3/1

"Not even on Silvertone World!" Well, there ya go! Both a compliment and a rebuke. I'm happy that the seller thought that since it wasn't on Silvertone World that the guitar they had up for sale was pretty rare. Right after the 'compliment' wore off, I realized there are a BUNCH of electric and acoustic guitars that I need to post here at Silvertoneworld. So, I'm gonna get to work. If it ain't here, I'm aimin' to get a page up for it here at Silvertone World.

Of course, they were also right. The guitar is pretty rare. Based on the Kay "Value Leader," available in the late '50s, it never appeared in any major seasonal catalog.

UNK Kay SSEG w/ OC VG $350 Clean, one pickup screw crack at very bottom



1483 Dano tube amp only VG $335 Clean, recently serviced

1420 Harmony HBEG $260  Clean, minimal wear

1421 Harmony SSEG E $355 Clean, stamped F-63, an exceptional example:


1446 Harmony HBEG Parts $400 Parts is parts. Everything you need to build your very own 1446 'Chris Isaak' model! Big crack in side, edge wear, normal all over wear

The Bizarro Guitaro! What an odd autoharp-based instrument....all they did was move the strum area below the chord bars, necessitating a totally different way of holding, and demanding a different strum than traditional autoharp playing.

XXXX Stringed Instrument w/ C Oscar Schimdt VG $233 Pickguard/nameplate peeling slightly, tuner wrench, books/guides incl.




604 Harmony FTAC  P $13 Cracks, wear, poor re-gluing or separation

1457 Dano SSEG guitar only F $219  Missing all tuners, NS 'tuneamatic' type bridge , sidewalls peeling at bottom, edge wear

XXXX Kay FHAC G $328  Crack in top under pickguard

1381 Kay HBEG G $1025 Clean, hard to tell any details from 1 dark picture, missing one knob


1448 Dano amp in case only VG $128 Clean

658 Kay FHAC G $100 '66 or later, clean, pickguard present, slight back separation

1484 Dano tube amp only VG $240 Clean, recently professionally serviced, schematic included, NS Sovtek and other tubes

1477 Harmony SBEG VG $229   Clean,  whammy present
1481 Dano tube amp VG $175 Round spkr. cutout, cover clean w/ light corner wear, amp chassis shiny, possible (1) NS handle capture


2/27

February's shutting down, we'll be marching into March this weekend. Has February been a big month, moneywise? Or will the grand totals continue to slip? We'll see late Sunday afternoon, when I finish the month-end summary. Stay tuned.

1464 Dano Solid State amp and cabinet VG $412 Clean, minimal wear, footswitch incl.

1444 Dano SSEG body $435 BIN  Logo missing, dings and scratches, swoop neck joint, aluminum access panel

1476 Harmony SBEG G $158 Playng  Edge wear, ferrules missing for the G and high E, high E tuner bent slightly
653 Kay FHAC VG $295 BIN Clean with some light edge wear, stamped L 6445 5520 N-3

1331 Dano tube amp G $199  Covering painted black , handle worn

856 Baritone Ukulele VG $53 Clean, some light wear

1496 Teisco MIJ Bass w/ OC VG $242 Clean, block logo , last of the Silvertone branded instruments

1207 Harmony FTAC  G $35 Clean , minimal wear, slotted head with block logo , stamped S-69

805 Banjo G $132  5-string w/ resonator, neck wear, (2) books included

853 Ukulele G $51 Dirty, 1 "turn thingy" (tuner) missing

2/25

I don't like classifying a guitar as "UNK/UNK" (unknown model number, unknown manufacturer), but sometimes that's all I got! Most of the time I can cipher out the manufacturer even if the model number isn't apparent; Kays and Harmonys have certain visual cues that lead you one way or the other, and the numbers that are (usually) stamped inside are certain indicators of maker if not model (I'm lookin' at you , Kay!), and this is usually only a problem on f-hole acoustics. Electric guitars have very distinctive features, flat-top guitars are easy to figure out, electric hollowbodies are generally an easy read... it's just these darn f-holes that give me the biggest grief in identification. Unless it's a Kentucky Blue or that cool black 658, f-hole guitars look so similar, it's very hard to differentiate models without additional information. Sometimes an unusual fret marker design will give you a clue, and in the late 60s, Harmony and Kay finally got nice and started stamping the model numbers on back of the headstock. Anyway, all that to say this; as far as positively ID'ing Silvertone f-hole acoustic guitars, sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.


UNK FHAC VG $199 Clean, minimal wear

621 Harmony FTAC F $105 Plenty of wear, scratches, NS bridge, serial XXXH621, stamped F-63

803 Banjo w/ OC VG  $75   4-string w/ resonator, clean, light rust on two tuners, very small dings on resonator

600 series Harmony FTAC $46  Edge wear, bridge is split

1483 Dano tube amp only G $264 Break on back right wall of cab , recently serviced
1472 Dano tube amp VG $350 Round spkr. cutout, very clean, lengthening AC mod, tremolo works, no footswitch,  back panel in place, red border control panel w/ 'tremlo' misspell

617/621 Harmony FTAC G $61 Edge wear, dings a scratch or two, one hairline crack, NS saddle, nut and bridge pins, stamped F-63

660 Classical G $8 Edge wear, dings, fretboard wear

615 Harmony FTAC F $37 Missing (1) tuner

2/24

If you've a hankerin' for one of our Teisco-made Silvertone friends from the mid-60s, there are a couple of nice ones up on ebay right now. Here's a nice 'burst 1436 that just finished up.

