I had a 60's Harmony, purchased around '62. It cost me about 25 lawn mowings , a long delay in learning to play and a lifetime of bad habits developed in trying to overcome its gosh-awful playing difficulty. YMMV.
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins