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Up for sale, a 1959 Harmony Stratotone Jupiter H49 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original chipboard case. The Stratotone H49 model was one of Harmony's top tier offerings in the late ‘50s, featuring DeArmond's famed Gold Foil pickups. Fully hollow, the thinline body boasts a solid spruce top, maple back and rims, and a slab Brazilian rosewood fretboard capping a maple neck. Based on the stencil applied to the case, this guitar was previously owned by a member of ‘50s/’60s instrumental rock band the Ramrods.
The clear, percussive quality of the DeArmond gold foils really shines here, with a glassy, dynamic snap and woody bite when digging in hard. The ingenious “Blender” knob acts as a balance control between the two pickups when both are selected, giving the player a smooth gradient between the Bridge and Neck positions. Featherweight at 4lbs 15oz, this Stratotone Jupiter H49 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, dialed in with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: “Baseball bat” C, measuring .925” 1st fret, 1.025” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, block inlay
-Frets: Medium, leveled/crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 1/4”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Waverly, open-gear
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, Maple
-Pickups: DeArmond Gold Foil x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, “Blender” knob, Three-way rotary pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to 46th week of 1958
-Hardware: Brazilian rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: One-ply tortoise pickguard, DeArmond bell knobs (all vintage, three original)
-Factory Markings: 1959 date stamp in cavity
The original gloss nitro lacquer finish shows light vertical lacquer checking, with some pick wear across the strum path, faint buckle worming on the back, and some minor dings on the body as a whole. There are two small touched-up and doweled (non-original) jack plate mounting holes adjacent to the input jack, and a very small, professionally addressed split in the maple across the jack. The gloss is free of palm wear on the neck profile with just a few minor marks.
The original two-tone chipboard case is included; this guitar’s previous owner, ostensibly a member of instrumental rock band the Ramrods, has stenciled the group’s name onto the lid.
The clear, percussive quality of the DeArmond gold foils really shines here, with a glassy, dynamic snap and woody bite when digging in hard. The ingenious “Blender” knob acts as a balance control between the two pickups when both are selected, giving the player a smooth gradient between the Bridge and Neck positions. Featherweight at 4lbs 15oz, this Stratotone Jupiter H49 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, dialed in with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: “Baseball bat” C, measuring .925” 1st fret, 1.025” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, block inlay
-Frets: Medium, leveled/crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 1/4”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Waverly, open-gear
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, Maple
-Pickups: DeArmond Gold Foil x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, “Blender” knob, Three-way rotary pickup selector
-Harness: CTS pots date to 46th week of 1958
-Hardware: Brazilian rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: One-ply tortoise pickguard, DeArmond bell knobs (all vintage, three original)
-Factory Markings: 1959 date stamp in cavity
The original gloss nitro lacquer finish shows light vertical lacquer checking, with some pick wear across the strum path, faint buckle worming on the back, and some minor dings on the body as a whole. There are two small touched-up and doweled (non-original) jack plate mounting holes adjacent to the input jack, and a very small, professionally addressed split in the maple across the jack. The gloss is free of palm wear on the neck profile with just a few minor marks.
The original two-tone chipboard case is included; this guitar’s previous owner, ostensibly a member of instrumental rock band the Ramrods, has stenciled the group’s name onto the lid.
