Your Grandpa's Guitar

Welcome to Your Grandpa's Guitar. A blog dedicated to the guitars our grandparents may have owned. I hope to emphasize depression era instruments with an even greater emphasis on the so called working mans guitar. Guitars that were made and/or distributed by such companies as Regal, Sears and Roebuck(i.e. Supertone), Maybell/Slingerland, Tonk Brothers, Kay, Harmony and more. I hope you enjoy!!

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Dan Penn holding a Harmony Sovereign H-55 acoustic/electric guitar

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  Here is one of my favorite pictures of one of my favorite people.  Dan Penn is seen here holding a Harmony Sovereign H-55 acoustic/electri...
Sunday, October 24, 2021

Conrad electric baritone guitar model 1247/Conrad electric guitar

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  Shouldn't be hard to look at this photo and tell which is the baritone.  Scale length differential is very apparent.  Its like a sibli...
Sunday, October 3, 2021

Harmony H72V Electric Guitar

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  Some might say..."Why didn't you just go for a Gibson ES-335."  I would bet that the 335 feels a little more hefty in your h...
Saturday, June 5, 2021

Silvertone Classical Guitar - "Little Willie"

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  Who doesn't love Willie Nelson?  A great songwriter, singer, and guitarist.  His guitar playing in my opinion is completely underrated...
Sunday, April 18, 2021

Airline Parlor Guitar

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  Here is a little Airline parlor guitar.  She is the sister of the Stella/Harmony H927.  Bought this guitar on the cheap, put a few bucks i...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Funky German Archtop

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  Don't know a whole lot about this one.  I do believe it is a German made guitar much like a Hoyer.  It is a pretty fun ride when you g...
Sunday, August 30, 2020

1969 Barclay Acoustic Guitar

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  Here we have a 1969 Barclay guitar.  These were made by Harmony and are basically the h-1203 model rebranded with the Barclay headstock.  ...
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I have always loved the style, look and sound of the off brand/department store guitar. In a world of Gibson, Martin and fender they are the underdog that i always find myself rooting for.
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