1436 Teisco MIJ SBEG VG $255 Clean, whammy missing, a ding here and there



2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $75 BIN Clean, no access. incl.

2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $52 Clean, Mother Maybelle record, book, tuner and pick incl.
1485 Dano Tube Amp only w/ 1465 cabinet G $500 Clean, some corner dings to amp, speaker cab is clean, reverb springs shake, but no input effect. Relisted from earlier this month

1445 Teisco MIJ VG $304 Very clean, a few small scratches and one pickguard screwcrack, seller acquired guitar from "a member of the (Frank) Zappa family."  Relisted from earlier this month

1240 Harmony FHAC w / C VG $330 Clean, minimal wear, 'Space Dot' is missing, stamped F-71-FS,  serial #424812401
1485 Spkr. cab only $31 No speaker, covering is rough, no logoplate

1485 Dano tube amp and spkr. cab G $895 Amp looks good, dges of spkr. cab  very worn

1484 Spkr. cab only MOD $150 Cabinet has been shortened, reupholstered, logoplate missing


2/23

Since it's the only dot-markered blond f-hole in the early through mid-50s catalog listings, I'm gonna say our 'lead' guitar this Monday is a model 702, offered from 1951 until 1957.



702 Kay FHAC w/ OC G $153 Clean, slight neck separation, bridge has a crack

1423 Harmony SSEG w/ C VG $465 Clean, minimal wear, metal logo intact, tailpiece broken 
1448 Dano  SSEG guitar and tube amp in case VG $600 BIN Guitar and amp show some wear, guitar has discolored knob inserts, headstock wear, sidewalls have some case/storage staining

1391 Dano tube amp MOD $180 BIN FS Fender grille cloth, NS back panel, (2) NS chicken head knobs

1429 Harmony SBEG w/ OC VG $495 Clean

1484 Dano tube amp only G $300 BIN Clean, reverb tank missing, recently re-capped, 3-prong AC mod

605 Harmony FTAC G $41 Wear on back, edge wear, headstock wear, NS bridge

831 Ukulele F $7  Skier design, bridge Loose, neck not on instrument, long crack right side, left side has seam separation, headstock wear

1304 Dano SSEG MOD $249 Refinished, headstock modified

1457 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $799 BIN Clean guitar, minimal wear to amp and guitar, footswitch incl.


1411 Kay SBEG G $103 Tailpiece cover present,  finish flaking off bottom and up onto back a bit
UNK Supro SBEG G $580 Playing wear to back of neck and pickguard, some rub-off on metal parts.  Re-listed from earlier in the month; see notes below for 2/18

1474 Dano tube amp VG $500 Very clean

657 Classical G $25 Refinished

2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $81 Clean, felt pick incl.

2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $71 Clean, no access. incl.

1421 Harmony SSEG G $224 Clean, bridge missing, (2) knobs missing

612 Harmony FHAC VG $318 Clean, minimal wear, 2" scratch on treble side bottom , stamped F-62-HB, serial # 2471H612.

1449 Dano ampcase only VG $150 BIN  Clean, some internal lining wear,  trem works, NS speaker

856 Baritone Ukulele VG $53 Clean , light edge wear, gig bag incl.

614 Harmony FTAC G $275 BIN  Full guitar shot is not the guitar that sold, some surface dings, edge wear, finish checking, the diamond shaped painted on fret markers , elongated pickguard and 'deco' headstock logo are the giveaways to this model

1307 Valco Lap Steel w/ OC G $200 BIN Clean, a couple of small finish dings, (1) bent tuner, (1) tuner button broken, (1) NS knob , original slide/picks incl.

1457 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $775 BIN Clean guitar, some wear on bass side lower bout , amp has some surface scuffs, latches have some rust


Here's an entire 1483 setup, sold in three separate auctions:

1483 Dano tube amp only VG $300 BIN  Clean

1483 Jensen Speaker Cabinet only G $50 BIN Stains on covering, edge/corner wear

1483 Jensen Speaker only G $100 BIN

How many times is this little guy gonna change hands? I've seen it up for auction at least three times in the past five years or so, and it's not like there's another one around... it's a total custom job:

1448 Dano amp in case only MOD $101 Custom ported case, NS speaker, previous seller says case was built 30 years ago

1495 Teisco MIJ Bass VG $400 BIN Very clean, no logo, possible NS knobs

1423 Harmony SSEG w/ C VG $500 BO  Clean, metal logo intact, edge wear, all knobs but blender replaced

1446 Harmony HBEG w/ OC VG $1275 Clean, damage at output jack , coupla deep finish scars , light headstock wear, thin script logo, stamped F-64

2/20

Let's turn the amps down to "zero" for a minute in honor of my buddy Rickey Wright, who passed away from us yesterday. An incredible encyclopedia and fan of all music; writer, appreciator, friend. He was one of the entertainment writers for my hometown newspaper, the Virginian Pilot, did some work for a rag I used to work for, then moved to the left coast to be a music editor for Amazon. A great mind, a friend and influence to everyone he met. He'll be missed dearly.
Alright, crank 'em back up to ELEVEN! Ricky'd like that.


