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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.

 

***** THIS IS THE VINTAGE HOFNER WEBSITE'S 25th YEAR *****

***** 1999 to 2024 *****

 

Courtesy of Jürgen Bachmann.

MAIN WEBSITE INDEX


 


"120 Years Service to Music"
The History of the Karl Hӧfner Company (1887-2007)

by Dr. Christian Hoyer.

 

 


A History of the Hӧfner Archtop Guitar

by Steve Russell.




RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE HOFNER GALLERY

1984 Hofner T6S Thinline Archtop - Gold Hardware (18 Nov 2024)
1963 Hofner Colorama 1 Solid Guitar - Cream Finish (5 Nov 2024)
1965 Hofner Committee Electric Archtop (2 Nov 2024)
1965 Pre-production Hofner 457-12 String Electric Archtop (15 Oct 2024)
1959 Hofner 457/S/T2 Electric Archtop (14 Oct 2024)
Mid to Late 1960s Hofner 450 Archtop Guitar (9 Sept 2024)
1962 Hofner 4550/S/E2 Electric Archtop (7 Sept 2024)
1952 Hofner 464/S Archtop Guitar (5 Aug 2024)
1952 Hofner 457/S Archtop Guitar (5 Aug 2024)
1960 Hofner 4570/T3 Thinline Archtop - White Pickups (25 June 2024)
c1970 Hofner Model 547 Mandolin (17 June 2024)
Early Band "Erzwurz" - Germany 1972 (13 June 2024)
1988 Hofner-made Greco VB-165 Violin Bass Guitar (12 April 2024)
1984 Hofner S9B Solid Bass Guitar  (31 March 2024)
1963-64 Keller-Hofner D-22-S Solid Guitar (25 March 2024)
Mid-1980s Hofner 187(ii) "Shorty" Bass - Detail Photos (6 Feb 2024)
1971 Pre-Production Hofner 4579(ii) (30 Jan 2024)
1960s Hofner GV6 Combo Amplifier (6 Jan 2024)
1963/64 Hofner 175(i) Solid Guitar (4 Jan 2024)
1976 Hofner 4990-12 String Acoustic Guitar (12 Dec 2023)
Mid-1980s Hofner CS1 Electric Classical Guitar (11 Dec 2023)
Early to Mid 1970s Hofner 500/4 Bass Guitar (11 Dec 2023)
Mid-1970s Hofner 477 Electric Archtop Guitar (10 Dec 2023)
1961 Hofner Club 60 Electric Guitar (9 Dec2023)
1980s Hofner 187(ii) "Shorty" Bass Guitar (22 Nov 2023)
1981 Hofner S5B Prototype Bass Guitar (19 Nov 2023)
Mid-Late 1980s Hofner S2B Bass Guitar (19 Nov 2023)
2021 Hofner 500/1 Gold Label (13 Nov 2023)
1951 Pre-Production Hofner 457/S Archtop (27 Oct 2023)
1957 Hofner 500/5 Archtop Bass (16 Sept 2023)
1960s Hofner 523 Acoustic Wander Guitar (14 Sept 2023)
1954 Hofner 463/S Acoustic Archtop (5 Sept 2023)
1965 Hofner 111 Hawaiian/Lapsteel Guitar (25 Aug 2023)
c1970 Keller-Hofner T-21 Violin Bass (22 Aug 2023)
1959 Hofner 462/S/E2 Archtop - White Pickups (14 April 2023)
1974 Hofner 463/S/E2 Archtop Guitar (14 April 2023)
1959/60 Hofner 468/S/E2 Archtop - White Pickups (2 April 2023)
1961 Hofner 455 Acoustic Archtop (2 April 2023)
1977 Hofner 4582 Semi (2 April 2023)

 




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.

 

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    HOFNER COMPANY CONTACTS

    HOFNER GERMANY

    Egerland St. 38
    91083 Baiersdorf-Hagenau
    Germany
    Tel No: +49 (0) 9133 77580

    Email: hofner@hofner.com

     

    		  ADAM HALL NORTH AMERICA

    1 South Corporate Drive
    Riverdale
    NJ 07457        USA
    Tel No: +1 973-335-7888

    Email: contact.us@adamhall.com

     
    BARNES & MULLINS

    Unit 14, Mile Oak Industrial Estate
    Oswestry
    Shropshire,
    England SY10 8GA
    Tel No: +44 (0)1691 652449

    Email: sales@BandM.co.uk

    		  
    		 YAMANO MUSIC CO Ltd

    1-4, Yanagbashi- 2 Chome
    Tato-KU. Tokyo 1110051
    Japan
    Tel No: +81 22862 8151

    Email: s.asano@yamano-music.com
     

     

    1960 Hofner Verithin & 2003 Hofner Verythin Classic.

     

    Copyright © Steve Russell 1999-2024, except for those parts where copyright ownership by others is clearly indicated.
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