$50 Vintage Acoustic Guitar...Let's Polish this TURD and Hear It Speak

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  • Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
  • I got this little Harmony Sears & Roebuck parlor sized acoustic guitar at an antique mall in Indiana recently. It had a few issues, including a marked lack of manners, but nothing we can't handle. I'll show you a few of the methods I use to clean and polish vintage guitars and the best method for cutting nut slots. We'll also see how well an Scotch Brite scouring pad works on polishing guitar frets and sanding/buffing guitar finishes.
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  • @TheGuitologist
    @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +41

    3M Buffing Compound: amzn.to/2MEQl0k
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    • @hadleymanmusic
      @hadleymanmusic 4 года назад +1

      Damn 3m explosives cost too much. I took this one to the bathtub first. I still dont have the dust out of the insides. But man in the end this is a good guitar! Mine has no trussrod. Here let me give my md.# 319.12071000 classical tuners with the atom8cspinner.

    • @TomTobin67
      @TomTobin67 4 года назад +3

      At 11:43 - I get great results from using Sheila Shine on guitar hardware.

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад

      Yes, the 3M stuff is expensive, but it lasts FOREVER. I've had that same bottle for about 7 or 8 years and it's still 1/3 full.

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +1

      @@GuitarNoize111 That's too bad. I haven't had that issue with this set yet. I used to use DRs back about 10 years ago. I liked them back then.

    • @MrGavinspoppop
      @MrGavinspoppop 4 года назад +1

      great tip on filing the nut !!!!! Thanks wow ...sounds very good !!! Good job !!

  • @Chris-jm4zk
    @Chris-jm4zk 4 года назад +191

    I honestly like the tone, sounds better than I expected.

    • @UsserError
      @UsserError 4 года назад +6

      He did a great job setting it up.

  • @stevenmgyori3826
    @stevenmgyori3826 4 года назад +157

    Sears was the Best catalogue when I was a kid! It had women's lingerie, Guitars and car stuff! Thanks for sharing brother!

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +10

      My tribute to the Sears catalog: ruclips.net/video/9xtQlDJpAOk/видео.html

    • @Curtislow2
      @Curtislow2 4 года назад +7

      We where poor, all we had was Monkey Wards catalogs. LOL

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +15

      @@Curtislow2 Wards catalog was good wank material too. :P

    • @triplesevensix291
      @triplesevensix291 4 года назад +10

      Jerking off over bra pics. Hey...beggars cant be choosers! ;)

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +4

      @@triplesevensix291 They always had some very nice, sheer negligees as well.

  • @Dubnot
    @Dubnot 4 года назад +50

    Truly peaceful playing at the end. Making Monday feel the way it should. Thanks Brother.

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +6

      Very nice of you to say, Bill. Thanks. The playing went on for about another 10 minutes, so I had to cut it down. :D

  • @biglutherie
    @biglutherie 4 года назад +23

    Nice vid, man! Once when I was guitar tech for Willie Nelson, Willie asked me to fix those pesky little flaking finish chips on his guitar. In my haste to come up with a solution (okay, I was just starting out), I tried an angle grinder with a twisted wire wheel on it. Well, I must say...it did the job admirably and Willie was really pleased with my results. No more flaking finish, and as a side benefit - a real convenient access point for storage. He told me he would put sandwich bags full of guitar picks inside. So.....you never know how your innovations will pay off!

  • @joshuawiley7200
    @joshuawiley7200 4 года назад +35

    5:11 What, no wire brush? amateur.

  • @kimrice394
    @kimrice394 4 года назад +85

    Damn I thought you were being partial about the sound of these. You weren’t kidding! Sounds amazing😳

  • @guitarocd9984
    @guitarocd9984 4 года назад +87

    My unsuccessful rock and roll career all started with Sears silvertone stuff.

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +7

      Lots of careers started the same way. Harmony produced more guitars than probably all other makers combined for a number of years in the 40s, 50s and 60s.

    • @guitarocd9984
      @guitarocd9984 4 года назад +2

      The rich kid down the street his father bought him one of the first vox Super beetles. All five of us used to plug into that thing at the same time.