1488 Harmony SBEG w/ OC VG $650 BIN Whammy present, some finish checking, case still has holder strap, pickguard crack on upper 'horn'



1310 Valco Lap Steel G $158 Clean, (3) tuner buttons missing, scratchy pots, (1) NS knob, 

615 Harmony FTAC F $23 Missing (4) tuner shafts, no bridge, pickguard has a split, coupla small shrinkage cracks, stamped S-64-FK, serial #?710H615

1484 Dano tube amp only VG $248 Very clean, re-tubed, re-capped, 3-prong AC mod

UNK Kay FTAC F $78 Edge wear, some veneer split on back, pickguard and truss rod cover missing, NS nut
710 (?) Harmony FHAC w/ C VG $226 Clean, some finish checking, minimal wear
1246 Harmony FHAC G $87 Edge wear, 'space dot' logo

1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet G $425 Spkr. and amp cab corners taped, rev works, trem untested, grille fabric loose, NS speakers, 1/4" jack mod


2/19

The Lawman comes through for us (as he always does) with a great guitar to start off our Thursday offerings:

1478 Harmony SBEG VG $600 BIN   Clean, whammy present, minimal wear, all stock

 

Lawman Mike is a Silvertone World favorite. He's got great guitars to offer, he knows 'em, he lets you know what's good about 'em, and if there's something amiss, he'll let you know that, too. There rarely is anything wrong, as he doesn't much mess with anything that's not top-notch. Not just Silvertones, he's got Fenders, Gibsons, Supros, Harmonys, Martins, Danos, EKOs, Kays and a lot more!

Check out the items he has up for bid at this ebay store. This is a non-compensated endorsement, Lawman Mike is just.... THE MAN!


621 Harmony FTAC w/ OC  G $175 BIN Scratches on back, edge wear, bridge looks good

1417 Dano SSEG VG $549 BIN All metal parts show some oxidation , finish looks good, with dings and scratches here and there, some edge wear, pot codes date to third week of 1960

615 Harmony FTAC G $66   Clean, paint chipped/worn from first position marker, edge wear
1474 Dano tube amp VG $510 Very clean, seller is son of original owner,185-10411 chassis

619 Kay FHAC G $113   Clean, neck bowed
I really wish every Kay was stamped as clearly as this one:


1457 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $400 BIN Very clean guitar, one small case rub in sidewall , case has some travelin' dings, no footswitch

853 Ukulele VG $98 Very clean, NS tuners

2/18

Here's a rare bird to get our Wednesday going: The Valco/Supro/National built 'Artist' from 1958. I have no catalog number, I've never seen one listed in any catalog. But there are a few of them out here. Very similar to the Supro 'Rhythm Tone,' which I've included a snap of for comparison. This guitar was relisted 2/19.


Watch it in action!

UNK Supro SBEG G  $151 Playing wear to back of neck and pickguard, some rub-off on metal parts    Re-listed

1465 Dano Solid State amp F $199 Amp is intermittent, rev/trem untested, channel 1 & 2 have first 1/4" input jack missing, cover ing to amp and cab has the usual wear and tear, grille seems to be pulling away 2 speakers missing (out of 6)

1459 Dano tube amp VG $61 One small wear spot on bottom corner, otherwise very clean, 2 NS tubes

1432 Dano tube amp F $148 Grille is gone , all knobs missing , rust on speaker, jacks and xformer, big rips in speaker, untested

1420 Sears tube amp G $84 Clean, handle missing

1315 Harmony Lap Steel w/ OC VG $257 Clean, with accessories

1440 Teisco MIJ SBEG w/ OC VG $178 Clean, whammy bar present, logo intact

1457 Dano SSEG guitar only MOD $306 Modified pickguard , rip in sidewall

1482 Dano tube amp VG $321 Square spkr. cutout, clean, one small corner ding

1477 Harmony SBEG VG $163   Clean,  some big 'sit-down' dings on bottom edge , some edge wear, pickups dated June, 1964


1435 Teisco MIJ VG $175 BIN Clean, has silk-screened logo rather than plastic badge



1476 Harmony SBEG G $156   Edge wear, a few small dings, two small rust spots on taipliece, pickups dated October, 1965

617 Harmony FTAC G $50 NS bridge pins, saddle, nut, finish checking, dings, stamped F-63

UNK UNK FHAC VG $162 Clean , minimal wear

2/17

Yesterday was a bigger-than-I-expected Monday; weekends are always big, but I expected a little slack over the Valentine/President's Day holiday. No rest for the weary...

