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Old 07-27-2011, 08:42 PM
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Hofner Intonation

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I was setting up my intonation on my Hofner 500/1 and this is how the bridge is now:Click image for larger version

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lol crazy
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Old 07-27-2011, 11:55 PM
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I was setting up my intonation on my Hofner 500/1 and this is how the bridge is now:Attachment 221160

lol crazy
"Hofner intonation", can be an oxymoron...
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Old 07-28-2011, 04:22 AM
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One of mine wound up like that but canted the other way which resulted in the saddles being in nearly a straight line relative to the pickups so I relocated the "fret" saddles so it didn't have to tilt so much.
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