Hofner again...

[Dave W]

Should be nothing unusual at all for him, then.

[ilan]

I'm just afraid he's going to charge me upright rates... they are insane compared to guitar repair bills.

I hope he lets me stay and watch. I want to know how to remove and reset Hofner necks.

[jumbodbassman]

all old hofners have the issue.  One of these days i will need to get arounfd to me old club bass. 

that is a sweet looking bass.  enjoy

[uwe]

It an easy repair for any luthier worth his salt. The neck on those Höffies comes out easier than on other basses. I had a reset on mine too, no issue.

Often enough, the necks on those old Höffies warp too which then entails honing down and refretting (as it did on mine). So be thankful, Ilan, if yours just needs a reset. "Made in Germany" or not, these basses were not built to last half-centuries.

[ilan]

Uwe, the truss rod works fine, the neck had a slight bow which I corrected with less than a quarter turn. I will know more once the neck is in the correct angle and the action is good. Even if it needs a refret, there is no binding so it's fairly simple.

[ilan]

And now I think I have earned the right to learn how to type that umlaut. Anyone?

EDIT: göt it.

[uwe]

You did that nicely, Ilän.

[dadagoboi]

Just found this:

The sound of the letter ö is similar to the sound in "earn" or "bird".

I have a feeling few pronounce Hofner correctly who are not native speakers.  "Porsche" is a walk in the park comparatively and maybe 10% of Americans get it right.

[Pilgrim]

"Porsche" is a walk in the park comparatively and maybe 10% of Americans get it right.

And...that 10% doesn't count anyone in the South.

[uwe]

Just found this:

The sound of the letter ö is similar to the sound in "earn" or "bird".

I have a feeling few pronounce Hofner correctly who are not native speakers.  "Porsche" is a walk in the park comparatively and maybe 10% of Americans get it right.

The Porscheeeee thing is Janis Joplin's fault, for all her qualities (and I recommend the new Pearl remaster which is fantastic) she taught you wrong. It's "Porshuh".

Höfner? It's longlishly pronounced like the u in "hurt", the emphasis on the long vowel ö and not the F following it: Huuuuuu-f-nur". 

And next week, German class? We'll resolve the secret why Krauts tell you the time of day if you order them "Fish pate bit uh!"

[dadagoboi]

The Porscheeeee thing is Janis Joplin's fault, for all her qualities (and I recommend the new Pearl remaster which is fantastic) she taught you wrong. It's "Porshuh".

Average American doesn't get as close as Janis did, usually it's called a Poorsch.

[Dave W]

Average American doesn't get as close as Janis did, usually it's called a Poorsch.

I remember the one about the blonde who went door to door looking for handyman work and a guy said he'd give her $100 to paint his porch white. She came back an hour later says "I'm done, and by the way, it's  it's a Volvo, not a Porch."

[Pilgrim]

I remember the one about the blonde who went door to door looking for handyman work and a guy said he'd give her $100 to paint his porch white. She came back an hour later says "I'm done, and by the way, it's  it's a Volvo, not a Porch."

[ilan]

I attempted an f-hole surgery on the Höffie today. Pots work fine and there are no broken solder joints. The pickup has about 10% of the normal output.

Also the pickup mounting ring was sanded down at the bottom, probably to lower it.

The bridge base is shaved too.

So: the pickup goes to be rewound, the carcass for a neck reset, and I ordered a new reissue bridge. Anyone has a spare mounting ring? It's the smaller type with 4 height adjustment screws in the sides. I will also look for a correct tone knob, the set screw is shot.

[uwe]

"The bridge base is shaved too."

That is what Höfner owners do as the neck angle starts to wander. A classic symtom. It works for a while, but after a few years you cannot escape the inevitable reset.