A stylish late-1980s H\u00f6fner semi-hollow with the right mix of elegance and edge. This H\u00f6fner Nightingale was made in 1988 and is a German double-cut semi-hollow with black finish, gold hardware, full-size humbuckers, and classic center-block construction. The model clearly draws on the ES-335, but with a distinct H\u00f6fner identity through the headstock shape, pearl inlay pattern, and overall detailing.<\/p>\n
This example has the features associated with the early Nightingale version: black finish, cream binding, gold hardware, bound headstock, large pearl block fingerboard inlays, and the distinctive double-diamond headstock inlay. Electronics are two humbuckers, two volume controls, two tone controls, and a three-way selector. Hardware is also straightforward, with gold tune-o-matic style bridge and stop tailpiece and the ever-present Schaller tuners.<\/p>\n
The Nightingale is one of H\u00f6fner\u2019s more uncommon semi-hollow models from the period and has a strong visual identity of its own. It combines familiar double-cut semi-hollow construction with a more individual H\u00f6fner look, and this black example is especially sharp with the full gold-and-black treatment.<\/p>\n
A very appealing vintage semi-hollow from H\u00f6fner\u2019s higher-grade German production, with the look, construction, and specification that make these early Nightingales stand out.<\/p>\n
SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Make: H\u00f6fner A stylish late-1980s H\u00f6fner semi-hollow with the right mix of elegance and edge. This H\u00f6fner Nightingale was made in 1988 and is a German double-cut semi-hollow with black finish, gold hardware, full-size humbuckers, and classic center-block construction. The model clearly draws on the ES-335, but with a distinct H\u00f6fner identity through the headstock shape, pearl […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44666,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[217],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-44665","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-elektrisk","brand-hofner","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nModel: Nightingale
\nYear: 1988
\nCountry of manufacture: Germany
\nConstruction: Semi-hollow electric guitar with center block
\nBody style: Double-cutaway
\nFinish: Black
\nTop\/back\/sides: Laminated construction
\nNeck: Set neck
\nFingerboard: Dark wood fingerboard
\nInlays: Large pearl block inlays
\nHeadstock: Bound headstock with pearl H\u00f6fner logo and double-diamond inlay
\nPickups: 2 full-size humbuckers with gold covers
\nControls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector
\nBridge: Tune-o-matic style bridge
\nTailpiece: Stop tailpiece
\nHardware: Gold
\nTuners: Schaller
\nBinding: Cream body, neck, and headstock binding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"