    • @UncleChillGuitar
      @UncleChillGuitar 4 года назад +1

      Guitar Ocd My unsuccessful career is still underway with much more money invested, don’t feel bad.

    • @guitarocd9984
      @guitarocd9984 4 года назад

      Good luck.

    • @triplesevensix291
      @triplesevensix291 4 года назад +1

      And yer still rockin!!

  • @Starriddin
    @Starriddin 4 года назад +19

    Brad, 3M makes a really good “Polishing Compound” for your vintage finishes. It’s about a 1/4 of the abrasive ness of rubbing compound. It’s designed for automotive finishes to remove fine swirl marks in the clear coat after using their fine cut compound. It would be perfect for very shallow/fine scratches on a “good” guitar. But, still test first, as it is designed for modern automotive finishes. And, after that, they make a Polishing wax (liquid) designed to reflect the light in any micro fine scratches still left. If both used properly, you will have a high gloss “piano” finish. Note: this assumes your scratches are very minor and you have a fair amount of clear finish to start with. On this guitar, the rubbing compound was a good choice. You could enhance it with these other two 3M products. I was suggesting these products for guitars in much better shape finish wise.

  • @WillyMcCoy50
    @WillyMcCoy50 4 года назад +33

    You made that thing sound just like Al Dimelio!

  • @valuedhumanoid6574
    @valuedhumanoid6574 4 года назад +12

    Damn dude, that was some of the SICKEST guitar playing I have seen! Amazing little find and restore. I gotta admit, at the beginning I had low expectations. But you blew me away

  • @contrabandjoe7974
    @contrabandjoe7974 4 года назад +46

    Great video.. I consider this type of video to be "vintage guitologist"

    • @fossilmatic
      @fossilmatic 4 года назад

      But is it “authentic” guitologist? I mean, is he “coming after us” with his finding and fixing of these guitars? Is his “buffing” the “real deal”?

    • @contrabandjoe7974
      @contrabandjoe7974 4 года назад

      @@fossilmatic huh??

    • @CaptainScarlet1961
      @CaptainScarlet1961 4 года назад

      @@contrabandjoe7974: Methinks "fossil" is taking the piss out of that awful Gibson "play authentic" video for a guess😉

  • @scottyo.limpus6234
    @scottyo.limpus6234 Год назад +1

    This might be the best instructional video I’ve ever seen on RUclips. The playing at it’s finish was not only beautiful, but tied the entire thing together in a fashion I’m simply not accustomed to In RUclips videos. Really impressive. Thank you.

  • @mikehornung2577
    @mikehornung2577 4 года назад +4

    Thanks for the tip on setting up the nut !

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +4

      Makes it almost impossible to cut too far down.

  • @Monad333
    @Monad333 4 года назад +29

    I had the same guitar, but mine was a Stella.

    • @audiotechlabs4650
      @audiotechlabs4650 4 года назад +5

      Monad333 Mine was a Stella. My Dad smoked Raleigh cigs and saved enough coupons to order the guitar from the Raleigh catalogue, like S&H green stamps. He played it for 2 weeks and I got it after he found out I had broke the high E string sneaking it behind his back. The first song I figured out was Johnny Be Good! That's how I started. I was 12. Thanxz

  • @scarmyguitar
    @scarmyguitar 4 года назад +46

    I don't see how that's a Turd! Looks like you fixed up a real nice relic to me!

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +4

      Yeah man, these are sweet little honeys when set up properly. The fixed bridge ones are even tighter sounding.

    • @neilpatrickhairless
      @neilpatrickhairless 4 года назад +2

      Old Harmonys are cool old guitars for the most part. Seen more than a few that weren't in great shape but the ones I have seen that were... definitely worth sorting through a pile of 'em to find "the one"

    • @colourofthunder
      @colourofthunder 4 года назад +1

      I thought the same and snagged it immediately

  • @timmiller4499
    @timmiller4499 2 года назад +1

    That my friend that was $50:00 well spent and there is something about the tone that I really enjoy!!!

