Get yourself a flashlight and a mirror and examine everywhere on the inside of the guitar. If you are lucky you will see a number stamped in there that has an H in front of it. This will be the model number (the digits after the H which stands for Harmony).

Where are the serial numbers on a Harmony guitar?

Want to find out the age of your Harmony guitar? Take a closer look at the serial number found on the back of the headstock and reference the guide below.

How do you know if a guitar is good quality?

Play all strings, up and down the neck. Try to tell if all the notes play well and sound good. Some guitars have dead frets meaning their neck has some defects (usually fixable), and some guitars resonate very well at some frequencies (notes) and poorly at others.

Do guitars really sound better with age?

Wood loses structure over time as water-soluble sugars that make up the woods cell walls (cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose) break down. This causes the wood to become lighter and more resonant, affecting the woods ability to hold moisture relative to humidity.

Is it bad to leave your guitar pick in the strings?

If you want to keep your pick in the strings (Ive done it for years ), do it. It will not hurt your guitar a bit and if it happend to effect your tuning a micro cent or so, they put these knobs on the headstock ..