Hofner/ Höfner Beatles Club 60 Vintage 1960 Guitar Repair

[@ВячеславЕремеев-п9и]

Return to lifes of the old sick instrument! Strangely that were sewn on new details! The Beautiful old-time instrument and EXCELLENT fine work!!! 👍

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for watching my Content and for your positive comment. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@AlanCowburn]

Man your videos are just getting better and the guitars that you feature they are amazing thank for taking the time to make these videos😃

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much Alan. This is really an incredible Guitar and it was such a pleasure to have it in my Workshop. Hope to meet you ion Friday in the live Chat. Best Regards Nik

[@sergemoreillon1236]

Great image and sound quality! Thank you and congratulations ! 😃

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your positive comment Mate. You are always welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@peerbiskup9922]

Großartig! ❤ Danke. Macht einfach Spaß zuzuschauen.

[@petrekguitars]

Vielen herzlichen Dank für deine schönen und motivierenden Wort. Das tut gut und freut mich zu hören 🙏💫🕺🏻BG Nik

[@EbonyPope]

Man finally more long form content. I'm so happy for you that your channel is growing. I was watching people like twoodfrd and found your channel quite some time ago. Keep going your channel has excellent content and I'm sure you'll soon make the 50K subscriber mark.

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for your kind words Mate. I love doing this time consuming and complicated repairs. Enjoy the Video and all the best for you🕺🏻💫Best Regards Nik

[@EbonyPope]

@@petrekguitars Well best wishes from Braunschweig. I am bedridden at the moment and your videos are one of the best distractions and really give me strength. I started with classical guitar and love to see all these vintage guitar repairs. Especially the big structural repairs are highly interesting and I learn a lot. If I get better I'll soon modify my old Strat copy. I had that guitar since I was 17 and it's acutally built pretty well. Only problem is that the truss rod is off center. But I'll just re-route the channel and install a two way truss rod. Viel Erfolg und ich hoffe es gibt in Zukunft noch mehr längere Videos.

[@petrekguitars]

@@EbonyPope Hallo, vielen herzlichen Dank für deine schönen Worte. Freut mich sehr zu hören, dass Dir meine Arbeit gefällt und das sie dir so viel Freude bereitet. Am Freitag gibt es ein wirklich sehr langes Video über ein alte Höfner Gitarren Reparatur.....könnte mir vorstellen, dass es Dir gefällt. Dir eine schnelle Genesung und weiterhin viel Freude beim schauen. BG Nik

[@EbonyPope]

@@petrekguitars Werde ich mir auf jeden Fall ansehen. Ich liebe Höfner vor allem ihre Thin Line Modelle.

[@petrekguitars]

@@EbonyPope Ja die sind Klasse. Viel Spaß beim schauen. BG Nik

[@dalelacuna4299]

Respect to Your Craft Sir ! if i only have the means to have my cheap guitar fix by you! More power And Godbless

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for watching my content and for your kind and motivating word💫🕺🏻You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@buddyvincent9205]

Excellent work sir!

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for watching and for your positive comment Buddy. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@buddyvincent9205]

@@petrekguitars Best regards Nik.

[@lindsaythompson726]

Werner ( you sound exactly like him ), great work and very meticulous also !

[@petrekguitars]

I take it as a compliment. Thanks for watching and your Feedback. Best Regards Nik

[@goransajatovic8518]

Super video ,izdržao sam do kraja i ponešto naučio i potvrdio znanje❤

[@petrekguitars]

Ciao Goran, Puno ti hvala za Komentar.Pozdrav Nikola

[@goransajatovic8518]

@@petrekguitars Ja sam tu u Mainzu pa mogu i navratiti ako imaš vremena. Pita bi za jedan pickguatd ako možeš napraviti za Ltd GT 600 i možda refret jedan stari 4001 rick. Čujemo se i nek te You tube algoritam izbaci na vrh 🖖👌👍

[@petrekguitars]

@@goransajatovic8518 Ciao Goran, pa skoro susjet :-) Slobodno navrati ali ovaj mijesec sam full. Moze pocetkom drugog mijeseca. Pozdrav Nikola

[@goransajatovic8518]

@@petrekguitars Jel ti mogu bit šegrt? Taman do penzije završim zanat😂 Samo 53 g imam

[@petrekguitars]

@@goransajatovic8518 Pa onda smn isto godiste:-) Pozdrav Nikola

[@AlanCowburn]

Man a great video and truly restoring history and painstaking patient work thanks😃

[@petrekguitars]

Tanks ou so much for your positive comment Alan.I love doing this...it's always a pleasure having theses iconic Instruments in my Workshop. Best Regards Nik

[@D-Lach]

You have incredible skill. It's a pleasure to watch someone with your level of craftsmanship.