Gonna get our Tuesday going with the last series in the 'U' shaped Dano-built Silvertones, here's a nice 1417. This example is an earlier model, as evidenced by the 'square' neck joint and the circular access panel. Later models (a model number change occurred in 1961, to the 1415) sported a 'swoopy' neck/body area and a five-sided aluminum panel. The 1417 first appeared in 1959, and all so-called 'dolphin-nose' 6-strings were gone from the Sears catalog with the introduction of the ampincase models of 1962. The black-finished model was the 1419 and (at the model # change in 1961) the 1416.

1417 Dano SSEG VG $625 BIN Clean, some playing wear on bass side bout, neck playing wear as well , square neck joint , logo intact
Good lookin' 'dolphin-nose:'


853 Ukulele VG $89 Very clean, still has 'Genuine Mahogany' sticker, and original box, instructions and felt pick


1445 Kay SBEG VG $465 Clean, pickguard present, minimal wear

1461 Teisco MIJ HBEG VG $410 Clean, whammy present, 'space dot' logo, little buckle rash, some intermittency at output jack



1484 Dano tube amp chassis only $151 It works, 1/4" speaker out jack mod

1310 Valco Lap Steel VG $193 Clean, tuner buttons have shrunk a bit, NS chicken heads , small crack on tailpiece cover, serial #X77124. It appears to have been autographed on the back by famous Dobro/steel player 'Shot' Jackson, designer of the Sho-Bud pedal steel.

856 Baritone Ukulele w/ OC VG $203 Very clean
1484 Dano tube amp only VG $360 BIN Clean, trem works, reverb tube is microphonic

2/16

OK, OK... I know I said the other day that I don't keep too close an eye on the Silvertone radio/phone auctions on ebay. But when I saw the word 'wireless' attached to this recently ended phonograph auction, I was intrigued enough to click on the auction a week or so ago. The 78 RPM changer has a beautiful, unusual, rounded-corner cabinet, and the 'wireless' part was an AM transmitter built into it, so you could broadcast your favorite tunes to the radio in the next room or all over the farm/apartment building/office/prison.



Alright, let's get this MEGA Monday goin'.... rat now!

1446 Harmony HBEG w/ OC VG $1000 BO Metal script logo intact, light ding on back of headstock, case is missing handle, plastic protector jacket included!


1485 Harmony HBEG w/ OC VG $700 Very clean, Bigsby spring missing, pickups dated Sept. 1967, serial #9881H14541, original paperwork incl.


1464 Dano Solid State amp and cabinet G $133 Faceplate clean, edge wear, a few covering rips, rev/trem functional, amp/spkr cord intact, light water staining to spkr. cab grille

600 series Harmony FTAC $50  Light edge wear scratches, dings, bridge looks good

1431 Dano tube amp chassis only $66 Knobs missing,  needs re-capping

1457 Dano SSEG body only $51 Painted blueburst, solid blue on back, with a yellow (?!?!) undercoat

603 Harmony FTAC w/ OC VG $79 Clean, small crack on back, light scratching near bridge, 'cowboy' case looks good

1431 Dano tube amp $90 Light dings to case, NS AC cord, handle broken, light grille staining

600 series Harmony FTAC G $53  Clean, light wear, some crazing, one row of tuners missing
Interesting figuring to the top on this one:  Re-listed

1448 Dano case hardware only $20 BIN Earlier amp parts, indicated by the triangle-insert knob
This is like the parts left in the 'Planet of the Apes' cave after all the organic material has rotted away:


1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet VG $690 Clean, everything works, pots/speakers date to 1965, no footswitch
Delusions of grandeur, or trippy tribute: Led Zep 'zoso' symbol on grille (actually a sigil for the planet Saturn)



604 Harmony FTAC  G $62  Edge wear, (1) NS tuner

1482 Dano tube amp MOD/G $262 Re-baflled, re-grilled, everything works, recently serviced, no back panel

1477 Harmony SBEG G $226 Clean, whammy present, NS bridge, last of the Harmony-made Silvertone-branded electrics


1296 Harmony FTAC G $70 Some finish wear, flathead block logo

805 Banjo G $67   5-string, no resonator

1420 Harmony HBEG w/ C $469 BO  Clean, some light scratches on back

604 Harmony FTAC  G $86  Light edge & headstock wear, serial #2141H604, stamped S-64 FK
1457 Dano tube amp in case only G $158  Dings/wear to outside covering, speaker has duct tape 'repair,' knob inserts discolored, amp chassis has edge wear, speaker/xformer/case clasps all show some rust

1457 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $650 BIN Very clean amp and guitar, minimal wear, no footswitch



1430 Dano tube amp VG $266 Great-looking amp, back panel is smooth and clean, handle looks great, someone left some cables on top of it and they melted into the covering a bit


658 Kay FHAC G $117 BO Pre-66, pickguard present, light wear at bass side f-hole, back, bridge some edge wear

1476 Harmony SBEG w/ C VG $350   Light  wear, small scuff on tailpiece


1472 Dano tube amp F $163 Square spkr. cutout, lots of edge wear, dings, rips, short in circuit somewhere, Simpson-Sears, red border panel, Tremolo spelled correctly

1448 Dano SSEG guitar only F $108 Plenty of edge wear, surface scratches, big ding in bottom sidewall , (1) of the machine heads is missing a gear and post