  • @thomaskafafian2871
    @thomaskafafian2871 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful playing Brad

  • @michaelmattson3515
    @michaelmattson3515 4 года назад +1

    Learn something new every time I watch your videos.

  • @johnnydilelio5615
    @johnnydilelio5615 4 года назад +3

    Beautiful instrumental

  • @57too
    @57too 4 года назад +2

    Great find...great fix....great playin'.....

  • @sski
    @sski 4 года назад +10

    NICE! That end jam was super cool and the guitar sounded great. Nice work! :D

  • @johnskelley1117
    @johnskelley1117 4 года назад +2

    The feeler gauge tip, for cutting nut grooves was great! Thank you from the UK.

  • @audiotechlabs4650
    @audiotechlabs4650 4 года назад +1

    I was the only kid I knew that had a Stella. After reading these comments, there were a lot of us who had these. Wonder how many guitar careers were launched with this guitar. Thank you Brad for sharing your resurrection of this little jewel. Thanxz

  • @aladorngm
    @aladorngm 4 года назад +1

    I still have my Kay G-101 (fixed bridge), It has dings and scratches and a slightly bent D tuning key, but it still sings. It was always near at hand at the end of the couch and now it hangs within arms reach of my gaming chair. My grandfather gave it to me in either 69 or 70 when i was 6 or 7 years old, so it has seen some miles. Thanks for the cleaning tips....it needs it.

  • @mark-dietz
    @mark-dietz 4 года назад

    Nothing better than seeing an old closet relic given a new life!

  • @caseylee12
    @caseylee12 4 года назад +1

    I received my grandfather's Silvertone f-hole typr guitar when my dad passed away. My uncle bought it for my Pepaw at Sears in the early 60's. It needed cleaning and some new strings and a setup. It's easy to play, and it's tone is 100 times better than for instance an Ibanez artist hollow body (no electronics), obv. I love this guitar and i play it all the time and it always reminds me of my grandfather. Great video? Takes me back...

  • @tammydickey7737
    @tammydickey7737 4 года назад +1

    Thanks alot! Grrr, I did what you asked to support your channel. I stood at the corner of 4th and Main at rush hour nude screaming "long live the guitarologist" ...now I need bail money. Thanks for another great video!!!

  • @Axess-sv8nq
    @Axess-sv8nq 4 года назад +6

    My brother and I had plastic Sears guitar toys in the early 70's! They actually said Sears on the headstock!

  • @mosneedly3751
    @mosneedly3751 4 года назад +7

    The magic is in you, Brad. Make of it what you will.

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +3

      Does that mean I also have AIDS? :)

    • @54fighting5
      @54fighting5 4 года назад

      @@TheGuitologist hahaha and a million $$ contract??

  • @sfn4702
    @sfn4702 4 года назад +2

    This is why I subscribed. This kinda video. Awesome. Thank you.

  •  4 года назад +2

    When I was a kid, I saved my babysitting money and bought a $20 Global from, I think, Montgomery Wards. People told me it would fold over on itself. It never did. I was a bit embarrassed to show it to a friend of my parents' who really knew guitars, but he didn't make fun of it at all. In fact, he complimented me on the good care I took of it, and the tone that came out of my little guitar. He offered me $50 for it, but I wouldn't sell. LOL

  • @GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge
    @GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge 4 года назад

    I have 5 of these sitting in my shop waiting to become that one. 3 student models and 2 standards. I was going to turn them into a table but now I'm thinking of going ahead and restoring them as far as I can go with them. Thanks!

  • @rickatica
    @rickatica 4 года назад

    I grew up in southern Indiana, glad to know you can still find stuff like that, thanks for posting,you've made me homesick though !!

  • @robnic52
    @robnic52 2 года назад

    Beautifully played and recorded Brad. Amazing tone, it's the beginners guitar I would have loved. Mine was horribly cheap plywood. Bridge was miles out of position, (some frets too). I screwed a brass strip to the front edge of the bridge to help intonate it. Filed the brass down lower to improve the action. Still a total dog to play, struggled with that for about eighteen months, dragged it into school in London 1970 and played it during breaktimes, country blues tunes learned from.a Stephan Grossman LP and tab book. Made a lot of musical friends still in touch with most.

