1960s Harmony H165 Vintage Acoustic Guitar Mahogany Grand Concert, Pro Neck Reset

Up for sale, a 1960's Harmony H165 Grand Concert Mahogany acoustic guitar in excellent condition. One of Harmony's most enduring and popular USA-made vintage acoustic models, the H165 is akin to Gibson's LG-0 in many respects, with a solid mahogany ladder braced body that delivers a warm, punchy tone. There's a distinctive bark that comes with mahogany, and the sound is wooly while still having a sweet top end. Having received a professional neck reset as well as a new hand carved bone saddle and nut, this guitar plays well with comfortable action and fresh 11-50 phosphor bronze strings.

The neck has a chunky, baseball bat C shaped profile with generous shoulders and a Brazilian rosewood fretboard. The stock frets are intact, retaining their full, original height with virtually no wear and well rounded crowns. The scale length measures 25 1/4" with 14 frets clear of the body and 19 frets total. The hand carved bone nut measures 1 3/4" in width and the headstock retains a very clean gold treble clef silkscreen and Harmony logo, indicative of a model produced before '68. The original open back tuners are also intact, turn smoothly, and hold pitch as they should.

The original rosewood bridge is present, and the new bone saddle has height for future adjustment. The action currently sits at just over 1/8" at both the treble and bass sides of the fretboard, measured at the 12th fret. Visible through the soundhole, the "H165" model number is cleanly stamped near the neck block. There is one repaired crack on the side of the body on the bass side at the waist with some targeted finish overspray, and a second crack on the back on the treble side, also at the waist of the body. Both of these cracks have been professionally repaired and the guitar is structurally sound. Other cosmetic wear includes some light scratches and scuffs on the top and back, as well as a bit of light finish discoloration on the bass side upper bout of the top.