Vintage 6 String acoustic guitars

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It's had quite a bit of work done to it -the original \"string through\" bridge has been replaced with a modern pin bridge, and braces have been added either side of the soundhole to keep the top flat.  Often these little guitars are described as \"great for slide\" simply because they need a neck-reset, but not many people do this work, as it is a skilled job and labour intensive, and many feel their status as a \"catalogue guitar\". doesn't warrant the effort and expense to sort them out. I've done this to dozens of these guitars, which were in production as variants of this model from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, so I genuinely know these guitars inside out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've given this guitar a neck reset to ensure it's fully playable with a decent action (2.5mm across the board at the 12th fret). The reset has been done so that there's plenty of height in the bridge, the fretboard extension has had a tapered wedge installed so that there's no fall-off or hump where it joins the body, and it's all been done using traditional hide glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frets have been replaced with Van Gent medium fretwire The fretboard is pearwood,  stained and with inlaid pearloid position dots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted with new Kluson pattern enclosed back 3 on a plate machineheads, period correct. These are an upgrade to the original open back machineheads, which although were in fair state, I deemed them too stiff and uneven in operation to be worthy of this nice little guitar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew bone nut and new rosewood pin bridge. Strung with d'Addario phosphor bronze 10's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's generally in good condition, and has been treated pretty well, but do bear in mind it's over 50 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese charming little guitars are increasingly difficult to get hold of, and I pride myself in knowing how to restore them and get them nicely playable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe birchwood and ladder braced construction make for a tight boxy sound which is great for blues, and the handy size makes it a very comfortable guitar to play. I use a Stella 929 as my main gigging 6 string guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-08-03T19:02:49+01:00","created_at":"2026-08-03T18:55:15+01:00","vendor":"ChickenboneJohn Guitars","type":"","tags":[],"price":42500,"price_min":42500,"price_max":42500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":58482000593277,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Airline by Harmony vintage 6 string guitar","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":42500,"weight":5000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline1.heic?v=1785780124","\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline3.heic?v=1785780122","\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline2.heic?v=1785780122","\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline4.heic?v=1785780122","\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline5.heic?v=1785780122"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline1.heic?v=1785780124","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":69279992873341,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.37,"height":1460,"width":2000,"src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline1.heic?v=1785780124"},"aspect_ratio":1.37,"height":1460,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline1.heic?v=1785780124","width":2000},{"alt":null,"id":69279992906109,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline3.heic?v=1785780122"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline3.heic?v=1785780122","width":1000},{"alt":null,"id":69279992938877,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.37,"height":730,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline2.heic?v=1785780122"},"aspect_ratio":1.37,"height":730,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline2.heic?v=1785780122","width":1000},{"alt":null,"id":69279992971645,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline4.heic?v=1785780122"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline4.heic?v=1785780122","width":1000},{"alt":null,"id":69279993004413,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline5.heic?v=1785780122"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":750,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.chickenbonejohn.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/airline5.heic?v=1785780122","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eClassic early 1960s USA made Airline parlour sized guitar. Redbust finish with painted faux bindings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll solid birch construction, ladder braced top, poplar neck, made by Harmony in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 inch scale length, 36 inches long overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar has been fully overhauled and set-up so that it is properly playable. It's had quite a bit of work done to it -the original \"string through\" bridge has been replaced with a modern pin bridge, and braces have been added either side of the soundhole to keep the top flat.  Often these little guitars are described as \"great for slide\" simply because they need a neck-reset, but not many people do this work, as it is a skilled job and labour intensive, and many feel their status as a \"catalogue guitar\". doesn't warrant the effort and expense to sort them out. I've done this to dozens of these guitars, which were in production as variants of this model from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, so I genuinely know these guitars inside out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've given this guitar a neck reset to ensure it's fully playable with a decent action (2.5mm across the board at the 12th fret). The reset has been done so that there's plenty of height in the bridge, the fretboard extension has had a tapered wedge installed so that there's no fall-off or hump where it joins the body, and it's all been done using traditional hide glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frets have been replaced with Van Gent medium fretwire The fretboard is pearwood,  stained and with inlaid pearloid position dots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted with new Kluson pattern enclosed back 3 on a plate machineheads, period correct. These are an upgrade to the original open back machineheads, which although were in fair state, I deemed them too stiff and uneven in operation to be worthy of this nice little guitar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew bone nut and new rosewood pin bridge. Strung with d'Addario phosphor bronze 10's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's generally in good condition, and has been treated pretty well, but do bear in mind it's over 50 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese charming little guitars are increasingly difficult to get hold of, and I pride myself in knowing how to restore them and get them nicely playable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe birchwood and ladder braced construction make for a tight boxy sound which is great for blues, and the handy size makes it a very comfortable guitar to play. I use a Stella 929 as my main gigging 6 string guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

