Bigsby is mounted up on about 3/8" of furniture felts. The other pictures are various incarnation ending with the current electric version I've been using, that still retains a very nice acoustic sound. THere's some pictures of it set up stock as an acoustic guitar. The first picture is how it arrived with a loose neck and cupped/split headstock and the original heavy gear on it. It didn't come with a case so I had to buy a Yorkville Super 400 case as nothing else would fit it. This one came with a floating Hofner/Selmer Fuma pickup unit that I slightly modified with a new piece (saved the old piece) and a Hofner vibrato tailpiece made of solid steel that weighs at least a pound and a half. 17 7/8" lower bout 3.5" thick, 25" scale length, deep narrow neck, Big and bright sounding. Basically Germany's answer to the Super 400. Interesting in their strange and wonderful aesthetics, extreme neck angle (1.5" high bridge) and general high level of build quality. These are solid carved acoustic archtops (spruce top maple back and sides etc.) and the company only made a limited amount each year. I built a custom ebony bridge (Actually I built two!) and a repro bound pearloid Hoyer pickguard for it's acoustic incarnation. Neck reset,fret dress headstock repair, various other little alterations. 1958 Arnold Hoyer Special brought back to playability.
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