1965 Silvertone 1454 Vintage Hollowbody Electric Guitar, Harmony USA w/ DeArmond Gold Foils, Case

Up for sale, a 1965 Silvertone model 1454 in perfect working order and complete with a case. Produced for Sears by Harmony under their in-house "Silvertone" banner, this model is analogous to Harmony’s H75-78 flagship series of instruments. Featherweight at 6lbs 13oz, this 1454 features maple thinline hollowbody construction with a smooth, natural acoustic tone and articulate note attack. Each pickup has its own on/off two-way toggle and dedicated Volume and Tone knobs for a particularly broad tonal palette. The pickups have strong output and the clear, percussive quality unique to the DeArmond gold foil design (this particular iteration of the gold foil has silver diamond covers). These pickups can deliver everything from spanky twang in the bridge position to warm, bell-like tones at the neck. Full and dynamically responsive, the pickups offer a distinctive woody bite when picked with authority, and a glassy clarity in every pickup position. This Silvertone 1454 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, with fresh 11-49 strings, comfortable action, and accurate intonation. Neck Specs: -Wood: Maple -Shape: Chunky C, measuring .960” 1st fret, .980” 9th fret -Fretboard: Dyed maple, block inlay -Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the B string on frets 1-4 -Scale Length: 24 1/4” -Nut: 1 3/4”, bone -Tuners: Waverly open-gear -Headstock: Raised metal Silvertone logo Body Specs: -Wood: Maple -Pickups: DeArmond "gold foil" x3 (Rowe Industries stamps on baseplates date to 9/3/65) -Controls: Volume x3, Tone x3, on/off selector switch x3 -Hardware: Bigsby B3 Pat. # vibrato -Plastics: Four-ply tortoise pickguard, DeArmond bell knobs, switch tips The original two-tone Red Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is 100% original and exhibits tight vertical checking, with a glossy sheen that highlights faint ripples of curly flame maple. The guitar exhibits finish loss along the lower bout rim, with some minor dings and finish scratches, largely on the back and body perimeter. The gloss finish on the neck profile is clean, free of palm wear with a few minor nicks. A softshell case is included.