*ġ960s Hoyer 12 String like the one used by Elvis in Spinout In the '60s the company focused more and more on electric and folk guitars. After the great epoch of the acoustic archtop guitars in the '50s, instruments were more frequently equipped with pickups (see Elvis' Isana), followed by semi-acoustic models, and by the end of the 50‘s, by solid body guitars.

Erlangen was an area where many instrument and accessory makers who had come from Egerland during this time settled. In 1945, the family had to leave Schönbach and settled at Tennelohe near Erlangen in Germany. *Įlvis and Shelley Fabares in a scene from MGM's Spinout - 1966 Later, the prospering company was continued by his son Joseph Hoyer. After making lutes and zithers in the beginning, HOYER changed more and more to classic and folk guitars. Schönbach was an important part of the European musical instrument production at that time. The HOYER guitar brand began in 1874 with Franz Hoyer in Schönbach/Egerland (today Czech Republic).

One of the guitars Elvis was pictured using in several scenes of the 1966 release of MGM's Spinoutwas a mid '60s Hoyer 12 string Acoustic / Electric folk guitar, quite possibly an instrument from MGM's prop dept.Įlvis and director Norman Taurog on the set of MGM's Spinout - 1966 Pricing: $1,199.00 with case.ĭeborah Walley and Elvis in a scene from MGM's Spinout - 1966 Serial Number: N/A, but built during the 1950’s at the Hoyer shop in Erlangen, Germany.

Hoyer guitars is still producing instruments, and you can visit their website here.

As I alluded to, Bachman is a collector of.

Hoyer guitars is still producing instruments, and Serial Number: N/A, but built during the 1950’s at the Hoyer shop in Erlangen, Germany.

Needs a new nut and there are a few finish cracks but on the whole not too bad for what I want it for. No guard around the knobs like I've seen in some.Īlso, any other input is greatly appreciated. I'll post pics after a while but it has a Vibrola style tremolo and a full pickguard. I'm having a really hard time dating it but if I had to take a guess it would be 1980 or prior. Has a few cosmetic issues but overall a solid guitar. I stumbled into an old Hoyer SG style guitar that played pretty well. Oil Paint Filter Photoshop Cs5 Free Download Oxford Dictionary Free Full Version For Pc With Crack Torrent

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