The New MCD Silver Foils designed by M.C. De Armond can now be special ordered through Silvertone Guitars and installed in the 1423. Please visit www.silvertoneclassic.com/ for all of your MCD pickups and Silvertone guitar needs.
The demand for vintage guitars of the 1950s and ’60s soared of over the past few decades and prices for exclusive vintage axes can top $100,000. Recently there’s been great interest in Silvertone guitars from the era with many models that originally sold for under $100 now demanding prices over $1,000. That’s where we come in. Silvertone Reissue models have all the vibe and tone of the original vintage models, but with upgraded features – better Pickups, bridges, machine heads and neck joints — that make them true professional instruments for the 2000s. And you can buy a new Silvertone Reissue model for about the same price – in 1960 dollars adjusted to 2013 dollars – as the original.
The line of Silvertone Reissues is expanding. We hope to reintroduce as many of the classic models of yesteryear as players demand.
As early as 1905, Sears, Roebuck & Company was selling musical instruments – mainly ukuleles – built by the Harmony Company. In 1916, Harmony was bought by Sears, continuing to make instruments for Sears and other customers. In 1940, Sears sold the Harmony brand to an investment group and adopted the Silvertone brand name for all musical instruments By then, Sears was buying instruments from many other U.S. builders as well as Harmony.