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airhippypaw
Dec-18-2014, 2:03am
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sunburst
Dec-18-2014, 3:26am
Looks like a Framus. They were (are?) made in Germany, if I'm not mistaken.
Michael Lewis
Dec-18-2014, 4:02am
What does the decal on the headstock say?
8ch(pl)
Dec-18-2014, 8:36am
How about Hofner?
Bertram Henze
Dec-18-2014, 8:55am
I think the decal says "Kühlwetter", but search reveals nothing.
The body looks like a Framus Graciella, but the headstock is very alien; it has no tuners, and there seem to be only six holes for tuners.
I hadn't noticed, but both Hofner and Framus seem to frequently have marked the ninth fret, not the tenth. Poking around the net its hard to find a Hofner with the tenth fret marked.
allenhopkins
Dec-18-2014, 9:30am
1. Does definitely look like a Framus Graciella with a custom or replacement neck. Tailpiece also seems non-Framus, but I'm assuming they used several designs (?).
2. Think that I can discern eight tuner holes in the headstock.
3. A focused pic of the label/decal might yield a bit more info.
bingoccc
Dec-19-2014, 2:46pm
A Hofner 545 from the 60's maybe?
From Kuhlwetter Musikhaus?
Jeff Mando
Dec-19-2014, 3:49pm
Yep, that looks like it!
Bertram Henze
Dec-19-2014, 11:37pm
A Hofner 545 from the 60's maybe?
From Kuhlwetter Musikhaus?
That's the solution. Musikhaus Kühlwetter was in the town of Gießen in Germany (Elvis rented a piano from them in1959) but has gone out of business since, apparently.