model H-19 was Harmony's best solid-body offering in the mid-'60s, a comparatively fancy guitar with relatively pro-grade fittings. The \"Silhouette\" has a vaguely Fenderesque sunburst-finished offset body shaped somewhat differently from the more familiar, cheaper \"Bobkat\" H15 series. It is equipped with two gold foil DeArmond pickups with adjustable poles and a Hagstrom \"Adjust-O-Matic\" bridge and \"TREMAR\" system -- the same as Guild used on their solid-bodies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe high-grade Harmony neck has a rosewood fingerboard with multiple bindings and pearloid block inlay, with a Fender-y single-sided headstock. This guitar has pot codes dating to the 40th week of 1964, so it was sold for Christmas that year or in early 1965. By 1966 the H-19 listed at $177.50, plus $21.00 for the case, which was quite expensive for a Harmony solid-body! This is a nice-playing and great-sounding little guitar, and though probably not going to replace anyone's Jazzmaster anytime soon, it still has its own merits. A lovely instrument...especially for Harmony!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 39 1\/4 in. (99.7 cm.), 13 1\/8 in. (33.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1\/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 in. (610 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11\/16 in. (43 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStunningly well-preserved, this guitar looks like it has hardly ever been played or even handled much over the last 50+ years. There is a small strap burn spot on the back and a few tiny dinks in the finish, but other than these, there is hardly any wear. One screw head on the pickguard is missing down by the neck, a victim of celluloid shrinkage. Everything else is intact and completely original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe neck is lovely, nice, and straight (with a working truss rod), and the frets look practically new. An amazing time capsule, complete with original strap and paperwork in the original case (which has a repaired handle and what looks like a dog or rodent chew spot on the back edge!). If you've been looking for one of these, it would be hard to get a Silhouette nicer than this! Overall Excellent + Condition.","brand":"Harmony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853346623628,"sku":"9194","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_bbf9aa84-0093-4c71-8964-de550d488bf0.jpg?v=1774335407","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/harmony-silhouette-h-19-solid-body-electric-guitar-1965-9194","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}