Hopf guitars history book

A zero fret is a fret placed at the headstock end of the neck of a banjo, guitar, mandolin, or bass. Galiano guitars the unofficial martin guitar forum. Hopf s were made in many diffrent areas in both germany and czechoslovakia old germany by many members of the hopf. Having seen and played many german guitars over the years, i think hofner was the only largescale german shop with a decent aesthetic vocabulary when it came to proportion and scale. I own an old hopf violin which was given to my mother in 1932 and the giver said it was 100 years old then.

Otherwise, this is sort of surfacey as overall history of the guitar book and not even close to the best coffee table overview book on the guitar. Vintage german guitar hopf all parts are original bridge needs replacing or reparation, neck was restick to. The most widely played musical instrument in the world, the guitar is also the basis of american popular music. I own an old hopf violin which was given to my mother in 1932 and the giver said it was 100 years old answered by a verified musical instrument appraiser we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Will come shipped in its original chipboard type case.

An inscription on the back of the headstock reads patented everstraight neck by hopf has an interesting and innovative feature in that the last part of the fretboard overhangs the body of the guitar without contacting it, thus enabling more of the sounding board to vibrate. There is part of a decal on the headstock that looks to be from a music store. Klira, hopf, hoyer, isana, roger, dynacord and other builders had varying. The ultimate reference book including the list of all guitar manufacturing, serial numbers, dates of manufacturing, construction details and deffernces from the manufacturing date, electrocircuits sheets and pickup assemblies, and sure many photos of the giutars. The all about the history of legendary framus company written by dr. On this first page the historic instruments are shown, starting with the renaissance period 1500 until about 1900 on the next page guitars modern the guitars of the 20th century are shown, including the. Lots of information about these guitars in the book electrogitarrenmade in germany by norbert schnepel and helmut lemme. Obviously, the guitar has evolved through many centuries, starting with ancient guitars, then the acoustic guitars, and finally ending with the electric guitars we all know and love. Vintage tenor guitars, four string guitars, plectrum. Very beautiful jazz guitar, vintage of the 1950s hopf brand, in very good condition. Not only the glassl works, but also the other hopf guitars have had the original shapes, just like as seen on the saturn 63 famous hopf guitar for using on ad of the starclub, humbrg and. Essay on the history of the guitar 1920 words bartleby. Dieter hopf guitar posted by bob hurt on sat, 11012014 01.

In general, hopf, hoyer, klira and framus all settled in on a cartoon guitar gestalt. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Nov, 2014 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. All our guitars and amplifiers are in very good, excellent or mint condition and are sold with ohsc and matching vintage strap unless occassionally. After completing his masters in luthiery in 1968, he devoted his energies to developing high quality solo instruments. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. Vintage german guitars this is meant as only a very basic and historical overview. A fine collection should include worldclass examples and, fittingly, the collections crown jewel, among others, is the 1888 torres guitar once owned, composed on and played by. Nov 19, 20 1960s vintage guitars find out all you need to know need to know about the best and most rare vintage guitars from the sixties. Rare vintage 195758 hopf arch top big body jazz guitarproject hopf guitars are known to be among the best made guitars from germany. This book deals exclusivly with guitars produces in west germany and.

I like the way bacon organized smaller, esoteric brands into countries burns guitars from britain, hofner from germany, etc. Bernabe, contreras, bolin, friederich, manuel rodriguez, romanillos, hopf, gilbert. Dieter hopf himself was born in 1936 and has lived since 1949 in taunusstein, germany. I didnt knnow how we call about this unordinally shape of the soundholes, but i know the same shape is used onto other hopf archtop guitars. I own an old hopf violin which was given to my mother in 1932. You can read about the life and times of these great builders and founders such as, leo fender, orville gibson, friedrich gretsch, semie moseley of the mosrite guitars and many other great guitar builders and their companies. Hanspeter wilfer, but also documenting a piece of german economic history. Hopf violin 1830s excellent condition, all strings work. It should arrive next week sometime, cant wait to get it.

This info book is about the history of both, the acoustic and electric guitars. There is an interesting story about this and other makers who were originally located as part of the german speaking population within the sudetenland in czechoslovakia and whose 3 million odd german speaking people were expelled after wwll and. Reference essay and guide to vintage german guitars and basses of the 1950s and 1960s, east and west germany. Besides bigger brands such as fender and gibson, several smaller brands flourished in this decade, and names such as airline, supro, teisco and hagstrom are today very desirable. The hopf commodore colored with copper gold sunburst. However,there are many ways to identify hopf violins,one way to identify the origin of a hopf violin is by the way the bass bar is made. Thomann is the largest online and mail order retailer for musical instruments, light and sound equipment worldwide, having about 10m customers in 120 countries and 80,000 products on offer. Hopf archtop acoustic guitar, semihollow body guitar catawiki. This amp is in very good condition, fully functional without issue. It is a full size acoustic arch top guitar featuring a characteristically german mix of sound holes, both f holes and a round hole under the strings. Hopf has been a wellestablished german maker of classical instruments. Hopf is now a world renowned guitar maker, and is a great innovator of classical guitars. Hopf originial 1958 guitar for sale classic rock guitars. Buy the book pearls and crazy diamonds about the burns guitars and their impact.

