3M Buffing Compound: amzn.to/2MEQl0k DR Veritas 12s (good strings, I really like them so far!): amzn.to/2MLMVZs Feeler gauges: amzn.to/2Mf9E0V Cheap Nut Slotting Files: amzn.to/33wXqqi

I honestly like the tone, sounds better than I expected.

Sears was the Best catalogue when I was a kid! It had women's lingerie, Guitars and car stuff! Thanks for sharing brother!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="311">5:11</a> What, no wire brush? amateur.

Truly peaceful playing at the end. Making Monday feel the way it should. Thanks Brother.

Nice vid, man! Once when I was guitar tech for Willie Nelson, Willie asked me to fix those pesky little flaking finish chips on his guitar. In my haste to come up with a solution (okay, I was just starting out), I tried an angle grinder with a twisted wire wheel on it. Well, I must say...it did the job admirably and Willie was really pleased with my results. No more flaking finish, and as a side benefit - a real convenient access point for storage. He told me he would put sandwich bags full of guitar picks inside. So.....you never know how your innovations will pay off!

Damn I thought you were being partial about the sound of these. You weren’t kidding! Sounds amazing😳

My unsuccessful rock and roll career all started with Sears silvertone stuff.

Brad, 3M makes a really good “Polishing Compound” for your vintage finishes. It’s about a 1/4 of the abrasive ness of rubbing compound. It’s designed for automotive finishes to remove fine swirl marks in the clear coat after using their fine cut compound. It would be perfect for very shallow/fine scratches on a “good” guitar. But, still test first, as it is designed for modern automotive finishes. And, after that, they make a Polishing wax (liquid) designed to reflect the light in any micro fine scratches still left. If both used properly, you will have a high gloss “piano” finish. Note: this assumes your scratches are very minor and you have a fair amount of clear finish to start with. On this guitar, the rubbing compound was a good choice. You could enhance it with these other two 3M products. I was suggesting these products for guitars in much better shape finish wise.

Damn dude, that was some of the SICKEST guitar playing I have seen! Amazing little find and restore. I gotta admit, at the beginning I had low expectations. But you blew me away

This might be the best instructional video I’ve ever seen on KZfaq. The playing at it’s finish was not only beautiful, but tied the entire thing together in a fashion I’m simply not accustomed to In KZfaq videos. Really impressive. Thank you.

NICE! That end jam was super cool and the guitar sounded great. Nice work! :D

Beautiful playing Brad

Thanks for the tip on setting up the nut !

I don't see how that's a Turd! Looks like you fixed up a real nice relic to me!

Great video.. I consider this type of video to be "vintage guitologist"

You made that thing sound just like Al Dimelio!

Very informative Brad, that thing sounds sweet!!! pickin grinnin and winnin

Beautiful instrumental

Great find...great fix....great playin'.....

I have an old Harmony very similar to yours and absolutely the quality is surprising. Plus it plays and sounds excellent. In fact, I have found quite a few stellar budget guitars at garage sales or even Goodwill over the years, usually for next to nothing, and some of these good fiddles are so awesome that I will never get rid of them. For example, I have an old early 90's Hohner HR SP1 that I play every single day while my low end Martin sits and collects dust. BTW, thanks for putting out a lot of videos this past week, I was having withdrawals and needed some The Guitologist content as the fix.

That was fun. Thanks for the tip on cutting the nut slots. That will come in handy for me for sure!

Good find, it cleaned up nicely, good playing by the way, that was nice to listen to ......

The feeler gauge tip, for cutting nut grooves was great! Thank you from the UK.

It sounds beautiful man I love that little section you did with the high part it sounds great keep up the good work man

I had the same guitar, but mine was a Stella.

This is why I subscribed. This kinda video. Awesome. Thank you.

My brother and I had plastic Sears guitar toys in the early 70's! They actually said Sears on the headstock!

Damn Brad, I'm impressed with your playing as well as the restoration tips, Bravo!

Learn something new every time I watch your videos.

I was the only kid I knew that had a Stella. After reading these comments, there were a lot of us who had these. Wonder how many guitar careers were launched with this guitar. Thank you Brad for sharing your resurrection of this little jewel. Thanxz

Excellent advice on the nut filing, very cool. The guitar sounds nice too. Cheers!

Wow, what a great tone out of that guitar. Nice job man. It sounds great.

I received my grandfather's Silvertone f-hole typr guitar when my dad passed away. My uncle bought it for my Pepaw at Sears in the early 60's. It needed cleaning and some new strings and a setup. It's easy to play, and it's tone is 100 times better than for instance an Ibanez artist hollow body (no electronics), obv. I love this guitar and i play it all the time and it always reminds me of my grandfather. Great video? Takes me back...

Great content -- I like the balanced sound you're getting out of that littler guitar!

Wow, that was so much better than i thought it would be, really nice tone for an old stick

Great job! Superb playing and nice sound

SWEET! Good work, good video and some great sound at the end. Always something good to learn and think about. Thanks, man.

Nice one Brad. Lovely noodling at the end too.

When I was a kid, I saved my babysitting money and bought a $20 Global from, I think, Montgomery Wards. People told me it would fold over on itself. It never did. I was a bit embarrassed to show it to a friend of my parents' who really knew guitars, but he didn't make fun of it at all. In fact, he complimented me on the good care I took of it, and the tone that came out of my little guitar. He offered me $50 for it, but I wouldn't sell. LOL

Love it, always good to see you keep these old axes sharp

Cool project! Great playing at the end! Thanks!

Rescued another one...good job!. I learned about the 3m buffing compounds from Dan Erlewines guitar hospital tapes back in the stone age (80's). 😀👍

Sounds awesome, really bold clear and full rounded tone, I would love me one of those.

