Vintage Hofner Model 457 1950’s Archtop Venitian Cutaway Acoustic Guitar

Description: Here we have a Vintage 1950’s Horner 457. This archtop acoustic guitar is one of the many variations of the Hofner Model 457 from Germany with a classic sunburst finish. This archtop has a maple top, sides, and back complete with a Venetian cutaway, rosewood fingerboard, zero fret, and white block inlays to match the headstock to give it a "zebra" look. This guitar plays very well considering its age and repairs that have been done to it and looks like the beautiful jazz player it is. This guitar matches the similar attributes of many of the Hofner 457s that came out between 1955-and 1960 and still has the "Hofner" branding right below the rosewood bridge. We got this back from our luthier with a pro set up and some necessary finishing to get this guitar looking great and ready to play. Please see condition for important information. DESCRIPTION: • Serial number: Unknown • Made in Germany- 1950s? • Classic Sunburst finish • Original tuners • 22 fret bound rosewood fingerboard • Comes with original case (battered and in bad shape but OK for shipping) ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO RETURNS ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD IN AS-IS CONDITION All of our instruments sold are in complete, working condition. This instrument was professionally inspected, repaired if necessary & given a pro set-up by one of our favorite luthiers/guitarist/composer/teacher & fantastic all around human being as well as the co-founder of April Mae & The Junebugs, Dave "Catfish" Fecca of Dave Fecca Guitar Repair located in Moorestown, NJ...so this axe is ready to rip! CONDITION: This guitar is fully playable. Our luthier gave this a full pro set-up, and buffed and oiled any imperfections in the body and fingerboard. All hardware was inspected, oiled, and tightened as needed. The action and intonation were set to play. On the back of the neck, a previous owner put a rod inside to brace it and filled it with some sort of epoxy to stabilize the neck. While this is not how our luthier would normally do things, he checked to make sure that it was stable and that the epoxy was smoothed out to allow for comfortable playing. We thought it would be best to leave it as it is and just prepare the guitar for playability for its next owner. Cosmetically, there are a few dings and blemishes on the sides of the guitar and there is a ding in the top of the headstock. None of these affect playability, and neither does any of the natural checking and reliccing of this vintage beauty. Please see the attached photos as an extension of our written description and reach out to us with any questions! DIMENSIONS: Body is approximately 41 1/2" long x 17 3/8" wide x 3 1/8" deep; scale length is 24 1/2" long x 1 5/8" wide at the 1st fret, 2" wide at the 12th fret, & 2" wide at the 17th fret. Guitar weighs in at a 4 lbs, 13 oz. NOTES: This instrument is ready to play in any capacity the player wishes. This instrument would give a great deal of pleasure to a collector, a player, or a professional. Obviously, this is being sold as is, where is, with no implied warranties or guarantees of any kind whatsoever. Since this is a vintage musical instrument, our normal return policy DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ITEM! It cannot be returned to us. We package professionally & this instrument will be insured for the full valuation at our expense. We accurately represent all of our items. If you have questions please feel free to contact us for an in hand description. Also, take a look at our website, Ellis Antiques et Bijoux. You may also wish to check out our feedback, which is currently APPROACHING 15,000, and has accumulated for the past 22 years on eBay. PLEASE CONSIDER OUR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS AS AN EXTENSION OF OUR HIGHLY DESCRIPTIVE TEXT. Shipping insurance is included. Instrument will be boxed in a heavy guitar box & will be shipped via USPS or FedEx. Or, this can be picked up locally at our physical bricks and mortar shop in Collingswood, NJ 08108. Please inquire regarding international shipping rates prior to purchase or making us an offer. This item is subject to prior sale. If you have any interest in purchasing this fine instrument, please feel free to make us an offer. We're full time general antique dealers and negotiating is a large part of our business. Just saying...... ELG Med gtr box 51x21x9 22L DP 12.5.23 Transferred 7/14/24 JP

Price: 949 USD

Location: Collingswood, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-08-14T19:22:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 160 USD