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$320.00
$320 each. If buying both will make a package discount. Cash, Venmo, PayPal, zelle, cashapp. Not interested in any trades. Text preferred for initial contact.
These models are quite popular and referred to as the “Poor Man’s Martin” as they share the 000 sizing and general looks.
These are from before the 70s, I can’t make out a date code but they were mainly unchanged between the 30s-70s. The model numbers are visible in both, although faintly.
They have normal wear and tear to the bodies, but could be cleaned up quite nicely if you don’t care for the patina. The H162 has one hole/ding in it that could be patched up as desired.
The H162 has similar tortoise binding on top and back edges, similar to the Martin style 18 of the same era.
A good description of them from Jake Wildwood online says “they're quite popular in the low-brow vintage market. They're 000 in size (15 1/4 on the lower bout), have a middlingly-long 25 1/8 scale, and have bodies made from solid spruce and mahogany, necks of poplar, and fretboards and bridges of Brazilian rosewood. The necks even have non-adjustable steel rods in them which tend to keep them more-or-less straight, too.
While these specs are close to something like a Martin 000 on paper, the design is quite different and these Harmony boxes are ladder-braced, have a decidedly punchy/midsy response, and absolutely sound best as country-blues/folksy fingerpickers -- though the flatpicked tone is even and chunky with a lot of snap, which works for folks who played old-timey music quite well. The necks have 1 3/4 nut width, 10 radius to their boards, and medium C-shaped profiles which also make them handle differently from Kalamazoo or Nazareth guitars, though I suppose the shape is similar to some early-'50s Gibsons.”
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14 Days
128
0
$320.00
KSL Classifieds makes it easy to buy and sell with peace of mind. Check our safety tips and quickly report anything that doesn’t look right to keep your experience smooth and secure.
No Image
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$320 each. If buying both will make a package discount. Cash, Venmo, PayPal, zelle, cashapp. Not interested in any trades. Text preferred for initial contact.
These models are quite popular and referred to as the “Poor Man’s Martin” as they share the 000 sizing and general looks.
These are from before the 70s, I can’t make out a date code but they were mainly unchanged between the 30s-70s. The model numbers are visible in both, although faintly.
They have normal wear and tear to the bodies, but could be cleaned up quite nicely if you don’t care for the patina. The H162 has one hole/ding in it that could be patched up as desired.
The H162 has similar tortoise binding on top and back edges, similar to the Martin style 18 of the same era.
A good description of them from Jake Wildwood online says “they're quite popular in the low-brow vintage market. They're 000 in size (15 1/4 on the lower bout), have a middlingly-long 25 1/8 scale, and have bodies made from solid spruce and mahogany, necks of poplar, and fretboards and bridges of Brazilian rosewood. The necks even have non-adjustable steel rods in them which tend to keep them more-or-less straight, too.
While these specs are close to something like a Martin 000 on paper, the design is quite different and these Harmony boxes are ladder-braced, have a decidedly punchy/midsy response, and absolutely sound best as country-blues/folksy fingerpickers -- though the flatpicked tone is even and chunky with a lot of snap, which works for folks who played old-timey music quite well. The necks have 1 3/4 nut width, 10 radius to their boards, and medium C-shaped profiles which also make them handle differently from Kalamazoo or Nazareth guitars, though I suppose the shape is similar to some early-'50s Gibsons.”










