{"product_id":"1960s-harmony-roy-smeck-h7-lap-steel","title":"1960s Harmony Roy Smeck H7 Lap Steel Guitar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1960s Harmony Roy Smeck H7 Lap Steel Guitar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good vintage condition, shows some cosmetic wear. Comes with original case and non-original legs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis 1960s Harmony Roy Smeck H7 lap steel is a genuine piece of American guitar history, built in Chicago during Harmony's peak years and named for Roy Smeck, the vaudeville multi-instrumentalist whose showmanship helped put the lap steel in front of American audiences. The pine body wears Harmony's striking gloss black and ivory \"Tuxedo\" finish — the two-tone look that makes the H7 instantly recognizable on a stage or a wall — with a white fretboard marked out in black bars. Sixty-odd years on, it shows the cosmetic wear you'd expect and hope for on an instrument this age, and it comes with its original case plus a set of non-original black legs so you can play it standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe layout is pure vintage lap steel: a 22.75\" scale length, a 2\" nut, a fixed bridge with 2 1\/8\" string spacing, and strip tuners with plastic buttons in nickel. There's no neck relief to fuss over and no action to set — you play it flat with a bar, and the wide spacing gives you room to work cleanly between strings. It's an approachable instrument to pick up if you've never played slide on your lap before, and the short scale keeps the string tension comfortable under a bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe single \"speed bump\" pickup is the heart of this thing. Harmony's mid-century single-coils have a raw, midrange-forward voice with a gritty edge that modern reproductions chase and rarely catch, and through a volume and tone control it goes from sweet and vocal to genuinely nasty when you push an amp. Whether you're a country or Western swing player who wants a period-correct instrument, a blues or roots musician after real vintage grit, a producer looking for a sound that doesn't come out of a plugin, or a collector of mid-century Harmony gear, the H7 has more character than anything built today at its price. This Harmony Roy Smeck H7 includes its original case and non-original legs. Order today from Brian's Guitars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eQuestions about this guitar? We're happy to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lap Steel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody Material:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gloss Black\/Ivory \"Tuxedo\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFretboard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor: \u003c\/b\u003eWhite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInlay:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Bars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.75\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNut Width:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHardware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridge\/Tailpiece:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fixed, 2 1\/8\" Spaced\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strip w\/ Plastic Buttons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware Finish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel\/Chrome\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eElectronics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridge Pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSpeed Bump Pickup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eControls:\u003c\/strong\u003e Volume and Tone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOther\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comes with non-original black legs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase\/Gigbag:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50256352542968,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/6032\/0934\/files\/UsedHarmonyRoySmeckLapSteel-1.jpg?v=1788026753","url":"https:\/\/briansguitars.com\/products\/1960s-harmony-roy-smeck-h7-lap-steel","provider":"Brian's Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}