1961 4574
A lovely 4574 with an early art deco tailpiece.
Owned by
Fillipo
Italy
1961 4574
A very nice 4574.
Owned in
Germany
1961 4574
Has a couple of extra holes,
This one has perloid binding to the body and neck and some decoration on the body top.
Owned by
John
UK
1961 4574
Lovely faded blonde colour.
Next to my own 4574 one of the nicest I have seen.
With a Hofner tremolo.
Owned in
USA
1962 4574
Lovely faded blonde colour,
with the very desirable Art Deco tailpiece.
Pot dates 212 mid May 1962
Body date 26 November 1962
Owned by Geoff
Australia
1961 4574
Was the same burst finish as the guitar above, but later refinished by the current owner. Tuners swopped for Schallers and the control panel replaced with different knobs. Rod has all the originals to hand, also has the very lovely Art Deco tailpiece.
Pot dates 481 December 1961
Body date 10 October 1961
Owned by Rod
Australia
1961 4574
An early 4574.
Owned in Germany
1961 4574
A nice dull blonde guitar with the typical Hofner tremolo [missing the arm] and the rectangular control panel.
Owned in
USA
1961 4574
A very lovely brown burst guitar with the typical Hofner tremolo
Owned in
USA
1961/'62 4574
Owned by Marco
Italy
1961 4574
An early 4574.
Owned in Germany
1962 4574
An early 4574.
Had some restoration done, and generally in nice condition
Owned in Queensland
Australia
1962/63 4574
Someone has had a go at this one with a pot of white paint!!
Currently undergoing a full restoration by
Richard
More pictures of the refurbishment via the Miscellaneous pages
1962 4574
Another early 4574, n the typical brown burst of the later 4574s.
A nice rectangular panel and a factory fitted Hofner tremolo make this a very nice example indeed.
Owned in
Italy
1962 4574
Another early 4574, this time in the typical brown burst of the later 4574s.
A nice rectangular panel and a factory fitted Hofner tremolo make this a very nice example indeed.
Dated from the pots, 92, which says week 9 of 1962
Owned by Mark
New Jersey
USA
A very nice sunburst 4574
Modified switching
Owned in the UK
c1960/61 HOFNER MODEL 4574
Fitted with the Hofner tremolo tailpiece, and a rectangular control panel, make this a very early guitar
USA.
1962/63 HOFNER MODEL 4574
Fitted with a Bigsby Tremolo, which is unusual for a 4574.
One pot swopped for a selector switch, a really nice guitar.
USA.
1962/63 4574
A typical 4574 from the period.
Owned in
UK
1962/63 4574
A typical 4574 from the period.
Owned by Matteo
Italy
Beautiful 1962 All original Hofner 4574
Machine heads, tailpiece and bridge all work fine and are all original.
The guitar is dated from the Volume pot date
Owned by Steve
UK
c1963 HOFNER MODEL 4574
Sold by Halkans in The Netherlands
c1963 HOFNER MODEL 4574
A lovely brown burst guitar in great condition
France
1961 4574
An early 4574, this one with a three way pickup selector.
Owned in Germany
4574 from mid 1980's
Acquired 1987 in Wuerzburg in factory new condition. With a laminated spruce top, flamed maple sides and back, cherry red, with triple binding, "Hofner perfect" tuners, lyre tailpiece with no engraving, ebony bridge with fret string support. PUP selector switch on the upper bout, 2 SchallerPAF style HB pickups. Pickup frames have been replaced with metal ones, pick ups fitted with cover and nickel rings. This guitar is also very unusual in that it has a sustain block running under the top from the end of the neck.
Owned by Klaus
Germany