A new one about jim burns will be realeased i june 2017. I own an old hopf violin which was given to my mother in. As a collector of hopf violins,i would be very skeptical of the 1780 date. Electric guitars for sale on the worlds largest music gear website. From the birth of a daring new musical stylethe bluesto jazz, rock n roll, and techno rock, from muddy waters to elvis to eddie van halen, it has transcended the boundaries of mere instrument to become a true work of art and a cultural icon, its revolutionary transformations. This magnificent hard cover book is a comparative study of 80plus classical and flamenco guitars in, likely, the finest collection of spanish guitars existent.

As hopf was not really tooled for archtop guitars, many of the models they offered were built by other makers like glassl or klira. Cosmetically this amp is quite clean, one of the nicer ones weve seen. On the back under the start of the neck it has burnt into the wood hopf. The champ storied history began in 1948 as a 4watt amp with a single 8inch speaker a green tweed linen covering in the form of the original champion 800. Its not as if i might just as easily focused on hopf or hoyer.

Burns guitar museum burns london, jim burns and the. Hopf meisterwerkstatten gebaut 19 classical guitar catawiki. New influences that happened during the time of renaissance when europe finally ended their period of isolation and started interacting with asia and africa was vihuela, guitar of spanish origin that served as a basis of a renaissance and baroque movement where not only guitars by also many other stringed instruments were viewed as a rhythm helpers except violin that. Hopfs were made in many diffrent areas in both germany and czechoslovakia old germany by many members of the. It still has got the old label the hopf meisterwerkstatten one i dont know the model but it has a metal sight spells hopf just above the tuners and the sound hole got a black and gold pattern. Hopf libra i classical guitar, all solid, cedar top, back and sides rosewood dalbergia latifolia, mahogany.

The bridge and fretboard both rosewood are the only real solid wood on it save for the spruce bracing. Carl freidrich hopf is one of the many german makers with the name hopf and indeed the name was adopted for many of the mass produced instruments emanating from that country. Apparently it was built as a one off custom order by the top luthier at hopf guitars, gustav glassl. He was born in 1936 into a family of luthiers that has made instruments since 1669. It is most likely an 1870 or early 1800s piece probably from saxony. A collection of vintage guitars and other instruments. Way back in the 1995 the early legend of guitar research, michael wright, published a. The blue book if youre serious about buying and selling used guitars, the blue book provides the most detailed pricing, dating and identification info. Dieter hopf classical guitar gran concierto offered by savage classical guitar one of the largest and most respected classical guitar dealers in the world.

Day, paul and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I think that, at that price point, this is way more interesting that most furutama instruments. Its as if they were copying american guitars, but they were really drunk that day. Luthier dieter hopfs family has been building classical musical instruments in germany for over 300 years. Dieter hopf gitarrenatelier hopf guitars, taunusstein, germany. Zero fret news newspapers books scholar jstor november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Hopf has been a wellestablished german maker of classical instruments since 1909 with interruptions during the world wars, but in the postwar era and until the 1970s built or commissioned archtop and electric guitars. A few changes improved the sound of the guitars, but from the late50s onward, money concerns trumped sound and quality and gibson acoustics began a long downward spiral. Cookies help us improve performance, enhance user experience and deliver our services. Dieter hopf is a guitar maker in taunusstein, germany. Here we are 11 years later, and i still possess my 1981 dieter hopf virtuoso concert classical guitar with the freefloating bridge long strings attach to the end of the instrument see initial message at. Believe it or not, guitars have gone through an intense history that dates back all the way to the 7th century.

Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. Many of their designs are just plain ugly even a guitar with a shape as cool as framus stratomelody series was built to suggest cheesiness. Jan 18, 2016 1960s japanese guitar brand name game posted on february 12, 2012. Everybody knows that, in 60s golden age of rocknroll era, many british young musicians had use the framus instrument through their visiting german club circuit. Dieter hopf gitarrenatelier hopf guitars home facebook. However, carl freidrich 18111892, caspar 16501711 and christain donat were the outstanding makers of this prolific family and whose quality of workmanship gave the. Dieter hopf classical guitar by savage classical guitar. Vintage guitars info collecting hofner vintage guitars.

A complete history of les paul guitars by bacon, tony. Lots of information on the european vintage guitar forum as well. Both have significant histories affected by european wars and trends. I guess this guitar probably made in 60s cause of the ideal pickup and the long tenon trussrod. Sep 01, 2001 the most widely played musical instrument in the world, the guitar is also the basis of american popular music. Otherwise, this is sort of surfacey as overall history of the guitar book and not even close to the best coffee table overview book on the. This is an archtop guitar very likely built or commissioned by hopf in the mid to late 1950s and branded by remeny music at 535 12 queen street toronto. Sep 15, 1991 a pretty good book if you are wanting to learn a few facts about major guitar brands. A pretty good book if you are wanting to learn a few facts about major guitar brands. Glassl means the luthier name gustav glassl who contracted with the famous music instrument company hopf and his work is wellknown for its special manufacturing. Dieter hopf classic guitar, from germany,with hard shell case. Not only the glassl works, but also the other hopf guitars have had the original shapes, just like as seen on the saturn 63 famous hopf guitar for using on ad of the starclub, humbrg and so. This book was updated in 2012 with new content, making this 2001 edition obsolete.

Media in category dieter hopf guitars this category contains only the following file. Hopf meisterwerkstatten gebaut 19 classical guitar classical guitar made of solid wood in germany in. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. This book covers the history and development of each model of gibson acoustic guitars and paints a graphic picture of how gibson inexorably changed the specs on most models.