Hofner H500 / 1-61-0 1961 LTD Cavern Reissue Viola Bass, Sunburst, W/ Vintage Case, Handmade in Germany

The 500/1 violin bass was developed by Walter Höfner and presented to the public in 1956 at the Frankfurt Music Fair. Not only its design, but also its unmistakable sound contribute to the high recognition value of this classic. As it was 50 years ago, this instrument is still made by hand in the Höfner workshops in Hagenau. All German-made instruments are delivered from the factory with flatwound strings that reproduce the original sound of the 60s.

The Höfner 500/1 from 1961 derives its name from the Cavern Club in Liverpool, which opened in 1957. The Cavern Club was one of the most popular venues in Europe for newcomer bands from the Beatboom era. In 1960, Ringo Starr played in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, before the Beatles stepped into the limelight of the Cavern Club as representatives of the 'Merseybeat' scene in mid-1961.

Replica of the '61 model that Paul McCartney bought in Hamburg. Full resonance body, original '61 neck dimensions. Also available as a left-hand version (L). Including Höfner vintage belt and case

SPECIFICATION SHEET

Instrument:Violin Bass 'Cavern'

Model:H500 / 1-61-0

Body

• Shape Violin bass
• Wood top Spruce
• Soundhole None
• Wood Back Flame Maple
• Wood Sides Flame Maple
• Binding top Black / White / Black
• Binding back Black / White / Black
• Binding sides White
• Center block None

Neck

• Wood Flame Maple / Beech / Flame Maple
• Construction Three piece
• Headstock shape Hofner violin bass.
• Logo and artwork Vertical
• Neck joint Violin Bass Set Neck
• Joint At 16th Fret
• Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret 24mm
• Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret 28mm
• Heel cap White Pearl
• Fingerboard Wood Rosewood
• Scale 30 "/ 76cm
• Groove width 42mm
• Width at 12th Fret 48mm
• Inlays Pearl dots
• Binding None
• Side dots None
• Number of frets 22nd
• bridgematerial Ebony
• Type Hofner Fretted

Hardware

• Tuners Single Nickel "Rugby Ball"
• Tuner buttons Plastic
• Tailpiece Hofner Trapeze Nickel
• Groove material Plastic
• Pickguard White Pearl
• Pickup Neck Hofner Diamond Nickel
• Pickup Middle Hofner Diamond Nickel
• Pickup Bridge N/A
• Potentiometer knobs Gold top

Electrics

• Hofner Pearl Panel

Strings

• Hofner Flat Wound

Set up

• Action Bass String at 12th Fret 3mm
• Action Treble String at 12th Fret 2mm

Approximate Weight Kg2.1