Some of your best playing, I've heard, on a $50 guitar. Great content!

I still have my Kay G-101 (fixed bridge), It has dings and scratches and a slightly bent D tuning key, but it still sings. It was always near at hand at the end of the couch and now it hangs within arms reach of my gaming chair. My grandfather gave it to me in either 69 or 70 when i was 6 or 7 years old, so it has seen some miles. Thanks for the cleaning tips....it needs it.

Beautiful playing, Brad!

This should be called, "From Turd To Shred". Nicely done man! That lesson about nut height and grooves was great.

Your playing at the end was excellent. Had to click back for a few replays. I loved the sound of that guitar.

Bet it would record nice , very distinctive mid range bark...also open tuned to G or D. Love the distinctive sound of the less expensive acoustics..

Nice playing at te end Brad, guitar looks awesome

Top job Brad and as usual nice playing

Sounds really warm and well balanced the bass are amazingly mellow

I have 5 of these sitting in my shop waiting to become that one. 3 student models and 2 standards. I was going to turn them into a table but now I'm thinking of going ahead and restoring them as far as I can go with them. Thanks!

Sweet playing! Great video.

I grew up in southern Indiana, glad to know you can still find stuff like that, thanks for posting,you've made me homesick though !!

This video is Aces. Always great content on this channel!

Never thought of a scourer pad to brighten up the frets, cheers for that tip bro. Sounds nice now you have waved your magic wand over it.

Brad, that nut cutting trick is a time saver!! Thank you for that tip!!

My very first guitar! Looks to be the same exact model except mine was more of a reddish sunburst. Got it in June 1972 for my 9th birthday!

I do enjoy it when you make videos about musical instruments.

Brad, Exceptonal video. Great instructions on repairing it. Then, a wonderful demo on its happy parlor voice. I am a Chicagoan so I am on the lookout for a Made in Chicago guitar like this one. I subscribed. Wonderfully well done video.

Beautifully played and recorded Brad. Amazing tone, it's the beginners guitar I would have loved. Mine was horribly cheap plywood. Bridge was miles out of position, (some frets too). I screwed a brass strip to the front edge of the bridge to help intonate it. Filed the brass down lower to improve the action. Still a total dog to play, struggled with that for about eighteen months, dragged it into school in London 1970 and played it during breaktimes, country blues tunes learned from.a Stephan Grossman LP and tab book. Made a lot of musical friends still in touch with most.

You are a bit too good at shaking that bottle Brad 😛

nice find

You n unka Doug, my favorite ones, glad you’ve kept your sense of humor! Gonna try to make the Dallas show this fall, would like to meet you if you’re there!

Great job resurrecting l that old guitar sounds really good really interesting content I love hearing your playing. You’re a very good guitarist as well as an excellent technician.

Love these kinds of videos!

Brad, great playing at the end of the video, loved it.

Got the same one free on the side of the road. Loved it.

I love those vintage parlor guitar's, I got a stella harmony from a thrift store that i put nylon strings on and it sounds great

I remember seeing that sears label. Iv had guitars years ago and didn't know what it stood for. Thanks for the information....I was young and had my parents to take me up to a music store in town to change the strings and tune it up. There was no tuners back then so I got a pitch pipe. Had a old guy down the road give me some lessons on the front porch on the different cords. I was off and running.

Very nice guitar work at the end.

Loved the playing at the end.

Amazing sound ,and very nice playing !

I just picked up a 1960's Sears/Roebuck Silvertone 319.1209000 s1209 for $20 at a thrift store! I'm so excited to string it up. Thanks for the video!

Beautiful playing... nice way to start my day.

Did my first (and second) neck reset on a 12 string Sears and Roebuck. Learned a lot and got it right the second time. That one sounds great!

Nice find and great fix-up!

Nice save, lovely sound lovely playing

Nice job bro! Sounds and looks great!!

Very nice guitar playing at the end.

fantastic transformation!

Well done Brad, just the right kind of resto on a guitar that's done a million miles & it looks all the better for it & sounds really nice too😊

Brad, you really played the $_it out of that SR! I heard you say you were "pretty good player back in the day" but wow, you still have some chops! Nice tone and looks like a loved relic to me. Thanks for your videos.

That was a joy to watch. I kept going "I hope he does a bit more to it" and then you would! :)

I just picked on exactly like this except it had been disassembled. Missing one tuner gear and the bridge. A little wood reapair near one of the supports on the back and a little polishing and this will be good as new. Thanks for doing this viedeo

Man that sounds sweet !!! And great tip on nut slot height

That sounds marvelous. Great playing too!!

They all deserve to be brought back to life...a fine job, Sir!

Beautiful playing, great feel.

Wow that piece at the end sir was perfect.

Love these kind of video's, Makes me wanna restore more guitars!

That sounds spectacular. I was not expecting that.

Nice work! Both during and after setup.

The guitar sounds amazing. And you play so good man.

I bought this guitar, and while I am not as skilled as Brad, I love her already and will cherish , but also play the snot out of it. It sounds amazing and has an incredible amount of reverb and sustain. It's the coolest!

Love the sound of that guitar.

Thanks alot! Grrr, I did what you asked to support your channel. I stood at the corner of 4th and Main at rush hour nude screaming "long live the guitarologist" ...now I need bail money. Thanks for another great video!!!

Very nice job Brad. I had a Harmony acoustic in the mid 60’s It was very nice. I kept it until 1971 when I bought a Deluxe Ovation I’m sorry now that I gave it away to an Air Force buddy who wanted to learn to play.