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Harmony Systems KymaConnect Application Released For Symbolic Sound Kyma

October 25, 2011
Harmony Systems released KymaConnect, a Mac OS X connectivity application for Symbolic Sound Kyma users.
Harmony Systems announced that the KymaConnect application is now available, providing Symbolic Sound Kyma users with a way to transform a Mac into a one-stop command station for Symbolic Sound Kyma connectivity needs.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Harmony Systems Web site.

Harmony H54 Rocket Demo: In Living Stereo

December 17, 2008
Harmony H54 Rocket Demo
Anybody remember Astronaut Jones?

Rocket,
We're demoing A Rocket
We're checking it's pickups
And Hearing It's Toooooooooone, yeah Rocket!
A re-issue axe
We will relate the facts
And play a tuuuuuuuuuuune!  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony Guitars' official website for more information

Harmony H44 Ritchie Valens Signature Stratotone Helps Keep The Legacy Alive

December 17, 2008
Harmony H44 Ritchie Valens Signature Stratotone
With a Hershey bar pickup and cupcake knobs, the Harmony H44 is literarily a sweet guitar. Harmony President Charlie Subecz talks a bit about the history of the guitar that Ritchie Valens made iconic.  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony's official website for more information

Harmony H22 Bass Demo: World's Oldest Living Bass

December 17, 2008
Harmony H22 Bass Demo
Did you know that some fish can live as long as seventy years? Check out this species, known as the Harmony H22 Bass, which has been around since at least the 1950s.  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony Guitars' official website for more information

Harmony H62 Artist Overview With Chris Laguna Of Harmony Guitars

December 16, 2008
Harmony H62 Artist
Harmony Guitars stopped by Gearwire Studio in celebration of their newly reissued line of guitars that restores over forty-five years of history. In this video, Chris Laguna shows us the H62 Artist and it's beautifully revived look.  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony Guitars' official website for more information

Harmony H59 Rocket: A "Better Than Vintage" Reissue

December 15, 2008
Harmony H59 Rocket Demo
The newly resurrected Harmony Guitar brand -- originally liquidated in 1975 -- gets shown off in the Gearwire Studio, and despite some structural and production upgrades, this Harmony H59 Rocket retains a surprisingly vintage tonal vibe and look. So much so that it makes John Hiatt cry. Sort of.  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony Guitars' official website for more information

Harmony Guitars President Charlie Subecz Introduces The Reissued Line

December 15, 2008
Harmony Guitars
Recently, Harmony Guitars reissued a whole enchilada of guitars, and even more recently, they visited Gearwire Studio. President Charlie Subecz gives his state of the reissue address.  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony Guitars' official website for more information

Texas Songwriter, Collin Herring, Talks Guitars, Amps And More

July 25, 2008
Collin Herring
Colin Herring plays an interesting variety of guitars and he took a little time to talk about the whys and wherefores of what he uses.  

Offsite Link: For more on Collin Herring.

Harmony Stratotone, Harmony Rocket And More Reissues From Summer NAMM 2008

July 01, 2008
Harmony Guitars Vintage Reissues Part Two
Harmony wasn't afraid to tell us in a previous video that they had to buy some of their own guitars off of eBay to correctly redesign them. Luckily eBay is still running. We were worried they might have gone out of business.  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony's official website for more information

Harmony Guitars Resurrects Its Heyday Instruments At Summer NAMM

June 27, 2008
Harmony Guitars Vintage Reiussues
The owner of Harmony Guitar company Charlie Subecz was feeling a little nostalgic, so he decided to put the brand's 1950s-era student-guitar models back into production. Only problem was, he didn't have the original plans or original guitars themselves on hand. . .  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony Guitars's official website for more information

Harmony H165 Is Fixed And Sounding Like A Much More Expensive Instrument

April 09, 2008
Harmony H165 Fixed
Patrick Ogle's Harmony H165 was a slick ebay find, but it had some problems. Nothing to be ashamed of! According to Chris Eudy of Third Coast Guitar Service, even Pre-War Martins get the blues.  

Offsite Link: Visit Third Coast Guitar's official website for more information

Harmony H165 Gets All Fixed Up At Third Coast Guitar Services

April 08, 2008
Harmony H165 Fixed
A few months ago, Patrick Ogle took his broken down Harmony H165 to Third Coast Guitar Services, and Chris Eudy explained all the work that needed to be done to make Patrick's guitar playable again. Here are the results.  

