Hofner President in need of repair

[Annoying Twit]

From what I can see, it looks as if it might be just a case of gluing the neck back on again. I could very easily be wrong.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/1960-s-vintage-hofner-president-bass-guitar/1101412279

I [size=4]have no idea how much these are worth, and hence don't know if the asking price is reasonable or not. But, it certainly caught my attention seeing a Stu Sutcliffe bass on my local gumtree.[/size]

[KK Jale]

Nice project on first look but the real shame is that it's been a leftie.

[Annoying Twit]

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Nice project on first look but the real shame is that it's been a leftie.
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I presume that you mean the four marks where it appears that the control knobs have been at some time. This might have something to do with the electronics not working.

[Happy Jack]

In prime condition that might be worth £1000 or so. It's not a Sutcliffe (it's a bog-standard mid-60s President), and the neck reset is the least of its troubles.

It's obviously beyond a full restoration and will never be worth anything like £1000 but it could probably be brought back into playable condition for c.£100-ish (reglue the neck, replace the nut, ideally replace the unmatched tuner, sort out the wiring, new strings), so it should sell for well under £500.

Now watch the market prove me wrong ...