1956/57 HOFNER MODEL 500/1 BASS GUITAR



PHOTOS COURTESY OF GRAHAM STOCKLEY, HOFNER HAGENAU, GERMANY:















Note the area worn into the solid spruce top by the previous owner's finger.









      













A one-piece heel with a spruce fingerboard extension.





Rosewood pickups!











The old bass amongst its 21st century descendents.










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