Abbreviations: M-int, NM - Near Mint, E- Excellent,
VG- Very Good, G- Good , F-air, P-Poor, NS- Non-Stock,
HBEG- Hollow Body
Electric, FHAC- F-Hole Acoustic, FTAC- Flat-Top Acoustic, SBEG- Solid Body
Electric, SSEG- Semi-Sold Electric, MIJ- Made In Japan, MOD - Modified
significantly from stock, w/ O/C Original / Case, BIN (Auction ended at
'Buy It Now' price), UNK - Unknown manufacturer or
model number, ACC - accessory. ALL RATINGS SUBJECTIVE.
Unless otherwise noted, I'm rating them by what I see in the pictures and read
in the description.
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I've never used the word 'puddling'
in a listing before, but that 1474 down there had
little rings of dust on top of the accumulated dust... a sure sign
(along with the stained grille and darkened bottom cabinet panels) that
the amp had seen some water.
Anyhoo, May is here, and I'm busily totaling up the money that passed
hands for the Silvertone-branded guitars, amps and etc. for the month of
April. I'll let you know soon.
1474Dano tube amp
G $490 BIN Water damage to bottom of cab
, water stain
on grille , NS
tubes, puddling evidence in dust
, light rust
on xformer/spkr. backs
1410 Teisco MIJ SBEG G $220 Whammy
included
1457Dano amp in case
only VG $266 Clean, covering looks good, glue seep on knob inserts
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet
Restored $895 BINCleaned, polished, serviced and ready to rock
April showers... we've sure had them here in North Carolina,
blunting the edge of a terrible statewide drought. In Silvertone World,
our April has been filled with showers of nice little surprises, like
that seldom-seen green to black 'alienburst' Teisco...
and that super-cool and quite rare ca. 1946 Kay-made 712...
and that's just TODAY!
Oddly, we've had a 'drought' of buying this month... I've seen a BUNCH
of setups not even bid on... let me tally the totals for this month, and
we'll see how things fared...
Still on the lookout for the catalog designation of the black finished
'Wish Book only' mid-pickup Dano.
Posted 4/30/08
712 Kay FHAC VG $399 BIN
Super-rare
early model (ca. '46) with the split oval fret markersshield
headstock 605
Harmony FTAC MOD $100
NS tuners, added pickup
& volume
control
1437 Teisco MIJ SBEG E $900
BIN
Ultra-rare green to black fade finish, logo sticker in place
, all controls
stock and accounted for
1245 Kay FHAC G $150 Light
scratches, headstock wear
, broken nut
, one set of
NS black tuners
1300
Valco tube amp P $76
This amp hasn't fared well: re-covered with woodgrain contact paper, grille
faded , back
panel has middle broken out
, powers on
but no sound, the handle looks good
and the knobs
are stock , so
it has that going for it
641 Harmony FTAC G/MOD $76 Unusual
headstock trim
,
low serial #0090H6411,, originally
had a tailpiece/bridge combination
1460 Teisco MIJ HBEG VG $250
Finish looks good, all stock, whammy bar missing, last of the Silvertone branded
guitars
1208Harmony FTAC w/ OC
G $56 Clean, block
logo, last of the Silvertone branded guitars
Not much April left, , but plenty of action and work here in Silvertone
World. OK, I've recovered from this past weekend (60+ auctions
completed!), and am working on the April closeout tallies, and several
new pages.
Thanks to Silvertonian Leanne for pointing me in the right direction on
these wacky Kay-made Silvertones:
"part of the Value
Thinline Series and came in 1, 2 and 3 pick up versions. made from
60-65"
Here's a nice Kay for comparison... looks to me like the Harmony
designer for the 1420 series jumped ship... or maybe Kay just
copied a popular design.
Still on the lookout for the catalog designation of the black finished
'Wish Book only' mid-pickup Dano.
Posted 4/29/08
1446 Harmony HBEG VG $1176 NS
Tune-o-matic bridge, light scratches, some headstock edge wear, otherwise very
nice 1420
Sears
tube amp G $46 Very shiny
, untested
1464Dano Solid state amp
only F $90 Trem/rev functional, beat up covering
and knobs missing some inserts
618 Kay FTAC VG
$50 1422 Sears
tube amp G $362 Scratches at jack on face plate
, trem/rev functional, some
dings on cornes, edge wear, NS tubes
1444 Dano SSEG BAss VG $860
Swoop cutaway
,
aluminum access panel
, a little
buckle rash on back, light finish scratching, otherwise very nice
1484 Dano tube amp only
F $204 Beat up, knobs chipped, corner
dings
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case VG
$480 Clean, some headstock dings, edge wear to guitar and ampcase,
stamp on neck indicates build date of 20th week of 1964
1452 Dano SBEG Neck $100
1471 Dano Tube amp MOD $79
Rectifier replaced with solid state circuit, logo plate missing
688 Kay FHAC w/ OC VG $385Very clean,
stamped N-3 & L 9054 6887
1465 Dano
Solid State amp and cabinet G $432 Knobs chipped,
edge wear, NS Celeston spkrs, originals included, some NS tubes, trem/rev
functional
1420Harmony SBEG w/ OC
VG $555 Very clean, a few small dings
1230 Classical w/ OC VG $93
Green trim ring
UNK Harmony FHAC VG $103
'deco' headstock,
1482Dano tube amp VG
$321 Round spkr. cutout, clean and shiny
, light rust
on xformer, footswitch incl. 615 Harmony FTAC w/ OC G $13
(!!!) Clean
1212 Harmony FTAC G $124
(!!!)