[@petrekguitars]

Oh thank you so much for your kind word🙂 You made my Day. Best Regards Nik

[@andreumcclane5154]

Maravilla de canal y excelentes videos. Gran contenido de calidad. Eres un luthier increible.

[@petrekguitars]

Muchas Gracias 🙏💫🕺🏻You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@geralddoyle5131]

Master repairman!

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for saying this. Best Regards Nik

[@MrLespaul2000]

Another great video. Top work :)

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for your kind comment MrLesPaul. It’s always very motivating if I get such a nice feedback on my work. Best Regards Nik

[@aidopotato45]

Thank you for sharing.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for watching and for your feedback. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@TheGorillafoot]

I like that guitar. Not something you see often where I am from.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your comment. They are quite rare even here in Germany. Very unique Instruments with a great traditional background. Best Regards Nik

[@BruchholzBandit]

Schöne Restauration, ich sitze momentan auch an einem Höfner 500/1 Bass mit Banengriffbrett. Die Potis bekommt man of wieder gangbar mit Sprühöl 88, mal nen Tag einwirken lassen, Dreck damit raus spülen und dann die Potiachse etwas mit nem Lötkolben warm machen. Grüße Felix

[@petrekguitars]

Vielen herzlichen Dank deine Kommentar für deine Tipp. Wünsche Dir gutes gelingen mit deinem Höfner Bass. BG und alles Gute Nik

[@klausheitzenroder9066]

Wonderful…✌️🤓

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot Mate. Cheers Nik

[@thegeekdude67]

So because of your talent and reverence for vintage instruments, this beauty (if taken care of) will see its 100th birthday and beyond. By the way, during your chisel work I was literally saying to myself “Man. You know he keeps those chisels super sharpened because look how fine his chisel work is. I just hope he doesn’t cut himself!” Then that’s exactly what you did! 😢 You literally poured your hard work and blood into this amazing restoration! Awesome work! And thank you for helping to preserve the history of this instrument! Loved the sound of those Schaller pups! Were those new “old” stock or just well cared for 40 year-old pups? 🧐 👏🙌🎸😎👊

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your kind comment. Oh it happens so often that I cut myself...it's like a part of the game...Yes these are N.O.S pickups from the 90´s. You are welcome thanks for your motivational word. Best Regards Nik

[@harleyhexxe9806]

That's quite a repair Nik! I've never seen a guitar built like that before. Very nice work Nik, and I'm sure the owner will be happy with it. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@petrekguitars]

Hey Harley, Thanks a lot for your positive comment. The owner is really nice person and he deserves to play a such an amazing Instrument. Best Regards Nik

[@AlexandreF.Hampel]

The best!

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much Alexander🙏🕺🏻 Best Regards Nik

[@AlexandreF.Hampel]

I'm from the south of Brazil, and I'm your fan!!!

[@petrekguitars]

@@AlexandreF.Hampel Oh Thanks a lot for saying this Mate. You are welcome. Best Regards to Brazil... Cheers Nik

[@fly297]

Как всегда,всё красиво

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so much for your message. Best Regards Nik

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

Nice job! - I could not find the brass block video

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your comment Antonio. Here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWrJnICXd6dkm68 Enjoy the Video. Best Regards Nik

[@paulwhickerthetallvicar]

Beautiful guitar - but looked an impossible repair at the start. Scary neck removal too - is it common to have a dowel in the neck joint like that? Getting the neck angle right and straight looks incredibly hard - I guess you have many years of experience. Like the widening the dowel trick! In the end what an amazing job, even restoring the volume and tone knobs. Must be incredibly satisfying to bring a fantastic old instrument like that back to life.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your kind feedback Paul. Some Factorys used to install a Dowel some not. You have to be carful when removing the Neck. It´s different then removing a "Dove Tail" joint... This Guitar has a lot of lovely details...Best Regards Nik

[@VonRock]

nice one

[@petrekguitars]

Thank you so Mate. Best Regards Nik

[@natesingletary5241]

Consumed by these videos. Great work! What is the drum machine box you're using in the demo?

