Considering a Harmony amp... Any thoughts on 'em?

Soujurn

Soujurn

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A Harmony amp, from the 60's... Not sure of the exact year.
1x12. 2-6V6's and the model # is H306.

I haven't had the chance to drive down and listen to this yet.

I don't know what speaker is in it but am assuming it is stock.

So, anyone have any experience with these amps?
Did they sound decent?
What kind of power could one expect from a dual 6V6 amp?
I'm not asking for anything definitive with such limited info, just some general ideas.
This will just be a basement, jam session, practice amp.

They are asking $595.00 for it, and they say it is in mint condition.

Here is a pic of it.
 
Re: Considering a Harmony amp... Any thoughts on 'em?

That's a pretty clean amp, but expensive at 600 bucks. Harmony stuff sounds OK, but lo-fi ala Silvertone/Valco/Univox/etc. Construction is pretty cheap and not very durable. I expect it's cathode biased, so expect 12-15 watts, similar to a tweed Deluxe. Harp players like these things because they break up fast and have a rolloff on the high end. That is top dollar for those amps and if you make the garage sales, you can prolly find one for 20$.
 
Re: Considering a Harmony amp... Any thoughts on 'em?

People have been jacking prices on those recently, although I don't really know why. I'd rather have a tweed deluxe clone for a bit more money. I don't have first hand experience, but I've heard that the Gibson gs-15 rvt is a good low wattage (~15) 6v6 amp.
 
Re: Considering a Harmony amp... Any thoughts on 'em?

Yep---you can buy Falcons and Ampegs all day long for 6 bills...
 
Re: Considering a Harmony amp... Any thoughts on 'em?

Thanks guys. I had already decided if I was gonna get something like this, I'd offer a lot less.
Seems like a lot of dealers these days stick a "Vintage" price on anything from the 60's... Whether it is something really collectible or not.

This same dealer is asking nearly $7k for a '64 Vibroverb 1x15 and $4400 for '63 Vox AC-30 TB.
Here are some shots of them. I don't know if these are fair prices or not.
 
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Re: Considering a Harmony amp... Any thoughts on 'em?

Way out of line...7K for a VV? And that doesn't look like a BF chassis in the VV, and certainly not a FEC...check the back panel labels.

Umm, for that matter---where's the rectifier tube? Looks like a SF Bandmaster Reverb chassis maybe...
 
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