Beautiful Blonde 1953 Hofner Senator Archtop Guitar

SOLD

  • Maple laminated body top, and flame maple back and sides.

  • Lower Bout width: 16.25″

  • Plain white/black/white/black binding to body edges, top and bottom.

  • Tortoiseshell scratchplate. 

  • Three piece  maple/beech laminated neck.

  • No binding to neck.

  • 3-on-a-plate open machine heads, without ferrules around barrels.

  • Five triple dot fret markers on fingerboard.

  • Flared top headstock with three-piece tortoiseshell fascia with three inlaid central dots.

  • No truss rod.

  • Rosewood fingerboard.

  • “Compensator” style tailpiece, earliest have “Straten” logo instead of Hofner.

  • Two piece “ebonised” single plastic saddle bridge with only vertical adjustment.

  • Hofner logo stamped into body top just below, and to treble side of, bridge.

  • Only an acoustic version offered.

Here we have a beautiful example of a 1953, first year of production, blonde Senator, she’s in amazing all round condition for her 70+ years, all original fittings, no breaks or repairs or refinishes, the action is excellent and she has a strong punchy projection.

These were “working-man’s” archtop guitars that sat in the middle of Hofner’s lineup, available in blonde or brunette finishes.  

Payment

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If paying by cheque, or collecting in person, please contact us on 07932 074096 to arrange.

Shipping

Our shipping policy is simple: We ship Guitars, Amps and Accessories to the UK, Europe & ROW. We’ve been shipping items to the UK and abroad for many years without any issues, as we always use the best and most reliable shipping companies. All guitars and amps will be shipped insured and tracked. So you can check your shipping status anytime. We always package them to the highest possible standard.

Note: All amps are preferably UK shipping or collection only. We rarely ship amps internationally, due to potential breakage, unless this is agreed separately. If you are outside Europe and are interested in any of our guitars or amps please contact us for a special shipping quote.

Returns

We operate a 48hr approval period for on-line mail order purchases only. Customers who buy goods in the RGG showroom can fully evaluate them prior to making the payment, and as such do not have this return and refund option available to them. The 48hr mail order returns period offered is with regard to either a problem with the guitar upon receipt, IE, the goods appear to have a defect that was not outlined in the sale listing or clearly not sold as advertised. If the purchaser wishes to return the goods for any other reason, then there will be a re-stocking fee of 10% of the original sale value & return carriage must be paid by the purchaser, there are no exceptions to these rules.

If you want to return an item please make contact for a returns authorisation. You have 2 days to try the instrument. We offer a full refund minus our shipping costs (including our cost of free shipping if applicable) It is the purchaser’s responsibility to organise the return promptly to the company in the condition it was received, using the original packaging and with a copy of the sales receipt. (We recommend you insure the item in transit). The item must be shipped back via a service comparable with which it was delivered, within 24 hours (Excluding weekends) upon receipt of the return authorization. Goods that have been altered from their original condition in any way cannot be returned.

Any items returned after the 48hr agreed approval period, and not exceeding more than two weeks, are subject to a 10% re-stocking fee, based on of the original sale value of the goods. PayPal, Credit/Debit card refunds will be processed immediately upon receipt of the returned goods and normally take 3-5 working days to show on the customer’s account. Bank transfer and cash purchase payments will be refunded by Bank transfer to your nominated bank.