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive feedback. Oh this is a „Fricke MFB 501“ one of the first ever produced Drum Machines. I found it in the trash, repaired it and use it for my Videos now👌👍Best Regards Nik

[@framusburns-hagstromiii808]

Hofners have always struck me as having rather flimsy construction. Do you know if that dowel in the neck pocket was by design or possibly from a previous repair?. The amount of glue residue on the neck block looks like the work of an amature...cant imagine that was original to tge guitar. Good work. You brought it back to life. Cheers!

[@petrekguitars]

The lot for your kind comment and for your question. I am pretty sure that this Dowel was installed from the factory. I had a couple of Beatles Basses on my Workbench with the same issues and it was alway a lot of glue involved🙂Best Regards Nik

[@briandeeley1599]

They most likely produced a lot of these guitars back then and they were priced accordingly. The amount of glue might have been intended as a gap filler, rather than creating fine joinery they just stuck it in a alignment jig and let the glue do the work but then I could be totally wrong.

[@petrekguitars]

@@briandeeley1599 Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts. I think you are totally correct. The Glue was also a gap filler but I used to Repair a lot of these Hide Glue German Made Neck Joints. Best Regards Nik

[@chuckwolfboyer7830]

COOL 😎

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot Chuck. Cheers Nik

[@allenkennedy6748]

I’m confused by this guitar being labeled as a 1960 McCartney got his first Horner between Aril and July 1961. He was just another kid off the street, not a celebrity. He bought it at a Steinway store in Germany because “it was cheap”. I too watch twoodford videos. I would be interested in his take on the neck removal you used. No harm doing it your way, in fact I’ve pulled a neck by this approach. But the supposition that it is less prone damage is not supported. You use it, you haven’t had problems, so alls good. I’m planning on going back and watching your other videos. Thanks.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for watching my Video and for sharing your thoughts. Ted is an amazing craftsman and I also love watching his Repairs. Feel free to check out my other Videos. Best Regards Nik

[@briandeeley1599]

Those original volume pots. can they be taken apart? if the shafts are just gummed up rather than corroded you might be able to save them.

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your question. There were like pressed together I didn't saw a chance to rescue them... Best Regards Nik

[@Alan-ii5gs]

Nice toss of the old strings, 😅

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your feedback Alan. Yes that’s my collection and I just can’t throw them away 💁🏻‍♂️Cheers Nikl

[@pallecla]

The neck joints on these old Hofners are so bad. Seems they just winged it, dumped a lot of glue in there and hoped for the best. Titebond isn't a good gap filler, so I hope your repair will hold up. Also, looks like someone has been in there before. I have never seen a dowel in a Hofner neck joint?

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks a lot for your feedback and for sharing your experience. I am not 100% sure but this dowel seems to be original and it was also the old Hide Glue that they used to work with back in the days. Best Regards Nik

[@Retro.Studio]

5 days to go..sitting ready 😅

[@petrekguitars]

Great .. Thanks for your interest in my Luthier Craftsmanship. Hope to see you in the live chat on Friday 💫🕺🏻Best Regards Nik

[@alanwann9318]

I had one of these in blonde I bought from a junk shop . Poor pick ups

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for your feedback and for sharing your experience 👍 Best Regards Nik

[@lindsaythompson726]

Werner Herzog !!!

[@petrekguitars]

Yes ... thanks a lot Mate. Cheers Nik

[@fly297]

Жалко что ты не в России живёш, Я бы тебе столько донорских гитар бы принёс 😂

[@petrekguitars]

Thanks for your kind words. You are welcome. Best Regards Nik

[@petrekguitars]

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[@EbonyPope]

Man finally more long form content. I'm so happy for you that your channel is growing. I was watching people twoodfrd and found your channel quite some time ago. Keep going your channel has excellent content and I'm sure you'll soon make the 50K subscriber mark. Greetings from Braunschweig.