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    Nov 13, 2020 4 minutes

    WHOSE HOFNER?

    When I saw the Hofner Senator on page 71 of Guitarist magazine issue 465 I had a bit of a shock as I thought it was a picture of mine till I saw the pickup and controls. My guitar is acoustic only and was built in Germany in 1956 and its serial number is 2841. It was originally bought from Yardley’s Musical Instruments in Snow Hill, Birmingham, but I obtained it in 1967. Neck like a baseball bat with no truss rod. Love the guitar, though.

    Richard Hollis, via email

    Thanks for sharing, Richard – editor Jamie used to have a Hofner Senator (who would call a guitar that these days, for a start?) and regrets selling it for £75

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