You don't get it.
Out of all the tens of thousands of people on bass forums, you were corrected by the man who has actually examined the Hofner, discussed it with Paul and his tech, etc. And rather than simply thanking him for clarifying, you still can't resist coming right back with more links, as if you have something to teach him.
Obnoxious. Clueless.
Dave, Ilan corrected me about the fact that the famous Hofner bass doesn't have the set list taped on it anymore when I was under the impression that it was still there and thus assumed that Macca was not playing THE Hofner. Ilan being the one who actually held the bass and examined it close up should know and I'm well aware of that. And although I didn't say thank you in reply to him correcting me, it wasn't my intention to come across rude.
The thing about the refinish that site was speculating about also was something Ilan wasn't really sure about although he did say that he saw marks of crackling in the finish as was indicated on that website, maybe the re-finish just was a couple of slightly darker clear coats over the original sunburst, again, who knows for sure?
I don't know all the answers here, nobody does.