1423 Harmony SSEG w/ OC VG $504  Clean, logo nearly worn off, NS tuners

623 Harmony FHAC w/ OC VG $300 BIN Very clean
1484 Dano tube amp control panel face only $26
1484 Dano tube amp knobs only $25 BIN Set of two

1448 Dano SSEG guitar only G $184 Some kind of initials written on pickguard in ink, edge wear, knob inserts discolored

620 Kay FTAC G $135 screw in heel ,  bridge lifting, stamped L1453 8103

1245 Kay FHAC VG $86 Clean, some finish cracks on back
602 Harmony FTAC G $105  Wear all over, some scratches and headstock wear, but a nice character to our friend serial #2957H602:


750 Kay Mandolin VG $52  Very clean, barely played



1317 Harmony HBEG Body/Neck $153    Missing tuners, pickup, controls harness, bridge, 'strap button' mod (screw + washer= genius)

853 Ukulele VG $76 Very clean, still has 'Genuine Mahogany' sticker

1327/1421 Harmony SSEG VG $299 BIN Clean, light edge wear, small ding to bridge, playing wear to neck,  one screwcrack

1457 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $510 Very clean amp and guitar, trem works, footswitch incl.

1472 Dano tube amp F $163 Square spkr. cutout, one big rip to side covering

856 Baritone Ukulele w/ OC G $95 Very clean



2/13

Here's something exciting: a Silvertone f-hole archtop acoustic guitar,
 offered just after World War II made by...

GRETSCH! It's the very seldom-seen model 714!

A few days ago, I came across the few photos that I have of this model buried several folders deep in a 10-year-old archive CD. It tickled my memory of a faded catalog listing from the Fall/Winter 1946 Sears catalog. What an amazing find; a guitar bearing the Silvertone name private-labeled  for Sears by the world-famous Gretsch Musical Instruments!

Let's leave the bad luck with the ladder and the broken mirror today, and get ready for that 3-day weekend! Silvertone World Friday Edition comin' at ya, and we've got a mighty nice 1396 amp to get things going!

1396 Dano tube amp VG $400  Clean, NS speakers, trem works, handle looks good, chrome front strip shiny, light oxidation to aluminum amp chassis


1448 Dano SSEG guitar only G $250 BIN Clean, some pickguard edge wear

1448 Dano  SSEG guitar and tube amp in case VG $495 BIN Very clean, cord keeper still attached to guitar, case rubs to vinyl side, looks like this one's been in storage and little played, adhesive bleed-through on guitar V/T knobs, case looks great

1485 Dano Tube Amp only w/ 1465 cabinet G $525 Clean, some corner dings to amp, speaker cab is clean, reverb springs shake, but no input effect Relisted

1483 Dano tube amp only G $193  Needs a good cleaning, scratchy pots

1296 Harmony FTAC G $61  Some finish flaking, edge/headstock wear
1484 Dano tube amp only G $203 Corner dings/edge wear, trem works / rev doesn't, scratchy pots, light rust on xformer, outside chassis panel dirty

1316 Harmony Lap Steel body only $54  Very clean, parts scavenged to make doubleneck, in storage since late 50s


2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $150 BIN Clean, tuning wrench incl.

1483 Dano tube amp only G $275  Rusty handle captures, some edge wear, 3-prong AC mod, 1/4" jack added


2/12

I don't pay a lot of attention to Silvertone radio auctions, although I have half a dozen various models, along with a few victrolas... it's a whole different world, and the radio/phono area is just not my strong suit. That said, my eyes opened wide when I saw this beautiful 'Model 4 Cowboy' radio going for a CHUNK of change: $1704! Giddyup!


1452 Dano tube amp in case only G $179   Clean, some edge wear to covering, one small hole to interior cloth, untested

600 series Harmony FTAC w/ C MOD $45  Clean, bridge must have busted somewhere along the way, and this unusual plastic (I assume) bridge took its place



2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $75 BIN Clean, all accessories incl, books, records, tuner

2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $101  Clean, all accessories incl, books, records, tuner

600 series Harmony FTAC MOD $400   Edge wear, re-braced, neck re-set, NS bridge, pickguard missing, deco headstock, innaccurately represented as a ca. 1930s model

856 Baritone Ukulele G $50 Wear to front/back/sides, older style script IDs as early 50s model




2/11

Sometimes a guitar comes along, and you wonder why you don't see a jillion on the collectors market. The Harmony-made model 628 is just such a guitar. Looking like it could have rolled of the factory line of any boutique-guitar maker of today, it fits right in with the high-end contemporary looks of any 'modern' flat-top cutaway. This is a beautiful example of a guitar that just didn't 'fit' with the times. If you had a flat-top acoustic in the mid-late '50s, you were either tryin' to look like Hank or Elvis, and this slightly-beatnikish cutaway jazz thang just didn't cut it. Sears must have sold a few, anyway, as it was available from the Sears catalog from 1954 until 1958. Based on the Harmony H1200.



