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Hi,
I wonder if anyone knows the name on Hank´s first electric guitar?

Regards,
Patrik

Hi , Hanks first electric guitar was a Hofner congress(1957ish) costing 16 guineas, it started as a accoustic but he put a pick up on it, cheers Keith

Thanks Keith!
But that is not the guitar I mean, I mean the guitar he used on "Jet Black" etc.

Regards,
Patrik

I think it was a Japanese made Guyatone LG50, re-named/re-badged as an Antoria by the British wholesale music dealer and importer (was that JT Coppock of Leeds?)

It was a solid body two pickup single cutaway job.

He did use a black American 'Vega' guitar he borrowed from Eddie Silver (1958), he bought it later on, and then sold it to Bruce

"I wonder if anyone knows the name on Hank´s first electric guitar?"

If Hank was here he'd probably say "Arthur"

Ray

Or Cash-Converters !!

If anyone's read 'The Shadows by Themselves', the book written with Royston Ellis in 1961, Hank mentions that the guitar now referred to as an Antoria was a 'Nanturia'. It obviously was a re-badged LG50, but which name is correct?

Simon

Hmm, I must have missed that bit. The book which was indeed ghost written by Royston Ellis, spells Hofner with a double f and refers to the Stratocaster's 'tremulo' arm!

George

I have the original book but can't find mention of the Nanturia (page No if poss), the LG50 was also called the Star EG80 i think, the importers seemed to use numerous names/Numbers. keith