Light rust on tuner, gig bag incl., stamped S-68
(b/c
enhanced) ,
actually relatively rare, one of the last Silvertone-branded guitars
1317 Dano SSEG w/ OC VG $341 Some light
finish checking, 11.25" body, Coke bottle headstock
, a few
scratches, possible NS pickguard
1484 Dano tube amp only
F $255 Re-covered
; OK job,
1417 Dano SSEG w/ OC VG $372
Clean, finish looks good, logo intact, dolphin nose headstock, little
bit of play wear on left bout
, 'non-swoop'
neck joint, circular access panel,
transitional
guitar
1446 Harmony HBEG VG $799 Very
clean, Bigsby in good shape, stress cracks at output jack
1454 Harmony HBEG VG $667Beautiful
example of this highly-prized guitar, very light wear, one NS tuner shaft insert
1451Dano tube amp G $191
'Wish Book' only model, edge wear, handle looks good
1472 Dano tube amp G $265
Clean, covering looks good, red bordered panel, square spkr. cutout, tremolo
spelled properly
1448 Dano SSEG guitar only G $350 Earlier model; two-bolt neck/no tilt,
triangle
insert knobs dirty/worn, edge wear, dings, logo nearly worn away, some
sticker/tape residue on back of headstock, pickup split
1477 Harmony SBEG w/ OC VG $231Clean, looks
good, lights edge dings, some slight buckle rash, mystery amp included in price
14XX (U-style) Dano Access plate
$31
853 ukulele G $57
1477 Harmony SBEG F $108 Found in attic,
broken pickguard
, all but one
knob gone, whammy present, dingtastic finish
14222 Sears
solid state amp F $48
Someone sat on it
, channel two
intermittent
1423 Harmony SSEG
w/ OC
VG $559 Super clean, very little wear, metal logo
682 Kay FHAC G $316 Clean, light
wear, neck/heel is tight, fancy markers
, some binding
cracked at heel
, colorless
but gold outlined (stripped?) 'shield' logo
, pickguard
missing
That $3.50 a gallon gasoline
is killing a lot of deals... in Silvertone World and
beyond. I've noticed a disturbing trend of beautiful guitars and amps
going unbought, and sometimes unbid for. Let's hope the sub-prime,
recession threatening, can't buy nothin' but what you need blues pass us
by soon.
Posted 4/24/08
1317 Dano SSEG
G $355 Ding on lower
left front, guitar sticker (?) residue on back
,
619 Harmony FTAC VG $139 Clean,
pickguard missing
688 Kay FHAC w/ OC VG $366 Very clean
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case F
$305 Some nail polish personalization
and some
holes and repair weirdness
going on at
the bottom of this one, pickguard cut, discoloring of grille and yellowing
insert on amp knob
1217Harmony FTAC G $100 BIN
Screw 'repair' at neck heel
,
'Space Dot' logo on headstock
, serial #3233
S 1217, the non-Silvertone-branded sucessor to the
long-running
600 series
1437 Teisco MIJ SBEG w /OC VG $350
Nice and clean, some slight wear, whammy present
1472 Dano tube amp G $335
Recently serviced, NS speaker, square speaker cutout, red border, light wear,
stain on grille, trem works
UNKG $150 The
decal says Silvertone
, but it must
be a Simpson-Sears from Canada, seller is in Canada
621Harmony FTAC w/OC
G $83 Clean, serial #3881H62,
stamped F-65 GM
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case VG
$380 Earlier model; two-bolt neck/no tilt
, strip
tuners, NS knobs, amp looks good
1464 Dano Solid State amp and cabinet G $205
Covering looks good if a bit dusty, what'd they do? tape over the Silvertone
logo? 2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp
G $72 No case or accessories
710 Harmony FTAC w/ OC VG $214 Slight top
separation, serial #1482H710, stamped F-55
Mondays are FUN days,
with nearly FOUR DOZEN auctions completed over the
weekend (some didn't sell at all, reserve not met, or ended for other
reasons... that's why there aren't 48 listings below). April is drawing to a close, and the deals are goin' down in
Silvertone World. Check out that very nice 1446 going for well over a
grand, and FIVE 1448 setups changing hands over the weekend! Don't see
too many Guitaros, and that $400+ price confirms it! Help me out on that
crazy Harmony KAY down there; I've seen a-plenty of them, and I've even got
a picture of the instruction sheet, but I've never seen a listing for
the gee-tar itself in any Sears catalog!
