Tricone
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Adapt and overcome ingenuity. I love that. Very cool lap steel. How does it sound?1966 Framus 0/7 Hawaiian. This is what you do when you don't have a pickup spanning 8 strings!
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Vintage German/ Eastern European Guitars.
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Tricone
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Cool Hofner. That is a sweet burst finish. Looks like a good jazz box.
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The shape could have been inspired by a weapon from the dark ages. The ultimate gig axe.
Wow! You've had that since 1968? Absolutely gorgeous. Looks like the same neck on my 4600, nice and fat and with a lot of space from string to edge of fretboard. I love that feature, it's spoiled me for other necks/fretboards.
There's gotta be a technical term for that distance from the E strings to the edge of the fretboard
What kind of gigs are you thinking of?
That is just cool from every angle. Are those inlays on the fretboard? How did they do that?1966 Framus 0/7 Hawaiian. This is what you do when you don't have a pickup spanning 8 strings!
telepraise
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17 inches? I bet it's loud.
Not vintage, but the top is from 1980- I bought it (the top) out of the Gibson basement when I was working as a repairmen working in the Kalamazoo area. There's no substitute for decades of age when it comes to string instruments.
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I bought a gorgeous Hopf archtop one day at a swap meet. Seller was some guy named "Aspen Pittman."
mandoloony
Tele-Meister
The fretboard is made of 3-ply plastic; they engraved through the top black layer, exposing the white underneath.
Tricone
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From some of the descriptions that a few tdpri members have had lately? I would say "typical."What kind of gigs are you thinking of?
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Gorgeous. I love a beautiful archtop. Congrats on that great score of the aged top. You made fine use of it.
My R.Hoyer is loud, it can push some air. It is a fun guitar to play. Great for Gypsy Jazz, acoustic jazz trio, and solo. I really like it.
Tricone
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Do you still own it? Pics? It should have sounded pretty good. Aspen Pittman of Groove Tubes has engineered some nice amps. The model he designed for Sonny Landreth was/is way cool.
Couple of nice Hopf guitars.
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Took my R. Hoyer to my luthier/repairman this past Wednesday. Replacing the bridge with an all ebony one, re-fret with medium jumbo EVO gold fretwire, and a new bone nut. Along with blowing it out and proper set up work. Will be 3-4 weeks at shop.
I did a little touch up on the paint before I took it in. For my first refinish it turned out good.
I did a little touch up on the paint before I took it in. For my first refinish it turned out good.
Tricone
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Thanks. I love my Hoyer. It has become my #1. I grab it first to play most days. I have had fun jamming with a few jazz groups and solo/trio free jazz. Have gotten some compliments on the sound. I will update when I get it back. Can't wait.Looking forward to your updates!
Tricone
Friend of Leo's
How are your Framus guitars doing?Looking forward to your updates!
HaWE
Tele-Holic
The bass player of our first band in the mid 70s had a Framus bass guitar.
(sorry for the quality of the photo ).
HaWE
Tele-Holic
This is my 6-string banjo made by MUSIMA,which ( according to my research) is ( was....) a brand from the German Democratic Republic.I bought it in 1990.
Please do not wonder about the missing string, I play it with a different tuning without the low E - string.
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