Offsite Link: Visit Third Coast Guitar's official website for more information

Harmony Sovereign: Finding Good Deals On Old Guitars

March 31, 2008
Harmony Sovereign
Patrick Ogle brings in his beloved Harmony Sovereign guitar and talks about where you can find one. He theorizes on the advantages auction sites provide over finding used instruments at your local music shop.  

Harmony H165: Chris Eudy Fixes Patrick Ogle's Neck At Third Coast Guitar

February 21, 2008
Harmony H165 in progress
Chris Eudy, sporting a stylish new haircut, has Patrick Ogle's Harmony H165 beheaded and ready for the neck to be reset. Chris explains what went wrong with Patrick's guitar, and it really is just a common aging problems for guitars of this type.  

Offsite Link: Visit Third Coast Guitar Service's official website for more information

Harmony H165: Resetting The Neck At Third Coast Guitar Service

February 11, 2008
Neck Reset
Acoustic guitar isn't like a video game. You can't just hit reset every time the neck wears and shifts . . . or can you? Patrick Ogle goes to Third Coast Guitar Service to find out how many extra lives his H165 has.  

Offsite Link: Visit Third Coast Guitar's official website for more information

Harmony H165: Replacing The Bracing At Third Coast Guitar Service

February 08, 2008
Guitar Bracing
Patrick Ogle took his Harmony H165 into Third Coast Guitar to find out what would go into replacing the missing bracing causing his guitar to slowly cave into itself.  

Offsite Link: Visit Third Coast Guitar's official website for more information

You Can Pick Up A Used Harmony Sovereign For Under $200 -- But SHOULD You?

December 31, 2007
Harmony H-182
A variety of old Harmony guitars are available at fairly low prices. But should you really spend the money on something that might turn out to be unplayable?  

Offsite Link: For more on Harmony Guitars check out the Harmony Database.

Harmony H165: A Great, Inexpensive Guitar With Beautifully Aged Wood

November 28, 2007
Harmony H165

The Harmony H165 in this video is nearly 40 years old, but it's sounding as good as ever thanks to the maturing mahogany. Patrick Ogle talks about some of the pros and cons of the H165 (which he bought for less than $200.00).


Offsite Link: Visit Harmony's official website for more information.

Harmony H805: We Fix The Beat Up Bass

November 28, 2007
Pat Ogle takes his Harmony H805 to Mike Conroy to have it fixed.
Gearwire's Patrick Ogle takes his beat up Harmony H805 to multi-instrumentalist Mike Conroy to see if the thing is worth saving. Pat keeps the H805 around to help him when he's writing music, but the action is a bit high...  

Offsite Link: Visit Harmony's official website for more information.

Harmony H805: A Cheap Bass We Found For Sale

November 27, 2007
Harmony H805

The Harmony H805 that Patrick Ogle has is in very rough shape. In fact, the electronics don't work, showing that you get what you pay for. Patrick says it would be a great bass guitar for someone unfamiliar with the size...  


Offsite Link: Visit Harmony's official website for more information

Why Collect Harmony Guitars And Which Models Should You Look For?

October 01, 2007
Harmony Guitars

François Demont is a sound engineer in France. Not only does Demont have a collection of Harmony instruments - he started a website, The Harmony Database, dedicated to providing and collecting information on the defunct...  


Offsite Link: For more on Harmony go to the Harmony Database.

Francois Demont's Love Of Harmony Led Him To Dedicate A Website To The Instruments

September 28, 2007
Francois Demont

François Demont, a sound engineer who works in French television, has a passion for something very American. It isn't baseball. It isn't apple pie (although we did not discuss apple pie). Demont is an enthusiast for all...  


Offsite Link: For more access to the Harmony Database

Martin 00028, 1962 Strat And A Harmony--Kara Grainger Talks About Her Instruments

September 05, 2007
Kara Grainger

Kara Grainger's an Australian native and current resident of Los Angeles, plays a sort of modified country-blues-pop, that is hard to fit neatly into a genre. Her first release, Grand And Green River is out on Australian...  


Offsite Link: For more on Kara Grainger.

Making Old Guitars New--Low Cost Solid Mahogany Guitars

August 30, 2007
Harmony H-165

Recently Gearwire featured the Harmony Rocket (model H-59) as a guitar that inspired “irrational exuberance.” It is a guitar that just has something – nostalgia, a unique sound or it just looks good. Objectively...  


Offsite Link: For more on Harmony Guitars go to the Harmony Database.

Sometimes A Good Guitar Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

August 20, 2007
Harmony

Sometimes you just love a guitar that really, from most rational perspectives, is not a good one. Or at least isn't a great one. Maybe it feels right. Maybe it has a unique sound. Maybe you just like it. Many, if not all,...  


Offsite Link: For more on Harmony guitars.
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