HÜTTL Archtop ~1959 Germany - much like Hofner FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA

Beautiful old archtop guitar, made by Wolfgang Hüttl in the late 1950s in West Germany. Hüttl was one of the prime instruments makers of Germany in the golden 50s and 60s.

I am not entirely sure about the woods; some sources say all laminated maple, others claim that this has a solid spruce top. It is a beautiful and cool archtop, ideal for many kinds of music (though it was constructed mainly for dance music rhythm, but soloing brings out the Django in you instantly as well).

Sound and Playability:

As all archtops of that era, the guitar has a cutting wooden tone, really suited well for cutting through the mix of an ensemble. It`s more twangy and percussive than mellow.

String action is at a well playable 2,5mm on the 12th fret high E. The guitar plays well for anyone suited to a string action higher than your usual electric guitar action. It is best for strumming.

New 11 gauge strings (steel bronze, Pyramid - made in Germany) are attached.

Measurments 4,3 cm nut width, scale 635 mm, width at lower bouts 41 cm (16 inches), depth 8,3 cm.

Flaws:

The guitar is in a very good condition for its age. There are some tiny scratches and the frets show some minor wear, but are totally fine.  The rosewood bridge is new. Everything else is original. The neck has a slight underbow but is overall straight - there is no truss rod. Bringing the string action down would result in buzz when played high up the fret board.

As you can see, there is a tiny gap at the neck foot/neck pocket which is not unusuable for Hüttl models of that era.

I polished the frets, oiled the fretboard and the tuners, and put on new 11 gauge strings. The guitar comes un-tuned, and is playable immediately after tuning it up.

Please allow some 4-6 weeks for delivery to the US depending on where you are within the USA.