HÖFNERS OLD & NEW
THE SECTION OF THE VINTAGE HOFNER WEBSITE WHICH DEALS WITH THE MANY GUITAR AND BASS GUITAR MODELS PRODUCED BY THE HOFNER COMPANY FROM THE LATE 1940's UP TO THE PRESENT DAY.
 IN MEMORY OF GERHILDE BENKER (née HÖFNER) 1932 - 2025 |
MAIN WEBSITE INDEX
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THE HISTORY OF THE HOFNER COMPANY:
"120 Years Service to Music"
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A History of the Hӧfner Archtop Guitarby Steve Russell. |
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THE HOFNER GUITAR GALLERY:
Just about every Hofner model and model variant is illustrated in this gallery. It is therefore intended as a tool to help you identify your own Hofner.
The Hofner Gallery - Prior to Year 2000
The Hofner Gallery - Year 2000 to Present Day
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THE VINTAGE HOFNER GUITAR REGISTER
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HOFNER GUITAR FACT FILES:
Individual topics to assist in dating and identifying Hofner models particularly in the Selmer range, but also with some topics of use hopefully to owners of non-Selmer models.Hofner Guitar Fact Files
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FEATURED HOFNER GUITARS
A detailed look at some of the Hofner guitars that I own or have owned in the past. -
FEATURES
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NOSTALGIA
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HOFNER & SELMER IN PRINT
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LINKS
The Vintage Hofner Guitar Registration Page |
Featured Hofner Guitars |
| The Futurama Guitar Story | Ramsay McKinnon's Hofner Guitar Project |
| The Futurama Visitors' Gallery | The Hofner Workshop - Hagenau, Germany |
| Famous Hofner Users | Memories of an Old Hofner Player |
| Hofner Guitar Catalogue Covers - 1931 to 1971 |
| Hofner Guitar Catalogue Covers - 1972 to 1990 |
| Hofner Guitar Catalogue Covers - 1991 to 2012 |
| Selmer Guitar Catalogue Covers |
| Beat Instrumental Magazine Adverts |
| Selmer & Hofner in Melody Maker |
The Hofner Links Page |
STEVE RUSSELL'S WEBSITE HOME PAGE |
- The main Home Page for this website, plus links to the Selmer, Watkins/Wem, Bird, Fenton-Weill, Grampian, Dallas, and Elpico Amplifier Sections of the Vintage Hofner Website.
The Complete Höfner Violin Bass Story, produced by Steve Russell & Nick Wass, is published by Centerstream Publications. It is available from several outlets worldwide, including Amazon.
Photo courtesy of Eduardo Capdeville, Mexico.
THE OFFICIAL HOFNER WEBSITE |
1960 Hofner Verithin & 2003 Hofner Verythin Classic.
Copyright © Steve Russell 1999-2025, except for those parts where copyright ownership by others is clearly indicated.
All rights reserved.
