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Electric bass guitar
Electric bass guitar, Violin Bass, 500/1 model. Hollow viol-shaped body, wood, tinted varnish finish. The volume and tone controls are on the lower right hand quarter of body, on an imitation mother of pearl panel; imitation mother of pearl scratch pad on upper right quarter. The guitar has four overwound wire strings. The face of the headstock is painted in black lacquer with Höfner logo in gold paint. With original case.
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1962 - Maker:
Hofner - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Bubenreuth (Timezone: Europe/Berlin) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:513 Electro-acoustic chordophones
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- Materials:plastic, metal, varnish, paint, lacquer, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:513 Electro-acoustic chordophones
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements: overall: 1100 x 285 x 112 mm