The justjazzguitars collection of vintage and rare jazz archtops.
The justjazzguitars collection of
vintage and rare jazz archtops.
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In
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Giving new life
to some old,
interesting, rare or special Hofners makes for a great retirement hobby
......... but it is just a hobby so some of these lovely old
guitars may take me a year or more to finish! |
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Currently in my Workshop: |
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New Archtop. My
final Custom Hofner.
I have had it in mind to
build this guitar for about five years or more.
So there has been plenty of time to think it through,
get the design right, and source the parts.
It will be my final
Hofner Custom guitar - the guitar that Hofner never
built - a smaller sister to The Jazz Café.
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New pickguard for #034 NYS-2 |
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#057 Hofner 190 Bass.
It looks worse
in real life than in the pics but it has amazing tone.
I am looking for a Bass that can sound like a full size
Double Bass ..... something jazzy! This one is halfway
there already and definitely worth a full restoration.
The pickups may be the secret. They are Schaller
single coils like the Melody Maker
pickups Gibson used on the EB 300 and 400. The
positioning of the pickups also helps - one at the neck,
one in the middle position. |
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#070 President Special.
Just Finished!
A very
interesting "special" which I unearthed just outside Bubenreuth. Almost certainly unique and in
its original 80's cellulose, in "Cinnamon", a colour that
Hofner have only recently introduced. An early experiment with a new colour perhaps!
Quite a stunner!
There will be a
"Restorations" page soon showing the finished guitar. |
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