As I alluded to, Bachman is a collector of. When it comes to guitars, Hoyer is one of Germany's best-kept secrets. The company started in 1874 and to this day is building excellent guitars. In my opinion, the guitars they produced in the 1950’s through the 1960’s are the best. The wood is beautiful, the is classic with the on the bodies perimeter, the f-holes are unique to Hoyer and included a lightening bolt style and a cats eye style reminiscent of Rickenbacker guitars.

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These guitars are works of art and craftsmanship. The top-of-the-line guitar for Hoyer is the. This guitar combines many of the features of the Bianka and the Special. The body is similar to the Hoyer but has black or white pearloid inlay surrounding the top, much like the Bianka.

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Hoyer Guitars is a German manufacturer of guitars. Among the most notable users of the Hoyer guitar was English guitarist Eric Clapton.

The top and bottom sides are bound with large herringbone inlay. The top is carved spruce and the back and sides are flamed maple. The has cats eye tone holes that are bound with herringbone inlay. The controls come mounted on a metal plate. On some models the controls mounted in the traditional manner. The usual Hoyer rolling bridge is used.

The bound neck is flamed maple and came with a traditional ebony fretboard with bow-tie style markers. It also came with a white plasticized fretboard with black bow-tie position markers. The tailpiece was elaborate and interesting.

One of the most beautiful instruments was the. The body is carved from spruce, with unusual engraving. This engraved top is emphasized by the German carve. The top of the body bears a beautiful pearloid border and bound by a white plastic inlay. But for the pickups and controls, the back of the body mirrors the front.

The sound-holes are the body is extra wide, the neck is flame maple with laminated mahogany strips, and the six individual tuners have engraved buttons. In the break between the neck and headpiece is a large volute. The Hoyer was a beautiful guitar. Different models had different features.

It came in a very plain natural version with a spruce top and maple back, sides and neck. The body was bound with white inlay, the bound neck featured an ebony fretboard with small position markers. The headstock came with. The machine heads were plain with pearloid buttons. A fancier version of the was also available with a multi-striped top that featured alternating strips of spruce and mahogany.

It was bound with triangulated wood pieces. I was researching the internet to try and get an idea as to the age of my Arnold Hoyer guitar( think it is mid to late 50’s).

I came across your fantastic website and decided that you may be interested to know that there is another Arnold Hoyer guitar down under. I can attach photos ( not sure how to do that yet) of the guitar that I have owned for 30 odd years. The guitar is almost totally original, I had to replace one of the “plastic” tuners and have had the cable rewired but it still plays and resonates beautifully. The guitar is a long way away from it’s original home so I hope this creates some interest.

I was researching the internet to try and get an idea as to the age of my Arnold Hoyer guitar( think it is mid to late 50’s). I came across your fantastic website and decided that you may be interested to know that there is another Arnold Hoyer guitar down under. I can attach photos ( not sure how to do that yet) of the guitar that I have owned for 30 odd years. The guitar is almost totally original, I had to replace one of the “plastic” tuners and have had the cable rewired but it still plays and resonates beautifully.

The guitar is a long way away from it’s original home so I hope this creates some interest. Helmuth Lemme said.

Hi, I am the man who wrote the article 'The Secrets of Electric Guitar Pickups' at 'www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/lemme' and the book 'Electric Guitars made in Germany' (together with Norbert Schnepel). During my research in the eighties I visited the Hoyer company in Erlangen/ Germany several times. The old employees (which are all dead now) told me a lot about the history. A comment to the parallelogram pickups used on Hoyer guitars in the early sixties: These were made by Schaller.

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Inside they are the same as the other Schaller pickups made in these times, only the parallelogram shaped plastic cover was custom made for Hoyer. I repaired some of these pickups which were dead. This was a horrible job.

They don't have a bobbin, the wires are wound in an open ring. Also most of the other pickups on old Hoyers were made by Schaller, such as the ones with six screws in the middle and pole pieces near the edge under three strings each, as well as the controls. The two rotary switches with lever knobs (pickup selector and tone selector) were used on many old German guitars, not only Hoyers but also Framus, Hopf, and some others. I asked Schaller for these pickups. They do not have them anymore on stock.

The lever knobs are still on stock. Lemme kontakt@gitarrenelektronik.de.

I have a Hoyer acoustic serial # 01572, bought in the late 60's or early 70's. The finish in the back has peeled quite a bit (wood looks fine) and was wondering how I should go about getting the guitar restored and tuned up. Also, any idea what the quality of this guitar is? I bought it when I was a teenager and loved the deep base sound of this instrument. I always referred to it as a jumbo concert acoustic. Any suggestions would be appreciated. It was bought at Ted Cole's Music Shop in Salem, Ma.

Thanks, Jeff. Medio 2016 I bought a very nice stringend instrument made by Arnold Hoyer. In my point of view extremely rare.

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Looks for me as a guitar bodied 4-string banjo with a hockey stick head stock look. Very, very nice instrument. I visit a lot of sites to find any information about it. Uptill now without any result. Question: I,m looking for a person who has the knowledge about Hoyer and his stringed instruments.

I have enough pictures from it. If you think you can help send EM to: snaarinstrumenten@upcmail.nl. You could be a great help for me.

Thank you in advantage.

Most guitar manufacturers put a serial number on each instrument they produce. This number can be used to date a guitar and in some cases tell where it was made. Serial numbers tend to be stamped or written somewhere on the headstock or neck joint of the guitar. On some acoustic guitars, the serial number is on the inside of the sound hole. Serial numbers are often at least four digits long, and they sometimes include letters. Search the area around the serial number for a date stamp. Not all guitar brands use date stamps, but if you find one, you have your answer.

Look for the brand name decal on the guitar's headstock. Each guitar brand uses a different set of serial numbers, so you need to identify your guitar before you attempt to use the serial number to learn when it was made. Determine the type of guitar (such as Gibson Les Paul or SG, Fender Stratocaster or Telecaster) if possible. This can help when you are researching serial numbers.

This information is often written on the headstock or truss rod cover. An online search of the brand name can help you do this.

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Visit the manufacturer's website and look for serial number information. Many guitar makers have brand-specific serial number information on their web pages, usually in the 'Support,' 'FAQ,' or 'Info' sections. Sometimes third-party websites also have solid information on guitar serial numbers. Email the serial number to the manufacturer and ask for help. Attach a few high-quality pictures of the guitar to the email to assist the manufacturer.