I'm also still on the lookout for the catalog designation of the black-finished
'Wish Book only' mid-pickup Dano.
Posted 4/21/08
800 Banjo G $120
Resonator, 5-string
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case VG
$350 Clean, NS knobs
1446 Harmony HBEG VG $1225 Clean, two
screw holes in headstock, NS clear dice selector
, flaking
around neck screws
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case VG
$688 Clean
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case G
$282 Earlier triangle insert knob model, speaker blown in amp, just
below speaker grille modded for output jack, dirty case covering
1477 Harmony SBEG w/ OC VG $255 Very clean,
very light wear on back
615 Harmony FTAC w/ OC VG $51 Clean, come
edge wear, 1" ding to fretboard/neck near lowest note on low E string, stamped
S-64
1389Dano tube amp
G $150 'Wish Book Only' model, back panel replaced
, NS speaker
1484 Dano tube amp only
F $203 Rough covering
, trem/rev
functional, some NS tubes, 1/4" jack mod
1472 Dano tube amp G $300 Round speaker
cutout, red border chassis with rare 'tremlo'
misspell,
tremolo functional
1451 Dano neck/tuners/nut $76 Wear
to headstock,
stamp indicates 1967 build, thick script logo
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case VG
$500 BIN Clean guitar, knobs look good, finish is nice, amp has
minimal wear
1840 Oscar Schmidt Guitaro w/ OC
VG $430 Unusual
instrument, available for only a year ('65-'66) from the Sears catalog, incl.
manual, tuner
1448 Dano neck only $58 Fretboard
looks good, wear to head, tuner shaft ferrules still present, stamp indicates
1965 build
Dano bridge/saddle/nut/screws $31
1445Kay SBEG VG $788 Looks great,
all stock, minimal wear
1457Dano SSEG
Guitar with tube amp in case VG $687 Very clean
guitar, some neck wear, slight vinyl band peel
, still has
cord keeper, amp has light corner wear
UNK Kay SSEG w/C G $209 Weird mod to
pickguard ,
the seller thought this was a Harmony 1420 - it's not, I've got a scan of the
instruction sheet for it, and I've seen this guitar plenty of times, but still
do not know a model designation for it; never seen it in a catalog; clues?
email me!
Busy as a bumblebee lately, there's so much happening in Silvertone World,
and in my world, but I'm sure trying to keep up. Nice to see that
'Shane' Kay-made 618 finally selling, and I'd also never seen a 1448
with triangle knobs and a three bolt neck.
By the way, thanks to everyone for putting Silvertone World in the top
million websites in the world. Considering how many sites there are out
there, I'd say that's pretty great!
Tell your
friends, and keep on visiting and
writing. Remember, if you've got questions or answers, get yourself
over to our
Google
Group, and join in!
Still on the lookout for the catalog designation of the black-finished
'Wish Book only' mid-pickup Dano.
Posted 4/18/08
618 Kay FTAC
F $195 Missing
pickguard, had pickups installed at some point, headstock wear
, NS tuners
(missing one), customized by Shane at some point
, stamped
L7966 8111
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case VG
$407 Triangle insert knobs on guitar and amp
, strip
tuners, but a three-bolt neck; early 'transitional' guitar
, NS speaker,
clean
1457Dano amp in case
only G $250 Amp works, case has some repairs to
hinge areas
,
one major corner bare spot,
lining looks good
614 Harmony FTAC G $45
Quarter-size blemish top left bout
1423 Harmony SSEG
w/OC G $361 NS knobs/blender control,
raised metal logo, headstock wear
1476/1482
Harmony SBEG / Dano tube amp G $325 Sold As Pair
Guitar has some dings/light wear, amp has some covering rips
, nephew of original owner
1391Dano tube amp F $90
Functional, stock knobs, logo plate present, 'ratty' speaker, discolored grille
cover, no handle
1457Dano SSEG
Guitar with tube amp in case VG $687 Very clean
guitar, some corner dings to amp
1484 Dano tube amp only
F $184 Non-functional, (2) NS knobs, shielding inside amp head bent
along edges, dirty
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet
E $812 4 small screw holes behind handle, one 4 inch
scuff on side covering, otherwise super clean, all functional
1464 Dano Solid State amp and cabinet G $128
Looks like mildew spots under covering
, paint drips
on control panel
, edge
wear/dings, rust on xformer, scratchy pots
14XX Harmony
SBEG F $72 No pickups,
no truss rod cover, refinished/ overspray on pickguard
1457Dano SSEG
Guitar with tube amp in case VG $800 Duct tape
repair to small tear in spkr, some edge wear to case, otherwise very clean
1310 Valco Lap Steel w/ OC VG
$200 Little bit of
tuner button 'shrivel'
1457Dano SSEG
Guitar with tube amp in case VG $1045 Some
headstock wear,
ding in vinyl
,
otherwise quite clean, amp includes footswitch, light rust on buckles, some
oxidation of grille frame, original manual incl.
