1960's HOFNER MODEL 457 ACOUSTIC ARCHTOP GUITAR

 

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 The superb red sunburst finish on this guitar is very unusual for a Model 457, just as is this type of tailpiece. The neck/headstock is post-1960, and that type of bridge is usually found on post-1965 Hofner archtops. However...........the body was made sometime before 1956 - see below.       


 

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Note the centre strip running down the length of the back, which indicates that the body was made prior to c1956.

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Note the multiple binding around the neck. The 457 neck usually had a single-layer binding. (The multi-layer was usually reserved only for the top-of-range archtops such as the 463, 464, and 468 models.)

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