1960s Harmony
H1270 Sovereign 12 String
“I’ve got a 12 string Harmony Sovereign, which I use quite a lot on recordings – I had the neck taken off and put back on to get a better action.”
International Musician and Recording World, December 1976
“When the interview was over, we tried to leave his house, but he came out to the sunny garden with his Harmony 12 string in his hand. It was nice weather day. He had the complete look of one of those guitar freaked-common nice guys, you can find everywhere. When he stood behind the clear blue sky, a bit of lake flavored-sweet air and green glass in his garden, he looked totally different from a rock star who plays hard and energetically on the stage . What in the world gives this quiet, good young man has so much tough energy? …I wondered when I looked at Rory who sat on garden roller, playing a strange freakish instrumental number without any pause.”
“THE HAND BOOK” (Player Corporation) Japan, 1977
Harmony 1966 catalog:
Harmony Jumbo Model – 12-string guitar – Mahogany – Spruce Top
A deluxe model for those who have learned to appreciate the richness and full toned response of the 12-string guitar, with its pairs of strings tuned in unison, or an octave apart. Large deep body has polished natural finish selected spruce top, carefully braced. Back, sides and neck are of selected mahogany. Torque-Lok adjustable reinforcing rod. Rosewood ovalled fingerboard and bridge. Nickel-plated hinged tailpiece. Smartly bound and inlaid with shell-color and white celluloid.
No. 1270 – Size: 16 × 4 5/16 × 40 1/2 in.
