1957 Hofner Club 50 Model 127 Vintage Hollowbody Guitar Brunette w/ Tweed Case

Up for sale, a circa 1957 Hofner Club 50 (model 127) in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This rare and early Hofner guitar features hollowbody construction with an arched solid spruce top, maple back and sides, a three-piece maple/beech neck, and a rosewood fretboard. The Hofner Club guitars are best known for their appearances in the hands of very young British invasion artists including baby-faced Beatles and David Gilmour, and this guitar benefits from the service due an instrument of this vintage with a professional neck reset.

Featherweight at 4lbs 4oz, this Club 50 has tons of natural resonance on tap, with a warmth and woody bark faithfully captured by the pair of single coil pickups. These pickups are very sweet and smooth-sounding, with plenty of lower midrange heft balanced by singing treble articulation. The simple control layout consists of dedicated On/Off switches with Volume and Tone knobs for each pickup, delivering plenty of tonal range, from almost piezo-like snap to rich, bassy sounds that rival humbucker heft. This Club 50 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 roundwound strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple, beech (three-piece)
• Shape: Chunky C, measuring .975” 1st fret, 1.085” 9th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” radius
• Frets: Slender, moderate wear on frets 1-2
• Scale Length: 24 ¼”
• Nut: 1.650 (42mm) + zero fret
• Tuners: Open-gear strip

Body Specs:

• Wood: Spruce, maple
• Pickups: Single coil x2
• Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2 On/Off pickup switches
• Hardware: Floating ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece with “KH” (Karl Hofner) emblem
• Plastics: Brown pearloid pickguard and control plate, teacup knobs

The gloss “Brunette” nitro lacquer finish exhibits subtle vertical checking, with cosmetic wear limited to some light buckle worming on the treble-side of the back and a few minor dings and finish scratches on the rest of the body. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with just a few shallow marks.

The original tweed hardshell case is included (a modern, and more robust, hardshell case is also available for an additional charge).