Silvertone Model 1446L Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar, made by Harmony , c. 1962
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Silvertone Model 1446L Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar, made by Harmony, c. 1962, made in Chicago, black lacquer finish, laminated maple body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, period chipboard case.
This is a clean all-original example of this unique model, one of the very best guitars ever sold through Sears, Roebuck & Co. The Silvertone 1446L is both a super sharp-looking and great-sounding instrument combining a sleek ebony finished Harmony thinline hollow body and deluxe pattern neck with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and unique mini-humbucking pickups. These were supplied by CMI/Gibson, essentially the same units used on the contemporary Kalamazoo-made Epiphone line. The only difference is a 3-and-3 staggered polepiece pattern as opposed to a straight line, probably to differentiate them visually rather than for any musical reason. This is the only '60s Harmony/Silvertone model sporting pickups with a Gibson lineage, all the rest used DeArmonds. The odd-looking white plastic trapezoidal mounting bezels are also unique to this model.
This combination of features makes for a very professional instrument for a Silvertone, and a guitar that has a justifiable reputation as the finest Harmony-made electric guitar of the 1960s. This one has no visible factory date code visible but the raised metal logo marks it as an earlier example; the model first appeared in Sears' catalogs in 1961 and vanished after 1967. The 1446 is unofficially named the "Chris Isaak" model; some time back he was seen with one quite a bit, before Harmony and Silvertone were considered "cool"! At any rate this IS one of the coolest of all; a classic in comparatively affordable vintage 1960s American guitars.
Overall length is 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm.), 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 in. (610 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.).
This is a clean, fine-playing and sounding example of this snazzy Silvertone classic. It shows only very minor wear and remains all original. There is some light finish wear overall with checking, small dings, scrapes, and scuffs, for the most part the ebony lacquer still is intact.
All the hardware is original, including the oft-lost or broken plastic pickguard, somewhat brittle white plastic pickup bezels and switch rings have survived with no damage. The upper tip of the plastic truss rod cover has a typical shrinkage crack. The original Waverly tuners, Biggby tailpiece and nickel-plated pickup covers show some light wear but nothing to serious. There is minor fingerboard and fret wear in the first position but nothing that affects playability. Overall this is a very nice example, a really fun guitar to play. These were sold in decent numbers 55+ years ago but many have not survived the ensuing decades as well; this one comes in a better grade period black chipboard case. Overall Excellent - Condition.
This is a clean all-original example of this unique model, one of the very best guitars ever sold through Sears, Roebuck & Co. The Silvertone 1446L is both a super sharp-looking and great-sounding instrument combining a sleek ebony finished Harmony thinline hollow body and deluxe pattern neck with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and unique mini-humbucking pickups. These were supplied by CMI/Gibson, essentially the same units used on the contemporary Kalamazoo-made Epiphone line. The only difference is a 3-and-3 staggered polepiece pattern as opposed to a straight line, probably to differentiate them visually rather than for any musical reason. This is the only '60s Harmony/Silvertone model sporting pickups with a Gibson lineage, all the rest used DeArmonds. The odd-looking white plastic trapezoidal mounting bezels are also unique to this model.
This combination of features makes for a very professional instrument for a Silvertone, and a guitar that has a justifiable reputation as the finest Harmony-made electric guitar of the 1960s. This one has no visible factory date code visible but the raised metal logo marks it as an earlier example; the model first appeared in Sears' catalogs in 1961 and vanished after 1967. The 1446 is unofficially named the "Chris Isaak" model; some time back he was seen with one quite a bit, before Harmony and Silvertone were considered "cool"! At any rate this IS one of the coolest of all; a classic in comparatively affordable vintage 1960s American guitars.
Overall length is 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm.), 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 in. (610 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.).
This is a clean, fine-playing and sounding example of this snazzy Silvertone classic. It shows only very minor wear and remains all original. There is some light finish wear overall with checking, small dings, scrapes, and scuffs, for the most part the ebony lacquer still is intact.
All the hardware is original, including the oft-lost or broken plastic pickguard, somewhat brittle white plastic pickup bezels and switch rings have survived with no damage. The upper tip of the plastic truss rod cover has a typical shrinkage crack. The original Waverly tuners, Biggby tailpiece and nickel-plated pickup covers show some light wear but nothing to serious. There is minor fingerboard and fret wear in the first position but nothing that affects playability. Overall this is a very nice example, a really fun guitar to play. These were sold in decent numbers 55+ years ago but many have not survived the ensuing decades as well; this one comes in a better grade period black chipboard case. Overall Excellent - Condition.