628 Harmony FTAC w/ OC VG $353 Very clean, stamped F-54, serial #3225H628

2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $79 Clean, all accessories incl, books, records, tuner
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet F $178 Covering dings and scrapes, persistent low-freq hum, rev weak, trem intermittent, looks like water damage to bottom of grille

657 Harmony Classical MOD $25 Clean, rusty tuners, brute-force wing-nut re-bridging , stamped F-64

1423 Harmony SSEG w/ C VG $620  Plenty of glitter, all knobs present, minimal wear, the common 'snagged S' on the headstock

1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet G $348 Covering dings/edge wear & tape residue, some oxidation to faceplate and internal amp chassis, trem/rev untested; no footswitch

699 EKO FTAC G $46  Finish checking, coupla extra screws in the bridge , stamped 699 D565

1440 Teisco MIJ SBEG VG $349 Clean, whammy bar present, logo intact, light pitting to hardware

600 series Harmony FTAC P $19  Bridge busted , finish dull, headstock has major wear

1464 Dano Solid State amp and cabinet VG $203 Very clean, rem/rev functional, footswitch incl., casters present... gotta be the Deal of the Day!


1423 Harmony SSEG  G $300 BO  Burn damage at pickguard , finish flaking on sides , edge wear

1476 Harmony SBEG G $156   Edge wear, chrome dull, looks like 3 racing stripes in the finish


1381 Kay HBEG G $327 Neck was broken at body and repaired a decade ago, NS tuners, wiring harness

805 Banjo F  $71 Rusty hardware,  5-string w/ resonator, missing 5th-string tuner, no bridge, lots of dings on resonator


2/10

A little calmer today, let's start off with a great 1454 from our friends at Harmony:

1454 Harmony HBEG w/ OC  VG $995 Clean, Bigsby intact, minimal wear


1445 Teisco MIJ VG $499 BIN Very clean, a few small scratches and one pickguard screwcrack, seler acquired guitar from "a member of the (Frank) Zappa family."  Relisted



1487 Teisco MIJ Body Only $12 Still has "Silver Tone" medallion, control plate, missing battery cover

623 Harmony FHAC F $111 Seams splitting, bridge missing, edge wear/dings, bottom strap button missing, serial #1871H623, stamped F-60: see pic #2 (enhanced to bring out stamp)


1838 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC F $41 Bottom cracks, no access. incl.

1448 Dano amp in case only G $103 Dings/scrapes, amps works interior looks OK, breaks on hinge edge

1202 Harmony FTAC G $51 Wear all over, hardware rusty, DYMO™ label with name on back of headstock

1484 Dano tube amp only MOD $173 Re-cabineted, all but two knobs missing, recently re-capped, rev and trem work, faceplate stained

UNK Silvertone headstock $5 Broken off, sold with another nameless headstock in similar shape

2/9

The sleepy pace of February-so-far hopped on a rocket over the weekend! And from the looks of things, the rocket had a pretty extensive layover in Japan!

1456 Teisco MIJ HBEG G $149 Whammy present, chrome has some pitting, this is the 'Space Dot' version of the 1455


1440 Teisco MIJ SBEG VG $213 Clean, whammy bar present, logo intact, (1) NS knob


1441 Tesico MIJ G $153 Whammy bar missing, some big edge dings, chrome pitted, bottom strap button hole reamed out; button reloacted


1481 Dano tube amp VG $236 Square spkr. cutout, rusty handle captures, all stock

1482 Dano tube amp G $204 Square spkr. cutout, covering has 5" long split on back top seam, grille has pencil eraser-sized hole in bottom left, could use a good electronic cleaning; wiggle some tubes and scratchiness goes away

1294 Harmony FTAC VG $90 Clean, minimal wear

1484 Spkr. cab only $41No speakers, edge wear, grille looks great, Silvertone plate present, back panel in place, amp keepers present

1446 Harmony HBEG w/ OC VG $1500 BIN Metal logo intact, pickguard present, very slight dings on back and bottom edge

1423 Harmony SSEG  w/ OC VG $650 BO  Clean, minimal wear, lots of glitter, chrome looks great, plastic protector jacket included, case has big edge tear on bottom front edge


1420 Harmony HBEG $203  More like a 1420 kit than a complete guitar, but all parts are there

1432 Dano tube amp E $595 Beautiful, clean, no cover wear, best I've seen, no foot switch



1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet G $510 Clean, corner dings/edge wear, could use a cleaning

1838 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC F $43 Tailpiece cover issues,  finish flaking off in places, no access. incl.

1484 Dano tube amp chassis only $49 (1) knob included, untested

1484 Dano tube amp cabinet only $102

1484 Dano tube amp reverb tank only $78
1484 Dano tube amp knobs only $11 Set of four, all in various states of 'meh' shape

1482 Dano tube amp G $400 BIN Square spkr. cutout, clean, back panel missing, 3-prong AC mod

1448 Dano  SSEG guitar and tube amp in case G $300 Edge wear, playing wear to fretboard, clear tape on outside of amp, untested, this is the earlier version of the 1448 with triangle knob inserts, strip tuners, a two-bolt neck, offset strap button and a narrower attach 'pier.'

