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01-H500/1-HGL-0, HOFNER ‘GREEN LINE’ VIOLIN BASS, WALNUT PICKGUARD, TONE-KNOBS, FRETBOARD, BRIDGE & NUT, HANDMADE IN GERMANY, WITH DELUXE CASE


01-H500/1-HGL-0, HOFNER ‘GREEN LINE’ VIOLIN BASS, WALNUT PICKGUARD, TONE-KNOBS, FRETBOARD, BRIDGE & NUT, HANDMADE IN GERMANY, WITH DELUXE CASE

$6,695.00 inc. GST

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01-H500/1-HGL-0, HOFNER ‘GREEN LINE’ VIOLIN BASS, WALNUT PICKGUARD, TONE-KNOBS, FRETBOARD, BRIDGE & NUT, HANDMADE IN GERMANY, WITH DELUXE CASE

The Hofner H500/1-HGL violin bass is handmade in the Hofner workshops at Hagenau, Bavaria, Germany using the finest tonewoods and materials available.

  • LIMITED EDITION HOFNER GREEN LINE VIOLIN BASS
  • ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDY PLASTIC FREE INSTRUMENT
  • WALNUT PICKGUARD, FRETBOARD, BRIDGE, NUT
  • PICKUPS: HOFNER BLADE H513B
  • ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAX FINISH
  • OUTFIT INCLUDING DELUXE CASE, HOFNER STRAP & CLEANING CLOTH
  • CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED AND SIGNED BY LUTHIER

From Hofner, Germany:

For over 20 years the Green Line range consisted only of Classical guitar models. This is now changing as we have added electric models also. Currently there is a guitar and a bass. We had seen images of the huge amount of waste plastics in our oceans and wanted to do something about this. Both of these guitars have virtually eliminated the use of plastics, so gone is plastic from binding, headstock fascia, truss rod cover, knobs, scratchplate, pickup surrounds, side dots, fret markers. – all have been replaced by wooden parts that use sustainable non-threaten species. Even the headstock logos are made of wood!  They are finished using a special wax, environmentally friendly, tough and safe (as used on childrens toys).

That we are a manufacturer that places great emphasis on sustainability can be seen from the fact that we have been producing and marketing for over 20 years a Green Line range. The range began with instruments of the HGL Guitar Series which are made exclusively from domestic (European) tonewoods and painted in an environmentally friendly way.

Perhaps the biggest change we have made is with the fingerboard. For this we have also used walnut to replace the traditional rosewood (which is now on the CITES list as an endangered species). We have tested the walnut and believe that it provides equally good tone, wear and playability.

Careful use of precious resources, minimization of CO2 emissions and harmful aerosols has been Hofner policy for decades. We use heat recovery systems for the dust exhaust and our heating is from wood shavings and sections. We largely avoid kiln drying preferring to air dry our woods in our own wood stores. Recently we invested in an extensive thermal insulation of our buildings. We paint almost exclusively with traditional natural resin varnish and thinner and their ingredients are safe for the environment.

We also make sure that all woods that are used in our manufacturing here in Hagenau come exclusively from the sustainable timber industry. We have made it our mission to only use suppliers who can supply us exclusively with certified wood.

Instrument: Violin Bass  Green Line
Model: H500/1-HGL-0
Category Term Description
Body Shape Violin Bass
Wood Top Spruce
Soundhole None
Wood Back Flame Maple
Wood Sides Flame Maple
Binding Top None
Binding Back None
Binding Sides Walnut
Centerblock None
Neck Wood Flame Maple
Construction 3 Piece (Maple/Walnut/Maple)
Headstock Shape Hofner Violin Bass
Logo and Artwork Script laser cut with wooden insert
Neck Joint Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret 21mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret 24mm
Heel Cap Walnut
Fingerboard Wood Ist series composite material. 2nd series Walnut
Scale 30″ / 76cm
Nut Width 42mm
Width At 12th Fret 48mm
Inlays Ist series pearl dots. 2nd series walnut dots.
Binding None
Side Dots Yes
Number of Frets 22
Bridge Material Walnut
Type Hofner Fretted
Hardware Tuners Enclosed metal tuners
Tuner Buttons Metal
Tailpiece Hofner Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material Walnut
Pickguard Walnut
Pickup Neck Hofner Blade H513B
Pickup Middle
Pickup Bridge Hofner Blade H513B
Potentiometer Knobs Walnut laser cut
Electrics 2 * volume, 1 * tone.
Strings Hofner Flat Wound
Approximate Weight Kg 2,1
Setup Action Bass String at 12th Fret 3mm
Action Treble String at 12th Fret 2mm