{"product_id":"hofner-450-cutaway-1968","title":"Hofner 450 Cutaway - 1968","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eHofner 450\/S\u003c\/b\u003e (with the \"S\" designating a single cutaway) is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003evintage 16-inch full-size archtop guitar manufactured in Bubenreuth, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e.  This one is in remarkably good condition for it's age. Tuners have been replace and the bridge assemble could be a replacement. Great hollowbody guitar at a bargain price point\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features from the Late 1960s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBody Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Full-size 16-inch bottom bout archtop with an all-maple body. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li4\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCutaway:\u003c\/b\u003e The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\/S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e variant features a single Venetian-style cutaway for easier upper-fret access.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardware \u0026amp; Appointments:\u003c\/b\u003e By the late 1960s, Hofner began introducing body-back binding (purfling\/hemming) and updated plastic-saddled 4-way bridges on these acoustic archtops, moving away from the plain un-bound backs of earlier years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck and Fretboard:\u003c\/b\u003e Pearwood fingerboard with bronze frets and a standard ~64.5 cm scale length. Late-60s models often feature a chunkier vintage neck profile and a narrower nut width.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinish:\u003c\/b\u003e Most examples were finished in a classic tobacco brown sunburst, though wine red sunburst variations also exist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"hofner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49259390763198,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/5037\/3566\/files\/hofner_08.jpg?v=1791594216","url":"https:\/\/guitarcolonel.com\/products\/hofner-450-cutaway-1968","provider":"The Guitar Colonel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}