Incoming Hollow Body, '66 Harmony H-22

[Dave W]

Carlo, you're becoming the national H-22 rehab expert.

[Alanko]

He should rename his workshop 'the plonk farm'. 

[gearHed289]

Now you have to make a cream pickguard and put black contact paper on it. You know, for historical accuracy. 

[Droombolus]

According to Barry, Plonk had 2 H22's, the one with the black PG and one without a PG. So removing the white PG seems much easier to get it right as far as historical accuracy is concerned...... 

[dadagoboi]

Carlo, you're becoming the national H-22 rehab expert.

All the other markets seem to be cornered, so why not!  They're still relatively inexpensive and look and sound unique.  If I have a chance of getting back the money and time I have in one, I'll buy it.  Replacing the broken truss rod in the '63 was easy and there's not much else I can't do.  Steve's always available for pickup rewinding. 

Almost bought a Vox Apollo the day before I bought the latest H-22, glad I passed on it.

[Dave W]

I would think that a rehabbed H-22 would be a lot easier to flip than a Vox Apollo.

[dadagoboi]

I would think that a rehabbed H-22 would be a lot easier to flip than a Vox Apollo.

I wasn't planning on buying it to flip, but I agree.

[mikbass]

Hey, I'm a newcomer from sweden. Been looking a while and enjoying the enormous knowledge flying these pages. My H22 is a very restored one. Was a wreck but now really cool and unique looking. Tuners, pickup and bridge have been replaced. The pickup is a 60's crucianelli one. Sounds ok but I'm looking for a real one. Also after a headstock logo as the top, surface, of the headstock has been restored too.
It's from the early sixties, like 1961.

[dadagoboi]

Hey, I'm a newcomer from sweden. Been looking a while and enjoying the enormous knowledge flying these pages. My H22 is a very restored one. Was a wreck but now really cool and unique looking. Tuners, pickup and bridge have been replaced. The pickup is a 60's crucianelli one. Sounds ok but I'm looking for a real one. Also after a headstock logo as the top, surface, of the headstock has been restored too.
It's from the early sixties, like 1961.

If we don't know we just make stuff up!  Good luck finding an original pickup or headstock logo.  I've never seen either come up on Ebay or Reverb.  Does yours still have the wood tailpiece?

Welcome!

[mikbass]

Thanks for the welcome and reply!
It doesn't have the wooden bridge.
A trapeeze tailpiece was installed when it was brought back to life.
I'll post more pics later, ok!

[Highlander]

You only need accuracy if you want to collect/sell, imho

Välkommen...!

[Nocturnal]

Welcome Mikbass!

[Nocturnal]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harmony-H-22-1-hollowbody-bass-guitar-w-OSSC-EXC-/262488664983?hash=item3d1d8b2b97:g:yHEAAOSw2GlXFZbW

Clean double cut version on eBay now. Not cheap tho. Are the double cut models "rare" like he mentions?

[Dave W]

A lot fewer of the H-22/1 were sold, it replaced the H-22 and sales were probably already falling. I wouldn't call it rare, though.

[Alanko]

Hey, I'm a newcomer from sweden. Been looking a while and enjoying the enormous knowledge flying these pages. My H22 is a very restored one. Was a wreck but now really cool and unique looking. Tuners, pickup and bridge have been replaced. The pickup is a 60's crucianelli one. Sounds ok but I'm looking for a real one. Also after a headstock logo as the top, surface, of the headstock has been restored too.

That looks like a Maxon pickup, though I could be wrong. Some people rave about them. Not sure how it stacks up against the original pickup.

This thread has made me want to dig out my Small Faces CDs.