need help identifying this guitar

[2sixone4]

Hello all!

so i was cleaning out my attic and came across this old p.o.s. that had the bridge and pick guard removed, i have no idea why.

i asked my mother about it and i guess it was her husbands and its from the 50's i think.

it has a label on the top that says LUVEL or something like that, no numbers or anything else.

heres a link to a pic.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ ... ure001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ ... ure003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/ ... ure002.jpg

i think its one of those no name guitars, sorry for the lack of more info and any kind of help is appreciated. Thank you.

[VintAxe]

Hi 2sixone4.

Well, your guitar is definitely German built but I don't know for sure who may have built it. I've never heard of LUVEL, so it is probably a smaller workshop or a rebrand of one of the major builders. Framus, Hopf and Hoyer all made guitars in this basic shape. Your model seems to have the most characteristics in common with a Hoyer 20 "Soloist" from around 1959 but your pictures are so dark it is difficult for me to match fine details.

Seeing the tailpiece would really help with the ID.

[2sixone4]

I went searching for the tailpiece and anything else i could find but no luck at all. not sure if this matters but theres a pin on the side for the tailpiece, as well as screw holes which leads me to think that maybe the style was changed.....? i looked at the hoyers and theyre very very similar but i dont know why it would have a different label on it, i couldnt find any serial numbers or anything. thanks for the help though. sorry about the pics i know theyre bad but so is the finish on it.

[guitarlover]

I tried to looking on net for its type and name but getting nothing,

May be it is classic guitar.

[viking]

theres a european guitar forum if you join it they can tell what it is. A member l have delt with is called laquercracks and is quite knowledgable