This is a great condition 1961 Harmony Mercury Statotone. Sounds and plays great and as you can see it looks super...Beautiful flame maple--look long and hard at that back. It plays like melting butter but it's so purty ya almost 'want to handle it too much--- but it is solid as a rock and ready to rock. Neck is straight, frets are in great shape, pick up is strong and clear. Pots work swell and the 3 way switch works too... though position 2 is not much different from position 1...which is actually good because that is the position you want. It sounds heavenly...and position 3 almost sounds like a piezo it is so crystalline and clean. Comes with a very good condition two-tone original case [Geez--that plush case is worth $100 alone].
[1962 catalog] The versatile Stratotone Mercury electric Stratotone Mercury multi-purpose switch : - Rythm : Preset for Rythm, lead, or special effects - Treble : Preset for solo work with treble emphasis - Bass : in thisn position Tone control is activated enabling any deisred gradation in tone value.
Multi pickup performance with a single unit ! Mercury's unique pickup circuit, in combination with the hollow cutaway tone chamber body, provides unusual versatility. Instantaneous changes with a flick of the switch (see above). Luxurious polished finish emphasizes the beautiful curly maple top and back. Ultra-slim fingerboard of rosewood, ovalled, has 7 large inlaid pearlette markers, multiple edges bindings. Ultra-slim neck has torque-lok adjustable dual rod. Celluloid bindings and inlay. Adjustable bridge. H48, natural blonde finish."
