Harmony H173 Classical Guitar (Late 1960's)

This guitar is in good condition considering its age. All the wear seen in the pictures is purely cosmetic and we've gone through it throughly and made sure everything is structurally sound. A full setup was done to it and it was strung with D'Addario EJ27N nylon strings. No case or gig bag is included.

Manufactured from the late 1950's to mid 1960's the H-173 was a student level classical guitar model was was one step down from the H-174 model. The H-173 featured a Spruce top, Hardwood back, sides & neck (the wood changed a few times and it differs year to year from our research, others like this seemed to have Birch for back & sides but we are unable to confirm) & an ebonized Maple fretboard. We have dated this particular H173 to the late 1960's due to the single band rosette that appeared around 1965.

Here is the write up from the 1965 Harmony Catalog

"Model No. 173 - Selected well-seasoned spruce top, finest type of fan-rib bracing. Hardwood back, frame and carefully shaped neck. Fingerboard of ebonized hard maple. Spanish style rosewood bridge. Neat binding on edge and soundhole. For beginner or advanced player. Highly recommended by many Classic guitar teachers"