Mid 60's HOYER PLAYBOY Sunburst, 2 Pickups, Vibratocomes in Professional Hard Gig Bag case code VA111

Very nice and very rare model, solid ebony fingerboard, 3 piece neck, Spruce Top, back and side flamed maple. Two Volum Two Tone and Master Volum. Very beautiful headstock and fretboard inlay. Solid structure guitar, totally original, good frets, all electronics working well. Classic lines on the original finish the wood is NOT broken. The basis of the features corresponds to the "55 Thinline" model

The origins of HOYER reach back over 140 years – back to the craftsmanship of Franz Hoyer in his workshop in Bohemia. It was his ambition to create instruments that aid the musician, that allow the musician to become prepossesed by their passion for music.

The history of the HOYER guitar brand began in 1874, when Franz Hoyer, son of an old German luthier family, opened his own workshop in Schönbach/Egerland (today Czech Republic). Schönbach was an important part of the European musical instrument production at that time. After making lutes and zithers in the beginning, HOYER changed more and more to classic and folk guitars. Later, the prospering company was continued by his son Joseph Hoyer.

In 1945, the family had to leave Schönbach (now Czech Republic) and settled at Tennelohe near Erlangen in Germany. Erlangen was an area where many instrument and accessory makers who had come from Egerland during this time settled. Arnold Hoyer, Joseph Hoyer’s son, reorganised the HOYER company and after a short time the brand became well-known for it’s good quality.

HOYER was one of first German guitar companies to print a brochure after the second world war in 1948. The arch-top models ‘Herr im Frack’ and ‘Solist’ were very popular professional instruments during this period. Both models are now collectors items with cult status.