  • @johnnyhoward7856
    @johnnyhoward7856 4 года назад +2

    Some of your best playing, I've heard, on a $50 guitar. Great content!

  • @RADThird1
    @RADThird1 4 года назад +1

    That was fun. Thanks for the tip on cutting the nut slots. That will come in handy for me for sure!

  • @gwag8410
    @gwag8410 4 года назад +3

    Good find, it cleaned up nicely, good playing by the way, that was nice to listen to ......

  • @gregmonk9037
    @gregmonk9037 4 года назад +1

    Wow, that was so much better than i thought it would be, really nice tone for an old stick

  • @jipes
    @jipes 4 года назад

    Sounds really warm and well balanced the bass are amazingly mellow

  • @framusburns-hagstromiii808
    @framusburns-hagstromiii808 4 года назад +2

    Rescued another one...good job!. I learned about the 3m buffing compounds from Dan Erlewines guitar hospital tapes back in the stone age (80's). 😀👍

  • @GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge
    @GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge 3 года назад

    They all deserve to be brought back to life...a fine job, Sir!

  • @roncarter2188
    @roncarter2188 4 года назад +4

    Damn Brad, I'm impressed with your playing as well as the restoration tips, Bravo!

  • @JackTheRabbitMusic
    @JackTheRabbitMusic 4 года назад

    Brad, that nut cutting trick is a time saver!! Thank you for that tip!!

  • @moderateextremist7344
    @moderateextremist7344 4 года назад +4

    Very informative Brad, that thing sounds sweet!!! pickin grinnin and winnin

  • @taotuhao5969
    @taotuhao5969 4 года назад +4

    I have an old Harmony very similar to yours and absolutely the quality is surprising. Plus it plays and sounds excellent. In fact, I have found quite a few stellar budget guitars at garage sales or even Goodwill over the years, usually for next to nothing, and some of these good fiddles are so awesome that I will never get rid of them. For example, I have an old early 90's Hohner HR SP1 that I play every single day while my low end Martin sits and collects dust. BTW, thanks for putting out a lot of videos this past week, I was having withdrawals and needed some The Guitologist content as the fix.

  • @norkshit
    @norkshit 3 года назад

    I just picked up a 1960's Sears/Roebuck Silvertone 319.1209000 s1209 for $20 at a thrift store! I'm so excited to string it up. Thanks for the video!

  • @LesT537
    @LesT537 2 года назад

    Did my first (and second) neck reset on a 12 string Sears and Roebuck. Learned a lot and got it right the second time.
    That one sounds great!

  • @63stratoman
    @63stratoman 4 года назад +1

    My very first guitar! Looks to be the same exact model except mine was more of a reddish sunburst. Got it in June 1972 for my 9th birthday!

  • @tomahawkhead
    @tomahawkhead 4 года назад +2

    Excellent advice on the nut filing, very cool. The guitar sounds nice too. Cheers!

  • @freesk8
    @freesk8 4 года назад

    Cool project! Great playing at the end! Thanks!

  • @teodelfuego
    @teodelfuego 4 года назад +1

    Great job! Superb playing and nice sound

  • @wallacewinston3627
    @wallacewinston3627 4 года назад +1

    I do enjoy it when you make videos about musical instruments.

  • @johnnyteres
    @johnnyteres 4 года назад +1

    This should be called, "From Turd To Shred". Nicely done man! That lesson about nut height and grooves was great.

  • @UncleDoug
    @UncleDoug 4 года назад +1

    Wow.....in your able hands that little jewel "rings like a bell" (to quote Chuck Berry).

  • @trashcontent6503
    @trashcontent6503 4 года назад +2

    It sounds beautiful man I love that little section you did with the high part it sounds great keep up the good work man

  • @clawhammer704
    @clawhammer704 3 года назад

    I remember seeing that sears label. Iv had guitars years ago and didn't know what it stood for. Thanks for the information....I was young and had my parents to take me up to a music store in town to change the strings and tune it up. There was no tuners back then so I got a pitch pipe. Had a old guy down the road give me some lessons on the front porch on the different cords. I was off and running.

