Many thanks, , kev
Statistics: Posted by rxkevco — Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:10 am
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Statistics: Posted by mohanr — Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:31 pm
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Yeah, it is essentially the same Hopf family that produced violins in the 1800. However, the factory we now think of as Hopf was started after WWII in Taunusstein near Wiesbaden. Willy Hopf started the company and his three sons joined in. Son Dieter was the trained guitar builder and oversaw the production of stringed instruments.
The first Hopf electrics were probably built in the mid 1950s. The 1960s were Hopf's heyday and during the 1970's they steadily decreased production. In the end, they stopped production and began to market Japanese instruments under the name Aztec. However, during this period I think Dieter Hopf continued to produce high quality classical guitars.
The information contained in this reply is derived from Norbert Schnepel's book "Electro-Gitarren Made in Germany". This is a great book on German guitars, just out of print and very difficult to find.
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:24 pm
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Is it worth restoring this guitar if possible, , and is it worth anything ? ?
Cheers , , , kev
Statistics: Posted by rxkevco — Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:25 am
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Statistics: Posted by jeff mercer — Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:48 pm
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As soon as i knew it was in my dads possesion pre 1958 i had to rule out vox altogether.
Isnt that strange, , all my life playing that guitar and thinking all along it was a vox ! !
My dad had a few hofners after this guitar, , i can remember for sure a hofner president and a senetor but this one, , i dont know.
Is it possible that the whole neck/headstock has been replaced at some point ? ?
I can only ever remember this guitar with the neck it has on it now, , from my earlist memories i can remeber the pearl inlay on the headstock and fretts.
So , , is it possible that its a bastardised hofner then ? ?
What is the neck off ? ? ?
So many questions and only just beginning to unearth some information after all these years , , , , ,keep it coming chaps, i need to know if its worth restoring or indeed insuring ? ?
Heres a few more close up pictures to give you a closer veiw of some points that may be of intrest.
The " vox " sticker, , , I cant believe a high quality guitar would come with a sticker on it, , and i dont believe for a minute my dad would have stuck one on his pride and joy !
The headstock , ,
The neck joint, , All looks very intact and original to me, but i am no expert.
The tailpiece , , Very rusty, , and very original i think.
The rear binding, , , it looks like its either been removed altogether and has worn flat over the years, or never had a rear binding to start off with and has worn away, , looks like layers of laminate, , i think, ,
Statistics: Posted by rxkevco — Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:18 pm
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That tail piece is very Hofner inspired and I have a Crucianelli made Vox Challenger with one of those it so it could be Italian in origin. If I am reading right, the sticker reads "original VOX", correct? Of course, we all know that VOX is Latin for VOICE and in this context it is probably meaningless much like a sticker that would read: NEW and IMPROVED!
I don't know what it is. Yet.
Statistics: Posted by RogerT — Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:08 pm
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I cant truthfully tell if its solid wood or laminate, but i think it looks pretty solid looking at the grain etc, , but not sure to be honest.
Statistics: Posted by rxkevco — Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:13 am
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