Happy Jack Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1965-Hofner-Violin-Bass_W0QQitemZ200362354673QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2ea686e7f1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1965-Hofner-Violin-B...%3A1%7C294%3A50[/url] He's got a £750 BIN on this bass, which needs a neck re-set (very, very common on these basses, and nothing to worry about). His estimate of £100 to get this sorted is ball-park, probably not out by much at all. It wouldn't then be worth £1500 (not in today's market anyway) ... but it will be in a few years. If you're looking for a vintage Hofner that's also a decent investment, you could do a lot worse than this one. Edited July 12, 2009 by Happy Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Someone got it for £700 - that's a seriously good price. Anyone here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I don't know much about Hofners, but the Literacy Police spotted this: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hofner-Electric-Base-Guitar_W0QQitemZ300331628017"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hofner-Electric-Base...emZ300331628017[/url] Might be worth keeping an eye on if you're in the Midlands... Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 That's a 1961/62 Hofner Solid Bass (Selmer no. 296). The single pickup version was slightly rarer than the twin. That bass shares a lot of DNA with the original Model 182/E1 sold in the market down in New ... sorry, I mean sold in those markets where Selmer didn't hold the franchise. This example would originally have had a huge and hideous rectangular bridge cover. The photo in the listing is dreadful, but it looks like this bass needs a replacement control panel and a bridge. Modern replica parts would set you back about £100 the lot. I sold one of these, broken for spares, a few months ago. The individual components sold for well over £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I'd assume it was £10 from the car boot last Sunday, & he hopes he'll be able to bump it on the Bay for £50. Not getting a huge amount of attention listed like it is! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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