1235 Classical F $9Looks good
from the front, water damage/warping/separation on back
,
stamped S-69, serial #6836X1235
618 Kay FTAC
G $71 NS bridge/pickguard
, pointy deco
headstock ,
cool 'bear claw' grain on top
, stamped
L7559-618
1214Harmony FTAC G $21
I'm gonna guess 1214, just because of the oranginess of the finish, thin script
logo
Doin' taxes takes less time than cleaning up and getting all these weekend
auctions tidied away. Y'all are smart sellers, though... ending on
weekends brings in the most $$$! No real standouts this go-round, just
some solid deals. I do have to leave you with a bigger, better
pic of that 'punk art' guitar:
RAWK!
Thanks for all your letters this week, trying to get some mysteries
solved, and some good answers out.
Still on the lookout for the catalog designation of the black finished
'Wish Book only' mid-pickup Dano.
Posted 4/9/08
Sears Instruction Manual for Acoustic Guitar
G $1
1478 Harmony
SBEG w/ OC VG $655 Stored in plastic covering, very
clean
1484 Dano tube amp only
G $233 Looks good, light wear to covering
1466 Dano Solid State amp F $204
Amp non-functional, grille falling off
, handles on
cabinet present, paint stains to top of cab, all 6 stock Jensens present
1391 Dano tube amp P $120 Water damage,
grille discolored, handle worn, back panel missing
853 ukulele VG $54
621Harmony FTAC
G $71 Bridge intact, finish wear, crack on lower side, wild grain on
back , stamped
S-65
1437 Teisco MIJ SBEG VG $283 Rare 'brownburst'
finish, light scratching, some flaking, whammy missing, one switch cover gone,
,
Serial # 342418
1465 Dano
Solid State amp and cabinet G $250
Amp non-functional for 25 years, cabinet and amp look clean
1481 Dano tube amp G $138
BIN Square spkr.
cutout, NS speaker, dirty
UNK Classical G $30 Picking wear
on top
1333Dano tube amp cabinet
F $52 Missing handle, 12" speaker intact, no
chassis/electronics, listed as 1331
1204 Harmony FTAC G $30 Odd fretboard
decoration
1300Valco tube amp
F $124Covering is
rough
1448 Dano SSEG guitar with tube amp in case G
$325 Stains on vinyl surround, marks on V/T knobs
, still has
cord keeper
1483 Dano tube amp only (sorta...)
P
$14In
pieces, untested
1484 Dano tube amp only (sorta...)
P $78 In pieces,
untested
1448 Dano SSEG guitar only VG $379
BIN Clean, NS bridge saddle, buckle rash on back
1420Harmony SBEG w/ OC
VG $520 Clean, scratches near jack, slight headstock
wear on back,switch replaced, beat-up case has cool 60s era flower sticker
1421Harmony SSEG
VG $299 US Clean, pickguard screw crack at bridge
1477 Harmony
SBEG MOD $55
Tailpiece/tuners incl., no electronics, no nut or truss rod cover, punk art
piece
model; two-bolt neck, triangle insert knobs, scratches on case
1443Dano SBEG Bass MOD
$179 Dano body
coupled with Fender-style neck,
NS bridge, one NS knob
610 Harmony FTAC VG $100
Cowboy model
1448 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $355Yellowing of guitar knob
inserts
1484 Dano tube amp only
G $222 Channel two static-y, big ding on back corner
1481 Dano tube amp VG $219
BIN Square spkr.
cutout, serviced with new caps and resisitors, cleaning, some oxidation/pitting
of back control panel Dano Trem/Reverb dual switch G
$51 Worn, plug cut and modded with two RCA jacks
1421 Sears tube amp VG $203
Clean, trem
functional but disconnected
605Harmony FTAC w/ OC
VG $74 Slight heel &
top separation, light rust on tuners, stamped 209H605
615 Harmony FTAC
G $51 EADGBE in
labelmaker on neck (just in case you forget)
1214Harmony FTAC
G $99 Clean, no tuners, no bridge pins, bridge in good
shape (!) ,
block logo
660 Classical w/ OC VG $60
688 Kay FHAC w/ OC E $445 Very clean,
shiny, stamped
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet
E $895 Cleaned/serviced, ready to rock
1373
Dano SSEG Bass w/ OC VG $1137 pots stamped
137917 = Chicago Telephone Supply, 17th week of 1959
1481 Dano tube amp E $163 Square spkr.
cutout, stock, very clean 2574 Oscar
Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC VG $50 15-chord, tuner, books
AND bumper sticker mail-in offer
April is blowin' right on by, and so are the guitars and amps in Silvertone
World. Hey, if you go to silvertoneworld.com now, you'll end up
here as well! Trying to get some new electrics on the roster this month,
as well as a few acoustics that seem to be cropping up quite a bit, more
artist profiles, and many new features for Silvertone World. Tell your
friends, and keep on visiting and
writing.
Still on the lookout for the catalog designation of the black finished
'Wish Book only' mid-pickup Dano.