1384/85/1427 Harmony HBEG G $505 NS pickups, edge wear esp. around binding, head repainted... logo, too

1448 Dano  SSEG and tube amp in case G $455 Wear and tear all around, repainted (?) grille on ampacse

1400 Microphone G $21No box or bag 

600 series Harmony FTAC G $89  Bridge in good shape, some edge wear, logo worn

604 Harmony FTAC  G $109  Edge wear, serial #1147H604, stamped S-66, original box incl.

1206 Harmony FTAC P $10  Buckle rash, wear all over , hard to tell from the awful pictures
658 Kay FHAC G $110 BO Pre-66, pickguard and bracket missing, small dings wear all over

603 Harmony FTAC w/ OC P $8 Seller says it looks great, hard to tell from the awful pictures, stamped S-66

1481 Dano tube amp VG $183 Square spkr. cutout, clean

1410 Kay SBEG G $285 BO Clean, light wear/scratches, bottom strap button missing

1413 Kay SBEG VG $405  Ultra rare red finish, light edge wear, tailpiece in place, screen print on pickup in good shape. Relisted from January

1477 Harmony SBEG G $226 Clean, logo worn off, NS knobs

1333 Dano Tube amp G $306 Edge wear, corner dings, logoplate missing

605 Harmony FTAC MOD $11 Flower Power to the max! Earlier version, deco headstock


615 Harmony FTAC $45 BIN   Clean

603 Harmony FTAC VG $80 BIN Clean

1444 Dano SSEG back cover plate $27 Screws incl.

1444 Dano SSEG bridge $32 Screws incl.

1315 Harmony Lap Steel VG $195 Clean, a few small dings


1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet G $490 Spkr. cab corners taped, 1/4" jack mod on spkr. cab and amp, trem works, rev tank missing

1484 Reverb tank $78 Untested

1448 Dano  SSEG guitar and tube amp in case G $299 Edge wear, some dings to case, this is the earlier version of the 1448 with triangle knob inserts, strip tuners, a two-bolt neck, offset strap button and a narrower attach 'pier.'

1481 Dano tube amp VG $200 Round spkr. cutout, rusty handle captures, logoplate missing

1474 Dano tube amp G $580 Clean, NS footswitch, needs servicing - blows fuses, makes popping sounds, unwanted distortion


2/6

Take care of your guitars, and 43 years won't matter!



1454 Harmony HBEG w/ OC  VG $700 BO Clean, minimal wear, Bigsby intact, pickups dated Nov. 1966, seller is original owner

1448 Dano  SSEG and tube amp in case G $449 BIN Ampcase has some dings and scrapes, guitar fairly clean, some knob insert discoloration, some playing wear on pickguard near p/u

1449 Dano  SSEG with tube amp in case G $377 Guitar has some scrapes in finish on front , case has scrapes/corner dings, D'Addario sticker on back of guitar. Re-listed from January


1316 Harmony Lap Steel $100 Dings/scratches, missing pickup/control plate, tailpiece cover present

1217 MIJ FTAC w/ OC F $21 Clean, 'Space Dot' missing. We saw one of these last month with the tip of its pickguard broken off, and it had a Silvertone sticker inside accompanied by the stylized 'SR' logo. Now here's one with the 'Space Dot' missing, and a SEARS sticker inside. Looks clean, but the bridge is pulling up in a major way, bowing the top pretty severely, one endpin missing



Dano 'Skate key' tuners $37 Ferrules and screws incl.

1420 Harmony SBEG  VG $373  Clean, minimal wear , (1) NS knob

1449 Pickguard and control electronics $50

604 Harmony FTAC  VG $101  Clean, minimal wear

853 Ukulele G $56   Some scratches/dings


2/5

'Meh' kinda day... And a mighty sloooow week so far. Winter doldrums? Don't ask me! I've never seen one of those spiffy Silvertone hard cases 'til now, however, so I have that going for me.

604 Harmony FTAC w/ OC  G $77  Edge/surface wear, best thing about this deal was the cool
Sears Silvertone case:

1465 Dano Solid State amp G $248 Amp doesn't work, amp and cab have been re-covered, amp re-grilled, all 6 stock Jensens present

1472 Footswitch $28

1478 Harmony SBEG VG $255  Clean, light edge wear, frets could use re-dressing; it's been played, playing wear to fingerboard and back of neck ,  pickguard dated Jan. 25, 1965

1484-5 Schematics $4 .GIF File, not paper

1250 Banjo G $51 5-string w/ resonator Clean, light wear to edges and back, guide screw area for 5th string has some damage

1471 Dano tube amp G $123  Round spkr. cutout, covering is worn and pealing at most corner edges


2/4

^♫♪It was forty one years ago today
That a Silvertone bass would play
It look a little bit like  Paul's
But the price ya know was really small..._♪♫
OK, OK... Sir McCartney has nothing to worry about, I know... I just got fired up over this amazing it's-as-clean-as-the-day-it-was-brought-home-from-Sears example of the 1495 bass that sold yesterday.

1495 Teisco MIJ Bass E $499 Very clean, everything's there; from the metal logo to the wooden finger rest to the original p/u selector switch and plate. The only thing keeping it from 'Near Mint' status is some oxidation to the knobs . Amusingly enough, the seller's name was Paul.




1444 Dano SSEG body $82 Sidewalls removed (incl.), front face refinished, looks like extra holes cut for bridge re-placement

1444Dano SSEG Bass Neck $94 Finish stripped, screws incl.

