This book celebrates the glory years of hofner, the company made famous by the beatles bassist paul mccartneys use of their lefthanded 1962 5001 model. We were amazed at the craftsmanship and old school construction that go into every hofner german bass. Stamp on inside of sound hole on the neck heel block just below the truss rod end nut reads neber neber is the surname of the individual or the company who built the guitar. Customs services and international tracking provided. Hofner s classical guitars are wellsuited to novice and professional players alike.
Nick wass has been a guitar player for nearly 40 years and a collector of old hofner guitars for nearly 10 years. It has since gone on to become one of the most recognisable electric bass guitars in the music world in terms of both looks and sound. The michael naglav hofner guitars made in germany i am pleased to offer this fantastic 161 page hofner reference book written in english and german all in the same book. Kg is a german manufacturer of musical instruments, founded in 1857 by matthias hohner 18331902. There is also a fairly large gibson section, but it by no means contains all instruments produced under that brand at.
The 19651966 selmer guitar catalogue contained guitars by a number of different makers imported for the uk market, the most numerous being german made hofner electrics, acoustics and basses. A history, by gordon giltrap and neville marten, and a wonderful new book, hofner guitars made in germany, by michael naglav. The hofner 5001 violin bass was designed by walter hofner and launched at the frankfurt music messe in 1956. Very rare vintage hofner electric guitar made in west germany. He started to manufacture stringed instruments in schonbach, germany during 1887. It features a german spruce top unusual wood for any electric guitar, flamed maple back and sides, a maple neck, an ebony fretboard with 22 frets and block inlays, schaller m6 tuners, a roller bridge again, a tad unsual to find, since this is a fixed bridge instrument and a pair of hofner 514 mini humbuckers, it also comes with a nice.
Hofner produces a large range of classical and acoustic guitars and an exciting range of electric guitars. Roger a famous luthier, wenzel rossmeissls roger in germany. Hofner contemporary bass ct series contemporary bass. Vintage guitars info collecting hofner vintage guitars. Rare vintage 19701971 carvin semihollow body 12 string electric guitar. A true classic, back in print with an updated section covering 1994 to today. The body is solid 2pieces bookmatsched at center very flamy maple wood. Links were made with distributors in all major countries who kept hofner s order books full. This guitar has just been professionally servicedsetup, so it simply looks, works, plays and sounds great. I have heard these were made in japan, not the newer cheaper chinese models. Just wanted to let you and your reader know that i have just purchased a hofner jazzica made in germany great guitar. Heres an excellent hofner video which shows how a hofner german reissue bass is built from scratch including wood selection, creating the plywood, construction, assembly and finishing.
Hofner shorty electrictravel guitar, silver sparkle, wgig bag. They were made famous by the one and only paul mccartney who bought one in hamburg during the early days of the beatles and still uses it to this day. Dieter fischer holding an hm88 classical guitar that he is working on. The photographs contained in these pages were taken by rob olsen the music group inc, usa, when he and graham stockley besson musical instruments visited the hofner. Rare vintage made in germany hofner 461 archtop acoustic guitar in good condition. Find the best selection of hofner guitars at guitar center at the guaranteed lowest prices and free shipping. Hofner guitars made in germany written by michael naglav, published ulrich plaumann germany. List of hofner electric guitars and basses vintage. A significant number of solid body guitars were produced with vinyl covered. Hofner bass guitars, hand made in germany, are now available at wunjo bass in central london. Hofner archtop jazz guitar jazzgitarre vintage youtube samples. This guitar will go down in the hofner history books as being one the most unique guitar of the 21st century. Hofner most famous music instrument company from the 19 century.
Today we are the largest manufacturer of stringed instruments in europe exporting products throughout the world through our extensive dealer network. According to the book electrogitarren, made in germany, the wood used for the shadow violin guitar was usually mahogany like above examples, but in a few instruments maple. I was in a rock band in the 60s and our lead guitarist had a beautiful hofner. Made in germany, hofner are still producing the violin bass in various guises, as well as others from their classic range of instruments. The ct series basses use the same german made hofner staple and toaster style pickups most german built basses use. The 1950s saw the company rebuild its reputation and begin again to export across the world. It is a german surname synonymous with cabinet making. Hofner factory tour video of how hofner builds the. The hofner classical guitar owes its existence to a master violin maker, karl hofner.
Full of photographs of just about every hofner, guitars and basses, made. For sale is a rare hofner colorama ii electric guitar. Vintage 1960s hopf allround archtop semiacoustic guitar made in germany hofner. Neubauer the luthier helmut neubauauers archtop guitar brand. Other than made in western germany on a plastic nub on the heel of the neck, there wasnt much else besides the hofner on the front of the headstock, of course identifying them back then. Wellbuilt and greatsounding, hofner s guitars and basses live up to their reputation with ease. These guitars were made in germany between the late 40s to the early 60s. Secure transactions and shipping protection dedicated team of gear experts. Hofner contemporary series basses come with round strings and black knobs rather than the traditional german flat wound strings and tea cup knobs. Ive always liked hofner guitars although ive never owned one. Introduction about the vintage archtop guitars made in germany. As musical tastes began to change in the 50s the production of guitars increased and so did the model range.
They were of decent build quality for the day, with strong laminate tops, sides and backs. Hofner colorama ii black electric guitar german made reverb. There must be some serious europeanbased collectors out there, and these books are a great source, but there are still a lot of. Since its foundation, hohner has manufactured a wide range of instruments, such as kazoos, accordions, recorder flutes, melodicas, banjos, electric, acoustic, resonator and classical guitars.
Open any book on guitars or rock music and the names fender, gibson, gretsch, etc. German vintage guitar this website features all types of germanmade. With hofner in your collection, youll quickly understand what made this luthier the biggest maker of stringed instruments in their native western europe. This book celebrates the glory years of hofner, the company made famous by the beatles. All produced types of guitars are listed with their type designations, descriptions and years of. Hofner guitars this is where we have some fun and enjoy all things hofner. The hofner company was founded by karl hofner 1864 1955 who, having been. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Hofnerguitars made in germany neu german vintage guitar. Features german made p90 pickups, grover tuners, triple dot abalone inlays, a beautiful headstock inlay, 2 tone and 2 volume knobs, 2 of which have color changing sparkle knobs, a black pickguard against gloss black body, and cream binding. Hofner shorty electrictravel guitar, root beer wgig bag.
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