1962 Hofner 191 doubleneck

$5,750.00

  • Year: 1962 (Circa)
  • Manufacturer: Hofner
  • Model: 191 doubleneck
  • Case: Hard
  • Color: Sunburst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: We found this extremely rare Vintage Höfner 191 just a mile away from where we are.. It is a extremely rare example, believed to be made around 1961-1963, serial #3597 and it is in EC condition. It’s extremely rare also due to the fact that this example has two set necks, (not bolt-on)only found on a few early examples. Overall the double-neck is in excellent condition, and comes with a rarely seen very nice Flame top. The rosewood fingerboard with block inlays is in excellent original condition with minimal fret wear. Expect for the fact that the bass pickup has been changed at one point for a bit later model, (staple nova sonic twin coil model with exposed pole pieces ca. 1963-67) the guitar/bass is in excellent condition and all original. The guitar pickups are Diamond logo twin coils, without the exposed pole pieces, and according to the previous owner the bass showed a similar pickup in earlier years. These pickups were standard only previous to 1962. Electronics have been worked on due to the change of the bass pickup, but are all original and unchanged. Pots, switches, knobs are all original and in good working condition. All plastics are original. One of the knobs shows a Dutch Penny from the sixties. The top shows the original Höfner decal between the two necks and the finish is all original. These double-neck have been produced in very limited numbers and are extremely collectible. I’ve seen one more up for sale, but believe this may well be considered the most attractive Höfner 191 up for sale at this point. It comes with a Fender® Hard-shell case. more detailed information can be found on Steve Russel’s www.vintagehofner.co.uk.