Höfner New President

The President guitar began in early 1950s, aimed at the professional wanting a robust guitar with great tone. The New President archtop continues in that tradition, featuring a solid carved top in selected solid German spruce and an arched back in flamed maple giving deep tones and plenty of sustain.

Common to all Hofner jazz guitars is the neck to body joint at the 16th fret, which ensures easy access to the upper end of the fretboard. Thanks to the superb quality of wood chosen, this guitar sounds fantastic both through an amp and acoustically.

FEATURES

• Handmade in Germany
• Made from selected air dried tonewoods
• Hand crafted by
  Höfner luthiers
• Traditional 16” body for greater focused sound projection
• Höfner luthier design to reduce feedback

SPECIFICATIONS

Body
Shape: 16″ Jazz
Wood Top: Arched – Solid Hand Carved Spruce
Soundhole: Traditional F-Hole (2)
Wood Back: Arched – Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black
Binding Back: Black / White / Black
Binding Sides: Black / White / Black
Centerblock: None

Neck
Wood: Flame maple
Construction: One Piece
Headstock Shape: Hofner Traditional
Logo and Artwork: Script & lily
Neck Joint: Hofner Traditional Set Neck / Joint At 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 22mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret: 24mm
Heel Cap: Maple

Fingerboard
Wood: Ebony
Scale: 25 1/4″ / 64.3cm
Nut Width: 44mm
Width At 12th Fret: 52mm
Inlays: Pearl Stripe
Binding: Black / White / Black
Side Dots: Yes
Number Of Frets: 22

Bridge
Material: Ebony with brass insert base. Ebony or metal top
Type: Jazz compensated

Finish
Top: Violin Shellac
Body: Violin Shellac
Neck: Violin Shellac

Hardware
Tuners: Single Gold H61/EB-G
Tuner Buttons: Ebony
Tailpiece: Ebony trapeze H62/EB-G
Nut Material: Bone
Pickguard: Ebony H65/NP
Pickup Neck: Hofner Diamond Gold Floating H514/FN-G