Post by CTGull on May 16, 2023 15:21:21 GMT -5
The Story – The Silvertone model 633 is basically the Harmony Sovereign H1260, but with a sunburst finish, made for the Sears Fall 1965 thru Fall 1968 catalogs. It was replaced by the 1220 (Spring 1969 thru Fall 1970), and then the 1221 (Spring 1971 thru Spring 1973). It is fairly rare, probably because it was far more expensive than any other 6 string acoustic guitars Sears offered.
I had been looking for a 1220 for a while, which is the same as the 633, but with a funky shaped pickguard (there may have been some overlap, with the earlier 1220’s having the normal shape pickguard), and is slightly more common, but they rarely come up for sale. The 1221 is the same as the 1220, except it has the "space dot" on the headstock instead of the Silvertone logo. I've seen a few of those, but I have resisted, wanting the Silvertone logo to match my rare model 623 (basically the 000 size all solid mahogany Harmony H165), which was only made for the Christmas 1966 catalog.
The bridge has some funky grain Brazilian rosewood. I asked for a better picture and if it had been sanded. He said it hadn't been sanded, and would send a picture soon. I waited for an hour for the picture, but I was afraid of losing it! So, I pulled the trigger!! I hope it's as beautiful in person as this picture!!!!
You can read more about it HERE.
I had been looking for a 1220 for a while, which is the same as the 633, but with a funky shaped pickguard (there may have been some overlap, with the earlier 1220’s having the normal shape pickguard), and is slightly more common, but they rarely come up for sale. The 1221 is the same as the 1220, except it has the "space dot" on the headstock instead of the Silvertone logo. I've seen a few of those, but I have resisted, wanting the Silvertone logo to match my rare model 623 (basically the 000 size all solid mahogany Harmony H165), which was only made for the Christmas 1966 catalog.
The bridge has some funky grain Brazilian rosewood. I asked for a better picture and if it had been sanded. He said it hadn't been sanded, and would send a picture soon. I waited for an hour for the picture, but I was afraid of losing it! So, I pulled the trigger!! I hope it's as beautiful in person as this picture!!!!
You can read more about it HERE.