661 Kay FTAC Tenor w/ OC VG $168 Clean, slight
neck wear at nut, 2" scratch on back, stamped L3229
1448 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case G $540 Usual
wear, amp has corner dings, knobs worn/dirty
604 Harmony FTAC F $11
Back separating
1319 Valco Lap Steel VG $140 Ding, damage
at nut ,
scratches, general wear and tear
1448 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case P $213
NS knobs, NS bridge
, pickup loose
and wireless
,
amp not present in broken/rough/marked up case
614 Harmony FTAC G $16 Looks good,
deco headstock, serial #1821H614
688 Kay FHAC
G $108 Some finish flaking / edge wear
,
pickguard present, dirty, stamped L8937 6887
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet
G $421 Some edge wear, trem / rev work, NS speakers
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet
G $317 Amp/cab both show covering wear, trem works / rev
doesn't, NS speakers
1472Dano tube amp VG $301
Round speaker cutout, red border, light corner dings, trem function unknown
1385 Harmony HBEG VG $1287
US
Raised metal logo
,
NS tuners, NS tailpiece, modded thusly: "2 small sound posts (one
on each side of the bridge pick-up) were professional installed by a luthier on
this one to counter this problem. A small riser was also mounted underneath the
bridge pick-up to bring it a little closer to the strings."
1410 Teisco MIJ SBEG G $68
Refinished
red, whammy intact, roller bridge present
,
stock knobs, tuners missing, swoopy head, block logo,
last of the Silvertone-branded guitars
1483 Dano speaker cabinet only F
$60 Stock Jensen 15" speaker
,
covering is rough,
grille has weird stain
1482Dano tube amp G
$393
NS tubes, tremolo functional
UNK Microphone $11
1446 Harmony HBEG w/ C VG $900
Thin script logo, clean, slight dings as well as sticker residue and serial
number on headstock
What a wild weekend of
Silvertone selling! I crack open my 'watched' list, and there's over 40
auctions that have ended this first weekend of April. Spring cleaning?
Well, it's a bunch, and let's see what we've got that stands out.
Hmmm... very nice 1484 setup; one of the cleanest I've seen, really. I
do not believe that 621 was signed by Elvis, see my notes
explaining why. Anyone seen a supplement or Wish Book listing with that
triangle head Kay acoustic?
Posted 4/7/08
1485Dano Tube Amp G $405 Head cover painted
, cab has casters, NS
speakers, amp head was cut to remove old tubes (!)
, NS tubes, trem/rev unknown 600
Series and UNK Harmony (like 603)
FTAC Sold as Pair F $103
1448 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case G $255
NS knobs on guitar, guitar cut/drilled for another (absent) pickup
, amp has some edge wear 605 Harmony FTAC w /C G $20cowboy case has 1" tear on
lid but otherwise looks good
,
stamped S-57-T
1204 Harmony FTAC G $75
2574 Oscar Schmidt Autoharp w/ OC
VG $109 Book, record, access. incl.,
serial
BH 080
UNK Kay FHAC VG $360I've never seen this
triangle-trimmed guitar in a catalog
, stamped N14
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet
VG $895 Very nice
, rev/trem functional,
covering/grille clean
1484 Dano tube amp only
G $349 VOX cabinet incl., rusty xformers
, rusty jacks on front, trem/rev
functional 1457
Dano SSEG Guitar onlyMOD $225
'Re-engineered' strap button
,
modified electronics, neck
wear
1331 Dano tube amp F $199
Rough covering
, handle
worn , amp functional 606 Box G $10
1484 Dano tube amp only
G $251 Electronically restored, knobs missing, case
rough on corner
, rev/trem
functional, back panel very rough
1448 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case VG $579
Clean, wear on knob insert
, stock tubes
621 Harmony FTAC
$166
Signed by Elvis? Doubtful. Even though the signature bears a 'quick glance'
resemblance to EP's signature, and he supposedly visited Goodhue Lake, NY in
1963... this is a model 621 that wouldn't have been available until '64, and the
practice of exclaiming "WHOEVER Rocks!" really wasn't en vogue back in
the early 60s.
1256 ukulele w/ OC VG $85
Flat top headstock, thin script logo
604 Harmony FTAC F $48
The usual scrapes and dings
1214 Harmony FTAC E $124 Original box included, very
shiny, original strap/instruction pamphlet incl.
710 Harmony FHAC G $76
Bridge bowed/cracked
, deco headstock
710 Harmony FHAC G $79
No bridge, no tuners, stamped 1292H710
831 ukulele VG $27
Slight edge wear to headstock, screen print looks great
1478 Harmony SBEG w/ OC VG $375 Whammy missing, logo
missing, pickguard stamped March 10, 1966 1457
Dano SSEG with tube amp in case P guitar/ F
amp $214 ROUGH
no electronics or pickgaurd
on guitar, all tuner present, amp case hinge broken
1484 Dano tube amp w/ cabinet
G $431 Scrapes and dings to covering on both, some NS
tubes in amp, stock Jensens in cab, trem works, rev doesn't
1484Dano speaker cabinet
only F $78 Woof! No speakers, covering gone except for back panel
, handle present, grille
there, but it's been 'customized'
615 Harmony FTAC F $36
Some edge wear, cracks on
either side of tailpiece, strange repair to headstock
, stamped 8170H615
1420 Harmony SSEG Body only $69 1488 Harmony SBEG w/ OC VG $670
Whammy present, headstock crack/repair
, back of pickguard shows a
date stamp of July 28, 1965.
