Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:04
Hello everyone, my apologies for using English.
I come from Greece and I have found this Tele style guitar (probably early 60s) since last year at a flea market and would like to know what it is. Was searching for months for its identity with no results and quit up. One day suddenly, as i was messing around internet pictures with East Germany and Soviet Era guitars i found by chance some pics with guitars from Hofner and Reghin (Romanian) sharing exactly the same pickguard, puckups and hardware as mine!
Have posted in a Romanian guitarist forum but got no answer yet.
Maybe here there are more people experienced in that kind of stuff.
I would appreciate if you could help identify this little beauty. ☺️
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:15
I also give you the link from my post in the Romania guitar forum.so you can see more pictures. (January 22)
[link]
Hardware is Japan. Pickups could be Hofner?
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
c0rvinus, 10.02.2021, 04:16
Hi. Do you have more photos of this guitar?
I think it's not Romainian. It looks like Japanese.
P.S. The link is dead.
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:20
Yes just read my second post above. I was typing while you were replying ☺️
Here is the link from the Romanian forum in which you can find more pics. (My posting on 22 of January)
[link]
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:27
Or it could be a kind of Frankenstein. I mean, Romanian/Hofner bidy and Teisco/Hertiecaster neck.
Look also to my thread here:
[link]
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
c0rvinus, 10.02.2021, 04:31
Maybe it is selfmade, using some parts from serial guitar.
1. Tremolo is from Japanese guitar. There is no inscriptions on Hora/Doina guitars tremolo
2. There is no neck plate.
3. The body is made handicraft, carelessly. Especially milling.
4. The pickguard edges are uneven.
But I think the neck is fully made at the factory.
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:39
I agree except for pickguard. Looks very similar with those Reghin or Hofner ones. Pickups? They look identical to Hofner's.
If you need any specific pic just tell me i can shoot one right now.
After half a year plus, It's time to find what this thing is!
, 10.02.2021, 04:04
Hello everyone, my apologies for using English.
I come from Greece and I have found this Tele style guitar (probably early 60s) since last year at a flea market and would like to know what it is. Was searching for months for its identity with no results and quit up. One day suddenly, as i was messing around internet pictures with East Germany and Soviet Era guitars i found by chance some pics with guitars from Hofner and Reghin (Romanian) sharing exactly the same pickguard, puckups and hardware as mine!
Have posted in a Romanian guitarist forum but got no answer yet.
Maybe here there are more people experienced in that kind of stuff.
I would appreciate if you could help identify this little beauty. ☺️
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:15
I also give you the link from my post in the Romania guitar forum.so you can see more pictures. (January 22)
[link]
Hardware is Japan. Pickups could be Hofner?
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
c0rvinus, 10.02.2021, 04:16
Hi. Do you have more photos of this guitar?
I think it's not Romainian. It looks like Japanese.
P.S. The link is dead.
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:20
Yes just read my second post above. I was typing while you were replying ☺️
Here is the link from the Romanian forum in which you can find more pics. (My posting on 22 of January)
[link]
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:27
Or it could be a kind of Frankenstein. I mean, Romanian/Hofner bidy and Teisco/Hertiecaster neck.
Look also to my thread here:
[link]
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
c0rvinus, 10.02.2021, 04:31
Maybe it is selfmade, using some parts from serial guitar.
1. Tremolo is from Japanese guitar. There is no inscriptions on Hora/Doina guitars tremolo
2. There is no neck plate.
3. The body is made handicraft, carelessly. Especially milling.
4. The pickguard edges are uneven.
But I think the neck is fully made at the factory.
Re: Help Identify Old Tele Guitar
, 10.02.2021, 04:39
I agree except for pickguard. Looks very similar with those Reghin or Hofner ones. Pickups? They look identical to Hofner's.
If you need any specific pic just tell me i can shoot one right now.
After half a year plus, It's time to find what this thing is!
