1956 Arnold Hoyer Famos Model/ Hand carved solid alpine sprucle top, solid one piece maple back

1956 arch top acoustic guitar made by German Luthier Arnold Hoyer. It is in excellent visual and playable condition.

The guitar has a warm woody tone with long lasting sustain. It has low action. The nitro finish is lightly cracked for a nice patina for a guitar from this era. The guitar is clean and odorless, Glued joints are stable and solid. It has a "0 fret". A setup has been accomplished recently. The guitar is presently strung with 11s, yet it can hold heavier gauges. Pertinent data noted below.

Brand: Arnold Hoyer

Country of origin: Germany

Model: Famos (magnificent in German)

Finish: Gloss

Color family: Black and Cognac Burst

Top: Hand carved solid book matched Alpine Spruce....8 mm thickness in F holes

Back: One piece solid arched maple back

Sides: Solid maple

Tuners and frets: Original brass...little wear on frets, open tuners are tuning stable

Neck : two piece longitudinally glued maple

Bridge: Arnold-Hoyer bridge with adjustable wheels

Headstock: Ebony veneer with inset "Famos" percoid wedge

Fingerboard inlays and pick guard: Perloid/ matching the percoid inlay on headstock/ red inlay at 12th fret

Neck: reinforced with metal rod (not adjustable)

Action: low (pictures)

Tailpiece: Solid/ from ABM-Muller

Weight: 5 pounds

Nut measurement: 1.6 "

Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2 inches

Scale length: 25 "

Overall length: 42.1"

Body length: 20.9"

Lower bout width: 16.4"

Waist: 10.6"

Upper bout width: 12.2"

Body Depth: 3.1"

Blemishes: Small blemish adjacent to tail piece, one adjacent to bridge

Two repaired cracked in top/ solid repairs

Electronics: No electronics

Comes in non original hard shell case (pictures)