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Junior Watson - Harmony Stratotone

L.A. Bluesman and Canned Heat alumni Junior Watson's guitar of choice is a customized Harmony Stratotone H-44, which were in production from 1952 to 1957.  Junior's guitar is customized with an extra pickup, a tremelo tail piece and the mother of pearl top.

Harmony was owned by Sears, and also produced Silvertone models for the iconic retailer.  The company peaked in 1964-1965, selling 350,000 instruments, but low-end foreign competition led to the end of the road for Harmony in 1975.  Between 1945 and 1975, the Chicago firm had mass produced about ten million guitars.

Early 1960's Harmony Stratotone - Mother of "Pearl"