1967 Harmony H1310 Vintage Acoustic Hollow Body Guitar – Customized & Owned by Master Wilburn Burchette, Impro Custom Signature Model w/ DeArmond Pickups, Played by Burchette (S-67-JW)

– For your consideration is this vintage 1967 Harmony H1310 acoustic archtop guitar, owned by mail-order mystic Master Wilburn Burchette.
– Per Numero Group’s website, “…Burchette was first known from his ads, hidden in the back pages of Fate Magazine, Beyond Reality, and Gnostica News. On offer: Burchett’s [sic] seven-part, block-printed “Psychic Meditation Course,” designed to teach people how to listen to music. To go along with his lessons, Burchette sold a series of instrumental guitar and electronic records featuring ornate hand-drawn cover designs, complete with listening instructions from the Master himself. Since just his twelfth year, Burchette had been transfixed by the parapsychological, spending as much time reading books on Tibetan mysticism fundamentals as he did practicing guitar, the vibrations of which he used to create tonal pictures and patterns. After time spent teaching classical guitar, Master Wilburn Burchette released seven albums in the seven years spanning 1971 through 1977, before abruptly burning and discarding everything related to his musical explorations.”
– Contrary to what is noted above, Burchette did not destroy his instruments, as Gearlord purchased the Burchette collection in mid-2025.
– Burchette presumably used this guitar, alongside others, to record his 7 albums; Occult Concert (1971), Opens the Seven Gates of Transcendental Consciousness (1972), Guitar Grimoire (1973), Psychic Meditation Music (1974), Music of the Godhead for Supernatural Meditation (1975), Transcendental Music for Meditation (1976), and Mind Storm (1977).
– Burchette was incredibly reclusive, so not much is known about his life aside from the albums he made in the ’70s. But what one can easily discern from his guitar collection is that he was very thoughtful and incredibly particular. His attention to detail and his penchant for customization was a through-line with all of his guitars. This particular Harmony H1310 was electrified and converted in a Custom Impro electric hollowbody guitar. The modifications included the installation of a matched pair of DeArmond Dynasonics with corresponding pots/wiring, inlay style adornments, the application of his signature felt, and a custom-made brass plaque that reads “Wilburn Burchette Impro Custom” mounted over the Harmony logo on the headstock.
– Bordering on OCD, he kept meticulous care of all of his instruments, and this guitar was no exception. It includes an era appropriate Lifton hard case, spare La Bella string packets, a vintage polish cloth, and a vintage instrument cable.
– Neck measurements: 1.744″ nut width, .916″ depth at 1st fret, 1.081″ depth at 12th fret.
– Pickup measurements: 11.51 kOhm (neck), 13.04 kOhm (bridge)
– Weight: 5.4 lbs.
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