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I've done this to dozens of these guitars, which were in production as variants of this model from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, so I genuinely know these guitars inside out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've given this guitar a neck reset to ensure it's fully playable with a decently low action (1.5mm on the high E at the 12th fret, 2mm on the low E). The reset has been done so that there's plenty of height in the bridge, the fretboard extension has had a tapered wedge installed so that there's no fall-off or hump where it joins the body, and it's all been done using traditional hide glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guitar has its original skinny brass frets. The fretboard is pearwood with a stained and painted finish, the fret markers are stencilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll original hardware and Kluson machineheads which are working fine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Indian Laurel bridge base, fitted with the original adjustable height bridge saddle. Strung with d'Addario phosphor bronze 10's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's generally in good condition, and has been treated pretty well, but do bear in mind it's over 50 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese charming little guitars are increasingly difficult to get hold of, and I pride myself in knowing how to restore them and get them nicely playable. To my knowledge, I'm the only person doing neck resets on these guitars on a regular basis . Most sellers  will just shave the bridge down to improve the action but this is rarely an acceptable way to getting them properly playable, and is certainly not a long term solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe birchwood and ladder braced construction make for a tight boxy sound which is great for blues, and the handy size makes it a very comfortable guitar to play. 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Painted faux \"bindings\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 inch scale length, 36 inches long overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar has been fully overhauled and set-up so that it is properly playable. Often these little guitars are described as \"great for slide\" simply because they need a neck-reset, but not many people do this work, as it is a skilled job and labour intensive, and many feel their status as a \"catalogue guitar\". doesn't warrant the effort and expense to sort them out. I've done this to dozens of these guitars, which were in production as variants of this model from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, so I genuinely know these guitars inside out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've given this guitar a neck reset to ensure it's fully playable with a decently low action (1.5mm on the high E at the 12th fret, 2mm on the low E). The reset has been done so that there's plenty of height in the bridge, the fretboard extension has had a tapered wedge installed so that there's no fall-off or hump where it joins the body, and it's all been done using traditional hide glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guitar has its original skinny brass frets. The fretboard is pearwood with a stained and painted finish, the fret markers are stencilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll original hardware and Kluson machineheads which are working fine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Indian Laurel bridge base, fitted with the original adjustable height bridge saddle. Strung with d'Addario phosphor bronze 10's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's generally in good condition, and has been treated pretty well, but do bear in mind it's over 50 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese charming little guitars are increasingly difficult to get hold of, and I pride myself in knowing how to restore them and get them nicely playable. To my knowledge, I'm the only person doing neck resets on these guitars on a regular basis . Most sellers  will just shave the bridge down to improve the action but this is rarely an acceptable way to getting them properly playable, and is certainly not a long term solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe birchwood and ladder braced construction make for a tight boxy sound which is great for blues, and the handy size makes it a very comfortable guitar to play. I use a Stella 929 as my main gigging 6 string guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b7a3ldyMBVo?si=4Rpj71YnzGhBb1nQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":15980621005181,"title":"Harmony Stella 929 ivory vintage 6 string guitar","handle":"harmony-stella-929-ivory-vintage-6-string-guitar","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassic 1950s USA made Harmony Stella 929 parlour sized guitar. It's in the unusual and rare ivory finish, sometimes called \"bananaburst\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll solid birch construction, ladder braced top, poplar neck, made in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 inch scale length, 36 inches long overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar has been fully overhauled and set-up so that it is properly playable. Often these little guitars are described as \"great for slide\" simply because they need a neck-reset, but not many people do this work, as it is a skilled job and labour intensive, and many feel their status as a \"catalogue guitar\". doesn't warrant the effort and expense to sort them out. I've done this to dozens of these guitars, which were in production as variants of this model from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, so I genuinely know these guitars inside out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've given this guitar a neck reset to ensure it's fully playable with a decent action (2.25mm across the board 12th fret). The reset has been done so that there's plenty of height in the bridge, the fretboard extension has had a tapered wedge installed so that there's no fall-off or hump where it joins the body, and it's all been done using traditional hide glue. It's had a couple of additional braces put in either side of the soundhole to get the top straight, so all in all it's good to go for another 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frets are the original skinny brass ones, properly checked and levelled. 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