  • @kengihepworth7568
    @kengihepworth7568 4 года назад +1

    Sounds awesome, really bold clear and full rounded tone, I would love me one of those.

  • @lonniezamarripa959
    @lonniezamarripa959 4 года назад

    Very nice job Brad. I had a Harmony acoustic in the mid 60’s It was very nice. I kept it until 1971 when I bought a Deluxe Ovation I’m sorry now that I gave it away to an Air Force buddy who wanted to learn to play.

  • @nelsonnichols922
    @nelsonnichols922 Год назад +1

    Great job resurrecting l that old guitar sounds really good really interesting content I love hearing your playing. You’re a very good guitarist as well as an excellent technician.

  • @joelaughlin2815
    @joelaughlin2815 2 месяца назад

    You n unka Doug, my favorite ones, glad you’ve kept your sense of humor! Gonna try to make the Dallas show this fall, would like to meet you if you’re there!

  • @tonnygarcia8417
    @tonnygarcia8417 4 года назад +1

    Nice playing at te end Brad, guitar looks awesome

  • @jloewenheim
    @jloewenheim 4 года назад

    Love it, always good to see you keep these old axes sharp

  • @Dman85612
    @Dman85612 4 года назад +6

    Bet it would record nice , very distinctive mid range bark...also open tuned to G or D. Love the distinctive sound of the less expensive acoustics..

  • @colourofthunder
    @colourofthunder 4 года назад

    I bought this guitar, and while I am not as skilled as Brad, I love her already and will cherish , but also play the snot out of it. It sounds amazing and has an incredible amount of reverb and sustain. It's the coolest!

  • @chrisjohnson4165
    @chrisjohnson4165 4 года назад +1

    Don't forget, JJ Cale had a whole career on his modified Harmony. BTW, loved your playing!

  • @mjobusch
    @mjobusch 4 года назад +1

    Great content -- I like the balanced sound you're getting out of that littler guitar!

  • @owenmayes2128
    @owenmayes2128 4 года назад +1

    Nice one Brad. Lovely noodling at the end too.

  • @ronwoodard9391
    @ronwoodard9391 4 года назад +3

    nice find

  • @Hardrockkenny
    @Hardrockkenny 4 года назад

    SWEET! Good work, good video and some great sound at the end. Always something good to learn and think about. Thanks, man.

  • @regularjim3193
    @regularjim3193 4 года назад

    Nice work! Both during and after setup.

  • @CaptainScarlet1961
    @CaptainScarlet1961 4 года назад

    Well done Brad, just the right kind of resto on a guitar that's done a million miles & it looks all the better for it & sounds really nice too😊

  • @rafaelcuadra5009
    @rafaelcuadra5009 3 года назад

    I watch this over and over! Super job..........

  • @dookiehowitzer
    @dookiehowitzer 4 года назад +1

    Your playing at the end was excellent. Had to click back for a few replays. I loved the sound of that guitar.

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +1

      Thanks, Tom. Yeah, you can get lost in the natural reverb. The tailpiece I think is what does it. It transfers the sympathetic vibrations of strings over to other strings and makes harmonics ring out, simulating a spring reverb effect.

  • @rickatica
    @rickatica 4 года назад

    Wow, that is one of the better sounding guitars I believe I have ever heard, Beautiful tone, Wow !!!!

  • @stevehogan8829
    @stevehogan8829 4 года назад +1

    Wow, what a great tone out of that guitar. Nice job man. It sounds great.

  • @SappyLiopleurodon
    @SappyLiopleurodon 4 года назад +1

    I love those vintage parlor guitar's, I got a stella harmony from a thrift store that i put nylon strings on and it sounds great

  • @ScottJones12stringscott
    @ScottJones12stringscott Год назад

    I just picked on exactly like this except it had been disassembled. Missing one tuner gear and the bridge. A little wood reapair near one of the supports on the back and a little polishing and this will be good as new. Thanks for doing this viedeo

  • @jeffjordan4280
    @jeffjordan4280 Год назад +1

    Sweet playing! Great video.

