Holiday / Harmony Silhouette / Bobkat / Bobcat 1967 Redburst

Holiday/Harmony Silhouette/Bobcat model H15V c.a. 1967

Holiday was a brand name used by the Aldens mail order catalog company (Chicago)to market Harmony built guitars. This Silhouette/Bobcat is in a redburst finish with a few scuffs and small chips around the edges. The hardware is bright with no pitting. The pickguard has a shrinkage crack at one of the screw holes. The knobs are original but the strap buttons are replacements. The neck is straight and plays very nicely with no fret out, frets are in good shape with lots of life left. I added a bit of paper under the low E string at the nut when I changed the strings because it had a slight buzz when played open, no buzz when fretted. The tuners are a bit tight which I think is due to the tuner ferrules choking the posts. I used a string winder to gain extra leverage when I changed the strings. Removing the tuners and lubricating the posts will likely address this issue. I don’t think the problem is the tuner gears since the tuner missing the ferrule turns fine. At least the tuners hold tune well. The main attraction of this little beauty is the DeArmond pickups. They still have strong output and fantastic tone. Call the tones what you want (spank, twank, etc), but the pickups have a sensitive and very musical response to variations in right hand technique. The electronic controls are quiet and work normally with no scratchiness. Once you pick this guitar up you won’t put it down, lots of tone variation and lots of fun! Period chipboard case included.