1457 Dano Pickguard and electronics $161 No pickups, pots indicate 40th week of 1964
1457 Dano Body/Neck $100 Edge wear/dings, logo worn off, no tuners, damage at rhythm pickup cutout , bridge and nut incl.

1836 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp F $21 Buttons re-arranged, felt missing, tailpiece cover missing, no accessories

1484 Knobs $15 BIN Set of 2

Dano 'Skate key' tuners $51

602/1202 Harmony FTAC VG $25 Clean

853 Ukulele F $21 Bridge off, some seam separation, orig. box incl.

1319 Harmony Lap Steel Body $29 poorly-done routing around pickup/control cavity , edges of neck rounded off, no electronics, hardware or tuners


2/3

The 50th anniversary of  "the day the music died" is an appropriately sloooow Silvertonin' day. Here's a clip of "rock and roll specialists" Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison and Joe B. Maudlin from 1957.

698 EKO FTAC G $48 Surface wear, nut chipped , bridge has all original endpins, no finish checking (!)


1423Harmony Neck only $33 Big crack on heasdtock; repaired

1230 Classical VG $40 Clean, slotted head, 'Space Dot' logo

700 Harmony FTAC G $105 Deco headstock ,scratches, buckle rash

1457 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $749 Very clean amp and guitar, (1) NS pickguard screw, cord keeper missing, footswitch incl.


2/1-2

WELCOME to February!

The January totals were a little slack this time around! I tracked 248 items in December, and they sold for a total of $65,004! That's almost eight grand less than the December '08 numbers! Here's some highlights of what changed hands: (21) 1448 guitars/amps or one or the other, (13) 1457s, (8) 1484 amps, (4) 1482 amps, (8) 1481 amps, (6) 615 guitars, and (4) 1446 'Chris Isaak' model guitars in the bunch. The highest dollar item was a family-provenanced 1446 that went for $1400, and the least amount brought was a $1 tie for a poor condition EKO acoustic and a cut 1457 pickguard.

If you haven't visited all of January 2009, check out all the great stuff that sold last month; it's one of the most 'fun' months we've had lately, as far as some unusual and really great items selling is concerned.

Alright, February.... here we go!

This poor 1432 looks like it was the amp for the ghost guitar player in 'The Shining' Overlook Hotel house band, if there was one. If not, this could still be his amp. Even so, some brave buyer forked over a little over a Benjamin because he believes he can make it right. That 's the spirit! Pretty monogram, anyway...

1432 Dano tube amp P $125 BIN Sound is distorted and intermittent, grille in tatters, covering gone, handle barely there, logo gone, knobs have flown the coop, rusty speaker, pitted control panel, NS contact paper covered back panel, worst I've seen



1341 Dano Tube amp VG $308 A fine example of this super-rare amp; minimal wear, grille and silk-screen look good, covering and handle captures all very clean, NS AC cord



Here's the first I've seen of this rare bird, available in the early 50s:

692 Harmony FHAC VG/MOD $154 NS pickup, headstock finish modified, shadow of the 'S' still visible on pickguard, neck has been re-set,  serial #4220 H692




1448 Dano  SSEG and tube amp in case G $290 Guitar has minimal wear, still has cord keeper, amp has some scrapes

1482 Dano tube amp VG $302 Square spkr. cutout, (2) NS knobs, light edge wear, covering on back panel 'bubbly' at edges

1300 Dano SSEG VG $532 Clean, lower bass bout arm wear, neck wear, scratchy pots, pots indicate 1957 build

1838 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $82 Minimal wear,15-chord, book, record, tuning wrench incl.

1446 Harmony HBEG w/ OC VG $721 Clean, damage at output jack , coupla deep finish scars , light headstock wear, thin script logo, stamped F-64
Re-listed.

1333 Dano Tube amp G $235 Edge wear, corner dings, trem doesn't work

1474 Dano tube amp F $312 (1) knob missing insert, grille loose/stained, covering has edge wear/staining, scratchy pots, AC cord wire-nutted on



1448 Dano  SSEG amp chassis only $63 3-prong AC mod, untested

615 Harmony FTAC body only $35   Pickguard/bridge/tailpiece/tuners missing, cracks in side

623 Harmony FHAC VG $218  Minimal wear, serial #4929H623, stamped F-61

1392 Dano tube amp VG $355 NS speaker, NS handle, worst thing about this amp is the grille, everything else looks good


1448 Dano  SSEG and tube amp in case G $300 Wear to guitar, amp grille has 1 inch strip cutout , neck wear, discolored knob inserts, edge wear to case

1371 Kay HBEG G/MOD $250 BIN NS humbucker in lead position, stamped 8668 and L9926, original strap and 45 RPM 'how-to' record incl.,  mis-ID'd as a 1425

1452 Dano SBEG with tube amp in case VG $570   Very clean, whammy bar missing, triangle neck plate, thick script logo, footswitch incl.

1477 Harmony SBEG w/ OC VG $340 BIN   Clean,  logo removed

803 Banjo G  $52   4-string w/ resonator, hole patched in head