  • @mischef18
    @mischef18 4 года назад +2

    Never thought of a scourer pad to brighten up the frets, cheers for that tip bro. Sounds nice now you have waved your magic wand over it.

  • @iainhenderson6882
    @iainhenderson6882 4 года назад +1

    That sounds marvelous. Great playing too!!

  • @elroncrusher
    @elroncrusher 4 года назад

    I'm glad you made this video. the sovereign model is one that is special

  • @hungryfireworkshop7906
    @hungryfireworkshop7906 4 года назад +1

    Brad, your playing is great

  • @davidrussell8918
    @davidrussell8918 4 года назад

    A early 60s version of that guitar is what learned to play on, it was set up by a local hot jazz picker ,action was great, made it very easy and fun me to learn, wish I still had it.That was the best $10 I ever spent.

  • @supernova3586
    @supernova3586 3 года назад

    That sounds spectacular. I was not expecting that.

  • @oatnoid
    @oatnoid 3 года назад +1

    Still have my Silvertone electric from 1969. "I'll never, never sell my guitar,because Lordy that would be a sin" - Alvin Lee.
    Sounds surprisingly good in the hands of a true artist.

  • @Alhamdulillahist
    @Alhamdulillahist 4 года назад

    Loved the playing at the end.

  • @truthhurts2149
    @truthhurts2149 2 года назад

    I picked up a free one on marketplace. The bridge had fallen off. The way they glued them half the bridge was over laquer. I got it cleaned up, reglued and just restrung it for my.wifes birthday. Sounds pretty good to a first timer. They glued the nut offset so its not centered but i can fix that later. Bugger is glued in rather tightly. Finish is in really good shape for the age. I love restoring old things.

  • @rdykes828
    @rdykes828 4 года назад

    Amazing sound ,and very nice playing !

  • @ericsmodsandgear8098
    @ericsmodsandgear8098 4 года назад

    Love the old sears and harmony stuff. Just picked up a 1966 Gibson GA 45 rvt Saturn in sorta rough shape. Was going to pass on it but it has the original foot switch and loaded with all rca tubes, the 6l6'gc's are grey plates. From the looks of it its never been opened up or re capped, guess we'll see when i crack it open. Thanks for the vids Brad, happy Columbus Day.

  • @glenfougeron2823
    @glenfougeron2823 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful playing, Brad!

  • @arcitejack
    @arcitejack 4 года назад +4

    Wow that piece at the end sir was perfect.

    • @TheGuitologist
      @TheGuitologist  4 года назад +1

      Thanks man. I was just making shit up, as usual. :)

  • @joelkaplan8435
    @joelkaplan8435 4 года назад +1

    thanks for what you do Brad

  • @politicalGRAFFITI
    @politicalGRAFFITI 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful playing... nice way to start my day.

  • @edeledeledel5490
    @edeledeledel5490 Год назад +1

    Very nice guitar work at the end.

  • @christiantoll494
    @christiantoll494 4 года назад

    The tone is unbelieveable!!!!!

  • @roberteasleysr9108
    @roberteasleysr9108 4 года назад

    I have a Silvertone 319 , and I play it allot. I like the fret polish idea. Thanks !,,

  • @timka880057
    @timka880057 4 года назад

    That little guitar sounds good. My dad used to have some old guitars made almost like that. The names I remember was Kent, Silvertone, Harmony and Audition...a few others. My brother started playing on a Harmony acoustic it was like the old faithful to him. lol.

  • @totallyunmemorable
    @totallyunmemorable 2 года назад

    I had a Harmony-made Silvertone very similar to this one, It had a 1949 penny under one side of the bridge when I bought it (for string height adjustment). It was such a fun, funky little guitar. Had the painted-on binding and a sort of stylized imitation of a fiddleback maple look on the back and top. I didn't love the flat fingerboard, but it was generally very playable. Wish I hadn't sold it.

  • @johnroutledge1572
    @johnroutledge1572 4 года назад

    Beautiful playing, great feel.