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Dec 07, 2010, 12:25 PM
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Vintage Hofner acoustic guitar
Is anyone here familiar with these guitars? I was given and old Hofner acoustic with a nice hard case. The guitar is in poor shape the neck is separated from the body. I was wondering if it was worth having repaired or not. From what I've been able to find out its from the mid 60's the number stamped on the back of the headstock is 1403.
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Dec 11, 2010, 01:26 AM
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Re: Vintage Hofner acoustic guitar
Dang, bout time somebody posted in this area!
In my opinion, Hofners huge claim to fame was their violin shaped bass made famous by Paul Mcartney.
After doing a little research on your guitar, I honestly don't believe that it would be worth the price of a professional repair.
I've been a working musician for over 25 years, and I am constantly with extreme professional luthiers several days per week. 2 of my personal friends do custom-build guitars for many famous musicians.
(Which is fun, cause I get to play famous peoples guitars before they do! )
It appears to me, (after looking around Ebay, and the internet) that your guitar is barely fetching around $200 for the most part.
I know first-hand that a typical headstock crack normally costs a minimum of around $150-$250 depending on how invisible you want the repair to be. And neck-setting work is normally a WAY more involved, and expensive process.
So, It's not really worth it to spend $300-$400 on a $200 guitar.
If your handy, you might wanna just try to fix it yourself.
If you can make it playable again it can't hurt.
I do LOTS of small repairs for people, like broken headstocks, electronics, binding, and fret-jobs, myself. (Mostly on lower value instruments. My good guitars still go to the Pros!)
Is the fretboard lifting up, or is the neck joint seperating from the body?
I would take my chances with a good wood epoxy and a few clamps. (be careful with the clamps!)
Hey, the worse that can happen is you'll have a playable guitar again!
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