ChasFred
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so are they the same size?
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Astral Traveler
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Nope, mine's bigger
I have a plan though. I had a stab at the electronics today and fixed 4 broken solder joints but it's still dead. I did find the wiring diagram for the tremolo effect on the Hofner web site which confirmed that the effect must be active or there'll be no output. I did measure the pickups tjough and they are both OK at around 6k.
My biggest concern is the neck though. I have a date with a luthier tomorrow but if it's too expensive I'll attempt to reset it myself.
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Astral Traveler
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Thanks, so do I. If not it's tools out
ChasFred
Ambassador of Smooth Operations
Nope, mine's bigger
I have a plan though. I had a stab at the electronics today and fixed 4 broken solder joints but it's still dead. I did find the wiring diagram for the tremolo effect on the Hofner web site which confirmed that the effect must be active or there'll be no output. I did measure the pickups tjough and they are both OK at around 6k.
My biggest concern is the neck though. I have a date with a luthier tomorrow but if it's too expensive I'll attempt to reset it myself.
is there a way to wire in a single cell battery holder for the 18650 instead of the older battery. That is what I would try to do.
Good luck you have a great project.
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Astral Traveler
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I think I can fit two AAA holders back to back in the current holder. Or I make a brand new holder for 2 AA batteries and completely replace the old one.
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Astral Traveler
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The date went well, I had a great great time chatting in his garden and he showed the beautiful Django style guitars that he builds. He didn't thinkbthe neck joint looked too complicated but needs to do some research to try and find out how the neck and bodies are actually joined together. I'll try to do the same from my end. Looking at old Hofners they seem to have used both vertical and horisontal dove tail joints as well as butt joints.
He can do the job but not until later this summer which suits me fine, then I get some time to tinker with the electronics and replace tje tuners. This could turn out to be a great guitar, acoustically it sounds amazing.
Beagle
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Astral Traveler
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Thanks man! I used to have a Framus too, from the 50's. Can't remember what model...
Beagle
Ambassador of Slippin' and a Slidin'
And me. I have the Famos too. Still no more work done on it though. No electrics on either though, just archtops.
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Astral Traveler
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Yes, mine was an archtop too... I think it was a Framus 5/50.
aon
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@Astral Traveler here's something I stumbled upon yesterday... Pictures of two four neck resets of Höfners that are both all different from yours (the first one is pretty similar though) but the neck joint on both all of these looks kind of similar:
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Don't mind the bastardly language, I think the pictures speak for themselves. In the comments the guy says that the neck has detached on almost all old Höfners and he thinks it's because the joint is straight and not a dovetail, or something like that.
EDIT found a couple more while browsing the blog..
Höfner orkesterikitara
Tässä vanhassa Höfner-kitarassa oli kaula liikkunut liitoksessaan, kielet olivat aivan liian korkealla. Jossain vaiheessa ongelmaa oli yritetty korjata laittamalla ruuvi liitokseen. Ruuvi kyllä pit…
kitaratohtori.org
Höfner kaulan korjaus
Tämä 50-luvun Höfner-orkesterikitara tuli huoltoon raskassoittoisuuden vuoksi. Kielet olivat liian korkealla, eikä tallassa ollut enää säätövaraa. Lisäksi kaulan jatke (’kieli’) nojasi …
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Höfner 456
Tämä Höfner 456 -orkesterikitara 50-luvun lopulta tuli huoltoon. Suurin ongelma oli, että kielet olivat liian korkealla eikä tallassa ollut enää säätövaraa alaspäin. Kaula oli joskus liimattu uudes…
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HÖFNER CLUB 60
Tämä Höfner malli 128 (Club 60) 60-luvun alkupuolelta tuli huoltoon. Saksassa malli oli Höfner 128, vientimalleissa Hofner Club 60. tämä kitara on siitä poikkeuksellinen, että siinä on ääniaukot. T…
kitaratohtori.org
Don't mind the bastardly language, I think the pictures speak for themselves
. In the comments the guy says that the neck has detached on almost all old Höfners and he thinks it's because the joint is straight and not a dovetail, or something like that.EDIT found a couple more while browsing the blog..
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Astral Traveler
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That is most excellent! Thanks a lot!@Astral Traveler here's something I stumbled upon yesterday... Pictures oftwofour neck resets of Höfners that arebothall different from yours (the first one is pretty similar though) but the neck joint onbothall of these looks kind of similar:
Höfner orkesterikitara
Tässä vanhassa Höfner-kitarassa oli kaula liikkunut liitoksessaan, kielet olivat aivan liian korkealla. Jossain vaiheessa ongelmaa oli yritetty korjata laittamalla ruuvi liitokseen. Ruuvi kyllä pit…
Höfner kaulan korjaus
Tämä 50-luvun Höfner-orkesterikitara tuli huoltoon raskassoittoisuuden vuoksi. Kielet olivat liian korkealla, eikä tallassa ollut enää säätövaraa. Lisäksi kaulan jatke (’kieli’) nojasi …
Höfner 456
Tämä Höfner 456 -orkesterikitara 50-luvun lopulta tuli huoltoon. Suurin ongelma oli, että kielet olivat liian korkealla eikä tallassa ollut enää säätövaraa alaspäin. Kaula oli joskus liimattu uudes…
HÖFNER CLUB 60
Tämä Höfner malli 128 (Club 60) 60-luvun alkupuolelta tuli huoltoon. Saksassa malli oli Höfner 128, vientimalleissa Hofner Club 60. tämä kitara on siitä poikkeuksellinen, että siinä on ääniaukot. T…
Don't mind the bastardly language, I think the pictures speak for themselves
EDIT found a couple more while browsing the blog..