This is a 1960s Harmony Sovereign acoustic that has been used and loved for most of its life by late Belgian guitar legend Paul Couter (Arno, TC Matic, Tjens Matic). It's being sold on behalf of his wife, in fact.


The guitar is playable out of the box and sounds massive. Open chords ring and boom in a way not a lot of guitars can match. The neck bears the scars of years of slide playing but the action is nice and the frets are in good shape. It's straight and there's plenty of life in it.


Paul was an invetereate tinkerer so the bridge and machine heads have been replaced and there's an input on the bottom of the body for the Seymour Duncan SA6 Mag Mic pickup that this ships with. This will need to have the contact wires resoldered together but this is a simple task and the connections on the pickup and input are stll intact. The guitar also ships with a Gator GC Dread hardcase.

There are some marks on the body and bridge from plectrums and one next to the neck from god-knows-what. Call them character pieces! The guitar is inscribed to his wife on the back but she has so many of his guitars she wants to let some go. That can be cleaned off if the buyer desires.


Always happy to provide more photos, just let me know.

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Listed3 months ago
ConditionVery Good (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • H1260 Sovereign
Finish
  • Natural
Categories
Year
  • 1960s
Made In
  • United States
Pickup
  • None
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
String Type
  • Steel
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Top Material
  • Spruce
Body Shape
  • Jumbo
Back Material
  • Mahogany
Sides Material
  • Mahogany
Color Family
  • Tan
  • Natural
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 19

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