Just hit the BIN on a nice 63/64 Höfner Senator. £510 ($700). I already own 3... '64, '60, '65
You are the Uwe of Höfners!Single-pickup large-bodied. But I do collect for fins. I have both Blonde and Brunette ;-)
It must be some kind of natural incest allergy, but I remain unimpressed of German bass guitars, old or new! :-[So you'll take an American Kay plywood upright over a Mittenwald carved bass? ;)
So you'll take an American Kay plywood upright over a Mittenwald carved bass? ;)
That shouldn't be too difficult a repair.
I thought they used hide glue.
Naw, that was shortly after ze war, we still had food stamps and ate the hide glue. On Sundays.E
Just for kicks, here's another old one. And, hrrrmm, it's the bass I'm talking about: ..
A first year 500/1 - 1956 with the bar pickups, and the treble pickup near the bridge
There was a bass in that video?
(https://i.imgur.com/bRdj2Pu.jpg)
if it were just slightly pulled I would have probably tolerated it and been frustrated.That's when most vintage Höfner owners start to shave down the bridge. I can't remember when I've seen one with its bridge unshaved.
That's when most vintage Höfner owners start to shave down the bridge. I can't remember when I've seen one with its bridge unshaved.
Why on earth would you want to - intentionally - run down a bass from 1965 in exceptionally good condition?
The world has gone mad and now even you (of all people), Ilan, as the former beacon of sanity in this forum of fora, are waving the flag for this madness! :mrgreen:
Why on earth would you want to - intentionally - run down a bass from 1965 in exceptionally good condition?
The world has gone mad and now even you (of all people), Ilan, as the former beacon of sanity in this forum of fora, are waving the flag for this madness! :mrgreen:
So now Höfner are doing a relic - H500/1-RLC-63-0. Basically Macca-spec with "secret varnish". I can assure you that every good violin maker knows the "secret".
http://www.hofner.com/news/news/view/label/Violin%20Bass%20-%20%27Relic%27%20/
(http://www.hofner.com/media/wysiwyg/News_Items/Relic_Bass/H500_1-63-RLC_7.jpg)
So now Höfner are doing a relic - H500/1-RLC-63-0. Basically Macca-spec with "secret varnish". I can assure you that every good violin maker knows the "secret".
http://www.hofner.com/news/news/view/label/Violin%20Bass%20-%20%27Relic%27%20/
As long as the "secret" formula doesn't involve Heather Mills' bodily fluids, I suppose it's okay.