RESTORED HOFNER MODEL 182 SOLID BASS GUITAR

 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARTIN KUNZ, VIENNA AUSTRIA, WHO ALSO CARRIED OUT THE RESTORATION:

(THE GUITAR IS OWNED BY JOHANN HOEDI)


 

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The guitar body before restoration commenced.



MARTIN DESCRIBES THE RESTORATION:


"What has been done? Virtually everything.
 
Dead neck pickup rewound with original wire. (Although Hofner pickups are terrible -  two out of five pu's are dead today, and many owners don't even recognise). 
 
Complete fret-job and overhaul of the neck, including the coloured headstock, after several pre-owners' trial & error games fitting various sets of non-matching machine heads. The new machines are nickel-plated Schaller 2000s, to match the rest of the metal hardware.
 
Body refinished to match the original colour found in the pu-wire-channel. (See picture of the bass in the just-received condition)
 
All bits and pieces restored. New Hofner-logo, new radio-knobs, and well - a new set of medium-scale strings fitted - Sounds like a hounddog! :-)............"

 

 



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