1956 Arnold Hoyer Famos Model/ Hand carved solid alpine sprucle top, solid one piece maple back
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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)
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| Listed | 2 years ago |
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| Condition | Excellent (Used) Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more |
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