External Features
Yes, this is a vintage made-in-Germany guitar; no less. It was sent in for a thorough evaluation by the owner's son. As the story goes, Dad used to play this Hofner 173 while backing none other than the legendary P. Ramlee himself onstage during the legend's heyday. However, as one can see from the pictures below, this instrument is currently in terrible shape. It does not work any more, period. Everything seems to be stock except for the high E, B and G tuning pegs.
I've been given carte blanche to take this Hofner apart and see if there's any way to get it working again. As observed, these are the most pertinent features of the 173:
- Dark sunburst plywood body
- 22-fret rosewood fretboard
- Bigsby-style vibrato unit
- Three Hofner H513 single-coil blade pickups (Bass/Discant/Treble)
- Three On/Off slide switches
- Master Volume
- Three Tone Controls (one for each pickup)
- Spoke wheel truss rod adjustment nut
- Fixed metal bridge with translucent saddles
Further Reading
Hofner Blade Pick-Up H513
Hofner Guitar Pickups
Höfner 173 from the Sixties, "Blades" Pickups
Hofner 173 Solid Guitar ~ 1968 Sunburst
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