OWNERS' REGISTER OF HOFNER 500/1 "VIOLIN" BASS GUITARS

 

A1. HOFNER VIOLIN BASS GUITAR - SELMER UK DISTRIBUTED

Serial No.

Hand

Shipping Date

Pickup Type

Owner

Location

File#
203 R/H 1963 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Atsushi Yoshida Japan 012
274 R/H 1963 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Jeff Grimston Lincolnshire, UK 060
379 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Fran Festa Pennsylvania, USA 042
389 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Brendan Hayes Surrey, UK 057
471 L/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Joe Baiardi Texas, USA  
537 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Andy Jones Middlesex, UK 049
600 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Nick J. Robson Hampshire, UK 100
681 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround D. M. Johnson NSW Australia 035
687 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Shawn Luckman Lancashire, England  004
752 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple Andy Stevens Leicestershire, England 010
763 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Dave Hutchins Berkshire, England 074
897 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround James Buchan Surrey, England 029
1073 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Duncan Stuart Melbourne, Australia 027
1111 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Mick Williams S. Yorkshire, England 071
1116 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Andrew Day E. Sussex, England 070
1180 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Robert Smith Cumbria, England 003
1201 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Dan Trunfio California, USA 025
1397 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Simon Tourle Sussex, England 053
1523 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Malcolm Burns Glasgow, Scotland  040
1709 R/H 1964 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Dave Heslop South Australia 082
2090 R/H 1965 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround David Hartley Auckland, New Zealand 058
2131 R/H 1965 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Koos Vorstenbos The Netherlands 104
2178 R/H 1965 Type 511B Staple - Narrow Surround Javier Piñol Barcelona, Spain 046
2389 R/H 1965 Type 511B Staple - Wide Surround Jason Williams Brisbane, Australia 002
2487 R/H 1965 Type 511B Staple - Wide Surround Esko Lahdenmāki Aijala, Finland 097
2811 R/H 1966 Type 511B Staple - Wide Surround Dave Heslop South Australia 083
3134 R/H 1967 Type 513 Blade - With Hofner Logo Mike Hughes North Carolina, USA 067
3144 R/H 1967 Type 513 Blade - With Hofner Logo Kevin Benson Yorkshire, England 086
3275 R/H 1968/69 Type 513 Blade - With Hofner Logo Chris Mott Lancashire, England 037
             
             

 

For more construction detail information on the above Selmer Distributed Hofner Violin Basses, click HERE for an MS Excel Spreadsheet File.

 

B1. HOFNER 500/1 BASS - VAN WOUW (NETHERLANDS) DISTRIBUTED

Serial No.

Hand

Shipping Date

Pickup Type

Owner

Location

File#
2116 R/H 1960 Type 1 Plastic Body Case van der Linden California, USA 005
3351 L/H 1961 Type 3 "Cavern" Diamond Logo Greg Feo California, USA 019
4072 R/H 1961 Type 3 "Cavern" Diamond Logo Atsushi Yoshida Japan 013
5253 R/H 1962 Type 511 Staple - Narrow Surround Rene Monsma Belgium 034
8900  R/H  1970  Type 513 "Blade" with logo   Will's Guitars  The Netherlands 066 
             
             

 

For more construction detail information on the above Van Wouw Distributed Hofner 500/1 Basses, click HERE for an MS Excel Spreadsheet File.

 

C1. HOFNER 500/1BASS - EUROPEAN/US MARKET - BLACK BAR PICKUPS (1955 to c1960)

Hand

Approx Date

Owner

Location

Serial # (If Any)

File #
R/H 1957 John Simmons Virginia, USA   021
R/H 1957/58 Dave Heslop South Australia 005 043
R/H 1958 Denny Innes Ohio, USA    011
 R/H  1959  Dave Heslop  South Australia   080 
           
           
           
           

 

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C2. HOFNER 500/1BASS - EUROPEAN/US MARKET - "TOASTER" PICKUPS (c1960 to c1961)

Hand

Approx Date

Owner

Location

Serial # (If Any)

File #
R/H  1960  Dave Heslop   South Australia   084 
           
           
           
           
           

 

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C3. HOFNER 500/1BASS - EUROPEAN/US MARKET - "CAVERN" PICKUPS (c1961 to c1962)

Hand

Approx Date

Owner

Location

Serial # (If Any)

File #
R/H 1961 Paul Heinhuis The Netherlands - 001
R/H 1961 Randy Carbuhn Utah, USA - 028
R/H   1961  Great Guitars Australia Queensland, Australia (For Sale)   103 
           
           
           
           
           

 

For more construction detail information on the above Hofner 500/1 Basses with no Serial Numbers, click HERE for an MS Excel Spreadsheet File.

 

C4. HOFNER 500/1BASS - EUROPEAN/US MARKET - TYPE 510 "DIAMOND LOGO" PICKUPS (c1962 to c1963)

Hand

Approx Date

Owner

Location

Serial # (If Any)

File #
           
R/H 1962 Andrew Andrade Colorado, USA   020
           
           
           
           
           

 

For more construction detail information on the above Hofner 500/1 Basses with no Serial Numbers, click HERE for an MS Excel Spreadsheet File.

 

C5. HOFNER 500/1BASS - EUROPEAN/US MARKET - TYPE 511B "STAPLE" PICKUPS (c1963 to c1967)

Hand

Approx Date

Owner

Location

Serial # (If Any)

File #