Hofner Shorty
| Hofner Shorty | |
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| General | |
| Type | Electric guitar |
| Manufacturer | Hofner ; Germany , since 2005: China |
| production | 1982–1986, since 2005 |
| Construction and materials | |
| Scale length | 24.7 inches (628 mm) |
| Body | Solid body made of mahogany , since 2005: linden |
| neck | Screwed neck made of mahogany , since 2005: maple |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood , 22 frets |
| saddle | Bone , width: 42 mm |
| Mechanics | 3 × left, 3 × right; capsuled |
| Footbridge / bridge | Fixed, one-piece metal bridge with individual saddles |
| Pickups and Electronics | |
| Pickups |
1 × humbucker |
| Tone control | passive
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| Unless otherwise stated, the data come from the manufacturer's website (as of December 16, 2013) | |
The Höfner Shorty is a small travel and practice electric guitar with a full scale , built by the German musical instrument manufacturer Höfner . First released in 1982 as Shorty 180 and built in Bubenreuth ( Bavaria ) until 1986 , it was reissued as Shorty-CT in 2005 and manufactured in China (with the exception of the electric bass version).
construction
The Shorty is a solid body electric guitar that is only 82 cm long . The body was made of solid mahogany for the 180 series . The bolted to the body neck , also of mahogany, wearing a aufgeleimtes fretboard of rosewood with 24 frets . As fret markings, white points are embedded on and on the side of the fingerboard. The model has an electromagnetic pickup in double coil construction ( English humbucker ) from the manufacturers Shadow or Schaller as well as encapsulated mini tuning machines from Schaller. The electronics consist of a volume control and tone control .
The neck of the newly released Shorty CT is made of Asian maple wood and the fingerboard is made of rosewood.
Executions
The electric guitar is available with and without a built-in amplifier. An electric bass version was built under the designation 187 / II , the Shorty Bass . The 180 series of the Höfner Shorty was also available as a kit . The wooden parts were untreated, all the necessary parts from the screws to the strings were included in the kit.
Models
- Shorty 180 - the model without an amplifier.
- Shorty 181 - the version with built-in, battery-operated 1 watt guitar amplifier . The model's integrated loudspeaker is located under the guitar strings .
- Shorty 187 / II - the four-string shorty electric bass.
- Shorty CT - the current model made in China without amplifier ( CT stands for Contemporary ).
Web links
- The Höfner Shorty at vintagehofner.co.uk (English)
- The Höfner Shorty CT on the Höfner company website