Building a Höfner 500/1

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:35 pm

Has this been posted before?

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:10 am

First time I've ever seen it.
JimK

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:06 am

Thanks Jeff. I enjoyed that immensely.

I always love seeing necks before they are shaped. For some reason it still jars my brain to think that those big lumps of wood will become those elegant pieces of art....

I'm also intrigued by the fact that the holes for the pickup wiring are drilled after the finish is applied. Obviously more efficient that way.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:29 am

I was intrigued by a bunch of stuff, the order of construction was unique in a few places, I though. I liked the way the frets were installed, and how the guy placed the drill to make the fingerboard dots, etc. Pretty wild, really.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:42 am

Very cool.

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:49 am

Apparently there are three things that happen as you age. First you start to lose your memory and............the other two I can't remember. Case in point, I have seen this video before but I can't remember where.

It's a great video never the less.

Thanks for posting it Jeff.

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:58 am

Very interesting and well done. The instrumental fake Beatles music was a bit cheap, though.

michael.m · Post by **michael.m** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:45 am

Great video

That reminds me, that I still haven´t got a Hofner bass

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:32 am

michael.m wrote:Great video That reminds me, that I still haven´t got a Hofner bass

Me either. But I love 'em & would love having one. Someday!

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:19 am

I had a German RI one, very nicely made, that is now being played regularly (as it should be) by another forumite.

ricmic · Post by **ricmic** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:08 pm

I had a 66 that was stolen in 87 with my last Ric. I would really like one of those RI cavern basses. Great video. Thanks JPS. Mark

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:15 pm

michael.m wrote:Great video That reminds me, that I still haven´t got a Hofner bass

Same here. But after watching that video, and seeing the amount of hand work which goes into building them, I started thinking "Well......maybe......."

JimK

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:52 pm

jps wrote:I had a German RI one, very nicely made, that is now being played regularly (as it should be) by another forumite.

It's very nice...

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:55 pm

jimk wrote:
michael.m wrote:Great video That reminds me, that I still haven´t got a Hofner bass
Same here. But after watching that video, and seeing the amount of hand work which goes into building them, I started thinking "Well......maybe......."
JimK

They are very easy to play, particularly if you are migrating to bass from guitar. They sound great too....one of these and a 4000 series bass and you have a complete arsenal (especially if you're in a Beatles cover band).

rickboy1689 · Post by **rickboy1689** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:29 pm

for low-end thump (and not just of the beatle variety) - nothing better!

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