Harmony guitars in the 1930s

Through the 1930s, Sears, Roebuck and Co. controlled the Harmony name, and 1 plant built it: Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified).^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1 era touch the 1930s across 1 line. Nothing changed inside the decade, so every Harmony from these years is the same version on its line.

Year by year

Eras in the 1930s

Other brands in the 1930s

• Epiphone in the 1930s
• Gibson in the 1930s
• Gretsch in the 1930s
• Ibanez in the 1930s
• Martin in the 1930s

Harmony, year by year

Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1. 1
   A brief history of Harmony guitarsgraded secondary

   • "In 1916, Sears purchased the Harmony Guitars brand"Harmony in the 1930s: owners and plants
2. 2
   Department Store Guitar History: The Long Shadow of the Sears Harmonygraded community

   • Sears-Roebuck acquired the guitar maker ostensibly to take control of the ukulele market.Harmony in the 1930s: owners and plants
3. 3
   Melody Instrument Companygraded community

   • The Harmony Musical Instrument Company was purchased by Sears, Roebuck & Co in 1916Harmony in the 1930s: owners and plants
4. 4
   Harmony history threadgraded community

   • "Between 1945 and 1975, the Chicago firm mass-produced about ten million guitars… peaked in 1964-1965, selling 350,000"Harmony in the 1930s: owners and plants

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