OK, trying to post just the image from the "If I knew then..." thread. Enjoy the read (if it comes up

[Willie G. Moseley]

I stumbled across this while doing research for a book on a famous shopping center, of all things. I'd almost completely forgotten about it. It dates from March 1989 in the Montgomery Advertiser. The Harmony guitar that's missing the logo turned out to be a short-lived Stratotone variant called the Roy Smeck model; it dates from 1961.

 

This Missus had just gotten pregnant back then, and that same month I went to the first Atlanta guitar show (at the Omni) figuring my collecting jones was going to be tapering down.

 

But  picked up a small tabloid called National Music Trader, and I sent them an article I composed about the Roy Smeck. That tabloid turned into Vintage Guitar Magazine, and the band imploded instead my collecting adventure

 

Almost 37 years later it's interesting to note what was notable about collecting evolved in the ensuing decades. I think most of what I said herein still holds up. Comments?

Edited December 4, 2025 by Willie G. Moseley