![]() The neck is thin, which is surprising considering the size of the body, it has been glued at the heel, but is playable until the 13th case, after which the fingerboard rises back slightly, you have to either go up the bridge, either file the last frets a bit, this is characteristic of archtops of that time always equipped with flat cords with a very strong connecting rod, at that time there was no truss rod (in Germany). The tuning machines are original and do their job, but these are no modern machines, they produce a typical superficial corrosion. Showing a few cracks here and there, the most notable in the middle of the back has been stabilised by a luthier around 1970, the lacquer is thin and tired. Hoyer made guitars following his inspiration and the size was fluctuating, the archtop is quite pronounced, in the "German" way. The shape is original, it's a 'Big body' painted black, the Germans call this finishing "Herr im frack" and the English "Tuxedo". This guitar is entirely original (dated inside January 1955), but has lost its pickguard, the action is good for an archtop dating back to the 50s: Rodebald Hoyer (no relation to the other manufacturer Arnold Hoyer) was a luthier from East Germany, he made customised guitars for distributor «Lindberg» from Munich. Hoyer/Lindberg archtop jazz guitar, model 'Blues' 1955 ![]()
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