I have an old harmony that is about 40 years old, and it sounds great. You might want to loosen up the strings, put the neck part in a dresser drawer then place a book or two on it for weight. Wait a bit a few weeks and see if you made any progress. It has worked for my guitar. I have a lot of people who hear my guitar and love the sound. I hope this makes sense, a guy from Martin guitar tought me that trick.
Aug 22, 2008
News from the guitar shop... by: David
Hi Trevor,
I followed your advice and took my guitar to a specialist shop... not good news.
He said it wasn't worth repairing, I could buy a new guitar of similar quality for near enough the same price.
While I was there I asked about the make and model... I shouldn't have; he said it was a bog standard, cheapo guitar. Similar quality new ones cost about 100 Euros. I tried one, mine still sounds way better!!!
Oh well, at least I now know that its made of Cedar. I guess I'll hang on to it whilst I'm still learning. Looks like the old girl will have to retire :-(
