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| SET UP YOUR OWN HOME RECORDING STUDIO FREE!!! This is not an advertisement or a "suck you in link"!!! I use the free Kristal Audio Engine Software and am an active member of the Kristal Users Forum. I am happy to host a satellite website for a forum buddy, Smurf while he is moving his website, OPEN I MUSIC If you are new to home recording this is where you want to begin. Smurf covers all the basics. You will also find links to download everything you need to get started. At our favorite price FREE! Smurf's website is one of the first I found. I printed all the info out he has available and put it in a binder. I still use that binder when I start mixing. Just click the Open I Music Icon to visit his website here at the studio. You will not be taken to another website. |
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| VINTAGE HARMONY MARQUIS (LES PAUL) I have owned this guitar for quite a few years and have never been able to find out much about it. In fact I had only found one other person that owned one until last week. Another picker came across pictures of mine online and sent me a great email with loads of info. I bought mine at a yard sale for $100.00 and would not trade it for a Gibson Les Paul. If you come across one for sale I would recommend you buy it. Here is the information I received. |
| The Harmony Les Paul that you have is one of the best playing and sounding Les Pauls ever made. They where sold in the late 70's to very early 80's they are very, very rare in the mahogany color and with the routing around the body. Aldens catalog had them listed and they were also sold thru Service Merchandise catalogs. They were probably the most expensive guitars made by Harmony at the time, this is why they were named Harmony Marquis, and were listed between $499 and $599. This was a time when Gibson Les Pauls were selling for under $900, and Fender American Stratocasters were around $500 and both included cases but the Harmony did not. To tell the truth the quality of the Harmony is much better than a Gibson Les Paul. In fact I have 2 Gibson Les Pauls and the fit of the covers and binding is much better on the Harmony. The Harmony Les Paul that you have, came with Dimarzio Humbucker pickups that is why they don't have the chrome covers over them, the Dimarzio's were expensive pickups and would have cost you over $200 just for the pair by themselves. The neck on the Harmony is a bit fatter than a normal Les Paul and would be compare to a 50's style neck by today's standards. In fact I remember having a hard time finding a case to fit it because it didn't fit Les Paul copy cases so I had to buy one for a real Les Paul for it to fit. The only bad thing that I ever found on the guitar was that they came out with cheap tuners on the head stock for some reason and because of them it had a hard time staying in tune. After I put a set of Schaller tuners on it would stay in tune for weeks it seemed. This was one of the first guitars that Harmony made in Japan and for the most part they really set out to build it with quality components so it could compete with the American companies like Fender and Gibson. This included the Dimarzio pickups and the Tune-a-Matic adjustable bridge and even the mahogany body, but because of this it was too expensive to make and they soon discontinued it and made cheaper versions of it, like the sunburst ones that you have seen with all the chrome. Soon other companies came out with cheaper versions that were junk but because they were made in Asia they were soon looked down at and very few people even know about how good this guitar really is. I have had mine a little over 30 years and have only seen one other in person and yours is the 2nd I have seen online. The 1st one I saw the guy had taken out the pickups to put in his other guitar before he listed it for sale. Says something about the rarity doesn't it? This was my first guitar and over the years I have had well over 40 guitars and I still own this one. Here is a picture of mine it has held up pretty well over 30 years and I still play it. Bob |
| I have had no problem with my Marquis staying in tune. In fact just the opposite. It seems to remain in tune forever. I believe my tuners are original. Butch |
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