1422Tube Amp
G $165 Trem/rev functional on Channel 1, custom
'Playboy' bunny sticker
688 Kay FHAC
VG $125 Some light
finish scratches, stamped L6186 6887, N-1
1444 Dano SSEG Bass VG $621 Very clean,
all stock, logo present
, slight dings
on headstock, pot code is 1376510; dating the CTS pots to
the 10th week of 1965
1472Dano tube amp E $385 Round speaker
cutout, very clean covering/grille/innards, red border chassis with rare 'tremlo'
misspell ,
tremolo functional
856 ukulele F $29 , hole on
lower bout,
flathead/script logo
1446 Harmony HBEG w/ OC VG $1350 Slight dings
to headstock
,
raised metal logo,
includes capo, tuning fork 14XX Dano tube amp knobs $25
1448 Dano SSEG with tube amp in case G $331
Rub wear on lower left bout
edge
wear/dings to amp case, slight hum to amp
Dano/Silvertone 'Coke bottle' neck
$135 Poorly spray painted black, fingerboard
refinished in clear, one strip of tuners NS, tuner ferrules stock
UNK Harmony FHAC G $163 'Deco' logo
, unfamiliar
with this model number for the era of headstock; stamped
4831H1215
856 ukulele w/ OC G $69 Baritone
model, square head script logo
, headstock
dings, 3.5" crack on back
752 Kay Mandolin VG $136 Clean
1484Dano tube amp and speaker cabinet
G $405 Re-capped, re-tubed, reverb serviced, power
tubes NOT INCLUDED
615 Harmony FTAC F $13
Bridge and (1) tuner spindle missing, stamped S-64
1481 Dano tube amp F $90Tubes missing,
AC cord cut, cosmetically good; dusty
1436 Teisco MIJ SBEG body only
$91
Electronics work, serial #121325 1410 Teisco MIJ SBEG
VG $135
Whammy bar missing, extra strap button hole on upper bout, logo on 'Fender-ish'
headstock somewhat worn
1214Harmony FTAC w/OC
G $52 Bridge
pulling up, small crack at soundhole, block logo,
last of the Silvertone-branded guitars
MARCHing through $83,248
in the merry month of March for nearly 300 Silvertone branded items.
From a top 3 high dollar amount of $1575 for a 'Chris Isaak' 1446
guitar, $1425 for a nice 1396 amp, and $1279 for a very rare Kay-made
1361 guitar; all the way down to $2 for a Silvertone tape measure. All
in all, a whopping 25 1448 guitars, amps or both changed
owners, as did 7 1457s, 5 1449s, 8
1484s, 11 1482s, 6 1481s, 3
1472s, 5 1464s, 7 1483s, 10
1423s, 6 1446s, and 8 1420s. A few changes
to these pages. Thumbnails will now be 50 pixels in height instead of 35
to allow more detail to come through, as I don't link them to a larger
image.
Starting off April with kings and commoners: A run of the mill
Harmony-built 604, and a rather nice Danelectro-built 1301.
Posted 4/1/08
1301 Dano SSEG VG $900
BIN Headstock dings
, seller-owned for 20 years,
interestingly, pot codes date to 1957, the era of the narrower-body (and far
rarer)1323
604 Harmony FTAC F $56
Chipped fretboard
, chip
on upper bout
, rust on
tuners
, water stain
on grille 
, NS
tubes, puddling evidence in dust
, light rust
on xformer/spkr. backs
Whammy
included
Cleaned, polished, serviced and ready to rock
Super-rare
early model (ca. '46) with the split oval fret markers
shield
headstock 
NS tuners, added pickup
& volume
control 
Ultra-rare green to black fade finish, logo sticker in place
, all controls
stock and accounted for
Light
scratches, headstock wear
, broken nut
, one set of
NS black tuners
, back
panel has middle broken out
, powers on
but no sound, the handle looks good
and the knobs
are stock 
, so
it has that going for it
Unusual
headstock trim
,
low serial #0090H6411,
, originally
had a tailpiece/bridge combination
Finish looks good, all stock, whammy bar missing, last of the Silvertone branded
guitars
Clean, block
logo, last of the Silvertone branded guitars
NS
Tune-o-matic bridge, light scratches, some headstock edge wear, otherwise very
nice
, untested
, trem/rev functional, some
dings on cornes, edge wear, NS tubes
,
aluminum access panel
, a little
buckle rash on back, light finish scratching, otherwise very nice
Clean, lookin'
mighty green, stamped L434 5520
Missing
solo/rhythm knob
,
whammy/tailpiece cover missing
Logo gone,
whammy/tailpiece cover missing
, 1 stock
'chicken head' knob, power cord chewed, handle looks good
, schematic
intact
Headstock cut
, no back
panel
Absolutely
beautiful; in storage since purchase
This
'Medalist' looks good, trem works, unknown electrical mod
, 1457 amp
includes footswitch, very clean
Very clean,
stamped N-3 & L 9054 6887
Green trim ring
, light rust
on xformer, footswitch incl.
