One of the Earliest Hofner "Solid-Body" Guitars

1958 Hofner Colorama 443

This 13-inch-wide, 1 /14 inch-deep, electric semi-solid body guitar weighs just 3.70 lbs. Heavily reinforced plywood top and back over framed sides with a two-tone gray and blue 'hammered' finish with matching headstock. On the top of the body (bass side) is the Höfner decal in gold with black trim. Two-piece maple neck with a beech center strip and a nut width of 1 11/16 inches, a scale length of 24 7/8 inches and a wonderful thick 'baseball-bat' profile. 'Slab' rosewood fretboard with a three-layer black over white plastic nut, a 'zero' and 22 original medium frets and inlaid...