![]() ![]() * H164 - Similar to H162 but with Sovereign logo and black finish. ![]() The Sovereign series was Harmony's higher-end flattop line. * H165 - Similar to H162 but all mahogany. OEM models were typically very similar to a Harmony instrument but with cosmetic differences. Harmony was also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for several other brands, most notably Silvertone. I believe the "F" and "S" on the serial numbers was for first or second shift." A former Harmony employee reported a different scheme: "We worked 10 hours, 5 days a week, any 8 more every Saturday. Only 'F-xx' and 'S-xx' are found as date stamps, S could be summer, perhaps Harmony synchronized its orders with the main catalog distributors (as Sears & Roebuck, Montgomery Wards). They were also stamped with a date stamp with the season and two-digit year ('F-45' would indicate the instrument was manufactured in the fall of 1945). A model/batch number of the form nnnnHmmmm where 'nnnn' is a batch number and 'mmmm' is a model number ('6072H950' for example would be an H950 model). Harmony hollow-body instruments were marked with inkstamps within the body of the instrument. The 'H' stood for the name of the company. Harmony's model numbers consisted of an 'H' followed by a 2 to 4 digit number. This article is devoted to documenting these instruments. The Harmony Company of Illinois, United States, manufactured a wide variety of musical instruments which were popular during most of the 20th century.
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