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Hofner New President.
the Pickup ring has a crack,
There used to be a ding on the neck which was polished and finished.
minor scratches on the finish
Would be willing to trade for a VOS Gibson SG, or (61 reiussue+ cash)
upgraded with bronze frets. Bronze Sintoms frets make the sound more balanced and natural when playing a melody. Improved sustain and deeper sound. Bronze frets can last 7 to 10 times longer than standard nickel silver frets, and aesthetically match perfectly with gold or chrome hardware
Manufacturer's Description:
The President guitar has been available from Hofner since the early 1950s. Always a quality instrument aimed at the professional wanting a robust guitar with great tone the New President archtop continues in that tradition. It features a solid carved top in selected solid German spruce and an arched back in flamed maple giving deep tones and plenty of sustain. Excellent to play acoustically or plugged in. Common to all Hofner jazz guitars is the neck to body joint at the 16th fret, which ensures easy access to the upper end of the fretboard.
FEATURES:
- Inspired by a vintage Hofner design; updated for today's guitarists - Solid hand-carved German AAA spruce top, highly-flamed African maple back and sides - Asymmetrically profiled European maple neck, 24 fret ebony fingerboard with 1-11/16th+ inch (on the plus side and very near 1.75"), genuine mother-of-pearl inlays. - 16th fret neck-to-body joint for superior fret access - Mother-of-pearl lily inlay on headstock - Gold-plated hardware - Fully adjustable Hofner/Kent Armstrong floating pickup with individually adjustable pole pieces - Volume and tone controls mounted on ebony pickguard - Ebony bridge, tailpiece and tuner knobs - A single bass tone bar braces the carved top similar to old violin and archtop tradition Weight : 5 pounds 11 ounces.
Top: Selected solid German spruce, hand-carved and graduated
Binding: Bound body & fingerboard
Back and Sides: Selected flamed maple
Neck: European hard rock maple
Fretboard Ebony
Fretboard Inlays: Mother-of-pearl block inlays
Number/Size of Frets: 24 jumbo. polished
Nut/Saddle: Bone
Scale: 25.5"
Width of Nut: 1.73"
Tuners: Schaller M6
Tuner Knobs: Ebony
Bridge: Ebony bridge with compensated B-string, H72/22-G
Tailpiece: Ebony, brass reinforced, H62/EB-G
Pickguard: Ebony, floating, with mounted volume and tone controls, H65/NP-E
Pickup(s): Floating humbucking neck pickup, adjustable, H514/FN-G
Electronics: 1 volume control, 1 tone control
Hardware Gold-plated. strap buttons are gold Schaller locking type
Finish: Natural high gloss
Case: Deluxe wooden hardshell case with tweed-cream covering