Light rust on tuner, gig bag incl., stamped S-68
(b/c
enhanced) 
,
actually relatively rare, one of the last Silvertone-branded guitars
Light wear,
pickguard dated Oct 30, 1964
Some light
finish checking, 11.25" body, Coke bottle headstock
, a few
scratches, possible NS pickguard
; OK job, 
, 'non-swoop'
neck joint, circular access panel,
transitional
guitar
Beautiful
example of this highly-prized guitar, very light wear, one NS tuner shaft insert
triangle
insert knobs dirty/worn, edge wear, dings, logo nearly worn away, some
sticker/tape residue on back of headstock, pickup split
Loose neck,
rusty tailpiece, pickguard missing
Clean, looks
good, lights edge dings, some slight buckle rash, mystery amp included in price
$31
,
broken pickguard
, all but one
knob gone, whammy present, dingtastic finish
, channel two
intermittent
Clean, light
wear, neck/heel is tight, fancy markers
, some binding
cracked at heel
, colorless
but gold outlined (stripped?) 'shield' logo
, pickguard
missing
Ding on lower
left front, guitar sticker (?) residue on back
, 
Clean,
pickguard missing
Very clean
and some
holes and repair weirdness
going on at
the bottom of this one, pickguard cut, discoloring of grille and yellowing
insert on amp knob
Screw 'repair' at neck heel
,
'Space Dot' logo on headstock
, serial #3233
S 1217, the non-Silvertone-branded sucessor to the
long-running 
Nice and clean, some slight wear, whammy present
The
decal says Silvertone
, but it must
be a Simpson-Sears from Canada, seller is in Canada
, strip
tuners, NS knobs, amp looks good
Slight top
separation, serial #1482H710, stamped F-55
Clean, two
screw holes in headstock, NS clear dice selector
, flaking
around neck screws
, 'swoop' neck
cutaway 
,
circular access panel, NS tuners, neck refinished natural
, missing
bottom strap button
, stamped S-65
Looks great,
truss rod cover missing, some yellowing of binding, all stock
Clean, NS
knobs, possibly NS pickguard
Very clean,
very light wear on back
Block logo,
last of the Silvertone-branded acoustics
'Round up'
looks great, light edge wear at headstock
Clean, come
edge wear, 1" ding to fretboard/neck near lowest note on low E string, stamped
S-64
, NS speaker
, trem/rev
functional, some NS tubes, 1/4" jack mod
stamp indicates 1967 build, thick script logo
Unusual
instrument, available for only a year ('65-'66) from the Sears catalog, incl.
manual, tuner
, still has
cord keeper, amp has light corner wear
Weird mod to
pickguard 
,
the seller thought this was a Harmony 1420 - it's not, I've got a scan of the
instruction sheet for it, and I've seen this guitar plenty of times, but still
do not know a model designation for it; never seen it in a catalog; clues?
Missing
pickguard, had pickups installed at some point, headstock wear
, NS tuners
(missing one), customized by Shane at some point
, stamped
L7966 8111
Thin script
logo, clean, NS (but period) knobs
, strip
tuners, but a three-bolt neck; early 'transitional' guitar
, NS speaker,
clean
,
one major corner bare spot
,
lining looks good
Quarter-size blemish top left bout
,
raised metal logo, headstock wear
Sold As Pair
Guitar has some dings/light wear, amp has some covering rips
, nephew of original owner
Clean, strap peg missing on bottom
, paint drips
on control panel
, edge
wear/dings, rust on xformer, scratchy pots
, stamped P3,
lightly modded pickguard
No pickups,
no truss rod cover, refinished/ overspray on pickguard
Little bit of
tuner button 'shrivel'
,
ding in vinyl
,
otherwise quite clean, amp includes footswitch, light rust on buckles, some
oxidation of grille frame, original manual incl.
