This is a REAL NICE H-177 Harmony/Baldwin clone for sale on ebay. Just slap one of Sam's pickups on there.....and ya got yourself a Baldwin.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Harmony-H17 ... 484099e720
Re: Harmony/Baldwin H-177 For sale **ebay**
The H177 is actually an upgrade to the H174 (better wood, perhaps). But you're right, Phil - except for the rosette, it's virtually the same guitar as the Baldwin. Scale, neck size, body dimensions, headstock design - all identical.
I'd be careful on this particular one, though - appears to have pretty high action and it MAY have a crack below the headstock (hard to tell in photo). But for 25 bucks, you can't go wrong!
I'd be careful on this particular one, though - appears to have pretty high action and it MAY have a crack below the headstock (hard to tell in photo). But for 25 bucks, you can't go wrong!
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Yeah I saw that action with the quarter sitting on the neck. That saddle looks like it's at least an inch high!! Oh well, if I got that sucker I'd be pulling that bridge off anyway and slapping one of my Baldwin bridges and a Prismatone.
I've been meaning to ask you how that Barbero plays not that you got the Prismatone on it.
I've been meaning to ask you how that Barbero plays not that you got the Prismatone on it.
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Yeah, that saddle is way up there. Could be to compensate for a bad neck angle too, and that's a more expensive repair. Most every one I've seen could use a neck re-set to get the action down low enough.
I really like the Barbero flamenco - the Prismatone sounds great in it. Keith Adams left the action a little higher than my Baldwin, so it gets a thicker note.
PhilHunt wrote:I've been meaning to ask you how that Barbero plays now that you got the Prismatone on it.
I really like the Barbero flamenco - the Prismatone sounds great in it. Keith Adams left the action a little higher than my Baldwin, so it gets a thicker note.
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Keith builds some of nicest guitars I've seen in a long time. He had a couple at CAAS last year. They looked like Studio Classics but had Prismatones mounted on them. The necks felt like a CE. The actions were a little high for my taste but otherwise they played and sounded great. If I was going to have someone build me a classical electric it would be either him or Roger Stuckless in Canada. Now you talk about someone who can build a guitar!!! Hoo-wee!! Roger can build one hell of a guitar. If I ever get someone to build me one...I want the neck exactly built like the neck on my Baldwin. I had mine shaved down. I've gotten so use to playing it I just can't hardly play any other guitar. The other day I went into a music store and played a Godin multiac classical (like Busters only black). That was the worst playing piece of crap....the action was so high. I honestly don't know how people can play those things.....the neck feels like it's a mile long. When you go from playing a short scale Baldwin to a long scale like a Godin.....you're sure to makes mistakes left and right.
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Phil, I own a Godin Multiac and understand some of what you're saying but now you have me curious about what playing a Baldwin would be like? I can't imagine enjoying a short scale though. However, I'd prefer lower action but haven't really experience that on a nylon string guitar. I do just OK with my Godin but really miss my Kirk Sand that I had to sell a few years back. I'll have to get my hands on a Baldwin or similar just to try it out.
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Hi Rande.. Further to your comments about the Godin Multiac. I have a Multiac Nylon.. not the Grand Concert Multiac.. I believe your multiac is like mine. I have a love hate relationship with it. One thing I love about it is the ability to set the action as low as you might like it (without buzzing of course)... When I first got mine, the action was a bit high for my liking, so I just took off the neck and shimmed it. Try that on a Baldwin!!! As to Phil's comment about the long neck. I agree with him. In order to get the neck joined at the 12th fret on a multiac, you need to buy the Grand Concert model, which comes with a 2 inch nut width. The ideal Multiac for me would be a Grand Concert (join at the 12th fret) with a 1 7/8th inch nut width. But alas... they don't make them. I talked with Bobby Gibson about that and he put me in touch with a Godin rep that was more than willing to custom build one, but I'm just not a good enough player to warrant spending that kind of money on a custom build. One of my dislikes (not quite hate!) is the neck profile of the multiac. it is just too thin (ala Taylor guitar). I much prefer a fuller neck profile... similar to a Gibson CE neck, but again.. Multiacs only come with a thin neck profile. Overall there is much more to like about the Godin Multiacs than to dislike, but I guess that could be said about many a guitar ... Sorry about this somewhat off topic long winded post.
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