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Made after Harmony acquired Stella name & other assets of failed Oscar Schmidt Co. in 1939. Includes identical construction models with Store/Mail Order company brand names including Silvertone, Airline, Regal & others. | ||
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Eclectic mix of guitars reflecting partly my own preferences, from blues through to classical, and from quality mass-produced, such as Yamaha & Ozark, to the individually luthier-built, including Petersen, Rob Armstrong & Colin Keefe. | ||
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Although I say that my main interest is acoustic guitars, I do like & get involved with many electrics, so again a mix of quality mass-produced & luthier-built, including Washburn, Yamaha, CMI, CSL, Fender Squier, Eastman & Keefe. | ||
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