Looks good
from the front, water damage/warping/separation on back
,
stamped S-69, serial #6836X1235
, pointy deco
headstock 
,
cool 'bear claw' grain on top
, stamped
L7559-618
I'm gonna guess 1214, just because of the oranginess of the finish, thin script
logo
, handles on
cabinet present, paint stains to top of cab, all 6 stock Jensens present
Water damage,
grille discolored, handle worn, back panel missing
, stamped
S-65
Rare 'brownburst'
finish, light scratching, some flaking, whammy missing, one switch cover gone,
,
Serial # 342418
, hole
in amp chassis
Baritone
model, square head/flat top, one tuner missing
No tubes, knobs missing, scratched, dirty
Very clean
Picking wear
on top
Odd fretboard
decoration 
Covering is
rough
, still has
cord keeper
In
pieces, untested
In pieces,
untested
Tailpiece/tuners incl., no electronics, no nut or truss rod cover, punk art
piece 
Dano body
coupled with Fender-style neck
,
NS bridge, one NS knob
Yellowing of guitar knob
inserts
trem
functional but disconnected
Slight heel &
top separation, light rust on tuners, stamped 
EADGBE in
labelmaker on neck (just in case you forget)
,
block logo 
Very clean,
shiny, stamped
stamped F-66
Looks good,
minimal wear
,
gig bag incl., 'swoopy' cutaway
, 5-sided
aluminum access panel
pots stamped
137917 = Chicago Telephone Supply, 17th week of 1959
Square spkr.
cutout, stock, very clean
NS bridge
, stamped N1
Some
finish checking
, pot codes
1376003 =
Smudgy, dusty
Clean, slight
neck wear at nut, 2" scratch on back, stamped L3229
Ding, damage
at nut 
,
scratches, general wear and tear
, pickup loose
and wireless
,
amp not present in broken/rough/marked up case
Looks good,
deco headstock, serial #
Light
scratches, fret wear, some edge wear
Pickguard
missing, clean 
,
pickguard present, dirty, stamped 
Raised metal logo
,
NS tuners, NS tailpiece, modded thusly: "2 small sound posts (one
on each side of the bridge pick-up) were professional installed by a luthier on
this one to counter this problem. A small riser was also mounted underneath the
bridge pick-up to bring it a little closer to the strings."
Refinished
red, whammy intact, roller bridge present
,
stock knobs, tuners missing, swoopy head, block logo
,
last of the Silvertone-branded guitars
,
covering is rough
,
grille has weird stain
Thin script logo, clean, slight dings as well as sticker residue and serial
number on headstock
, cab has casters, NS
speakers, amp head was cut to remove old tubes (!)
, NS tubes, trem/rev unknown
, amp has some edge wear
cowboy case has 1" tear on
lid but otherwise looks good
,
stamped S-57-T
Book, record, access. incl.,
serial
BH 080 
I've never seen this
triangle-trimmed guitar in a catalog
, stamped N14
, rev/trem functional,
covering/grille clean
, rusty jacks on front, trem/rev
functional
,
modified electronics
, neck
wear
, handle
worn 
, amp functional
, rev/trem
functional, back panel very rough
, wear on knob insert
, stock tubes
Signed by Elvis? Doubtful. Even though the signature bears a 'quick glance'
resemblance to EP's signature, and he supposedly visited Goodhue Lake, NY in
1963... this is a model 621 that wouldn't have been available until '64, and the
practice of exclaiming "WHOEVER Rocks!" really wasn't en vogue back in
the early 60s.
Odd Silvertone logotype, 15-chord, tuning tool incl., serial 36460 
Flat top headstock, thin script logo 
Original box included, very
shiny, original strap/instruction pamphlet incl.
Bridge bowed/cracked
, deco headstock
Slight edge wear to headstock, screen print looks great
Whammy missing, logo
missing, pickguard stamped March 10, 1966
no electronics or pickgaurd
on guitar, all tuner present, amp case hinge broken
, handle present, grille
there, but it's been 'customized'
Some edge wear, cracks on
either side of tailpiece, strange repair to headstock
, stamped 8170H615
Whammy present, headstock crack/repair
, back of pickguard shows a
date stamp of July 28, 1965.
Some light
finish scratches, stamped 
Very clean,
all stock, logo present
, slight dings
on headstock, pot code is 1376510; dating the CTS pots to
Round speaker
cutout, very clean covering/grille/innards, red border chassis with rare 'tremlo'
misspell 
,
tremolo functional
, hole on
lower bout
,
flathead/script logo
Slight dings
to headstock
,
raised metal logo
,
includes capo, tuning fork
edge
wear/dings to amp case, slight hum to amp
Spray painted
grille, exterior dings/edge wear, electronics sound, chassis clean
No
electronics or pickup, bridge/tuners included, head/neck stripped
Dings,
finish checking, edge wear, polished, reglued, stamped N-12
Thick scipt
logo, amp has slight staining to grille cloth, a few light corner dings
Deco logo
, vintage
Silvertone strings incl.
'Deco' logo
, unfamiliar
with this model number for the era of headstock; stamped
4831H1215
Baritone
model, square head script logo
, headstock
dings, 3.5" crack on back
Clean
Tubes missing,
AC cord cut, cosmetically good; dusty
Electronics work, serial #121325
Whammy bar missing, extra strap button hole on upper bout, logo on 'Fender-ish'
headstock somewhat worn
Bridge
pulling up, small crack at soundhole, block logo
,
last of the Silvertone-branded guitars
Headstock dings
, seller-owned for 20 years,
interestingly, pot codes date to 1957, the era of the narrower-body (and far
rarer)1323
, chip
on upper bout
, rust on
tuners