Chris Parkin's Early Hofner Senator

Note: The Compensator tailpiece on this guitar is stamped with the Straten logo rathet than the Hofner logo. This indicates that this is one of the first Senators made for Selmer, before they had chance to produce Compensator tailpieces specifically for the new range of Hofner guitars. (See the Fact File on Compensator tailpieces. )

The headstock shape with the "flared" top also indicates that this is a very early Hofner archtop.

c1953/54 HOFNER SENATOR ARCHTOP GUITAR

SERIAL No: 528

COURTESY OF CHRIS PARKIN, UK;