| MODEL 450E | | - archtop hollowbody, laminated maple top, back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, white celluloid band position markers, bound top, celluloid pickguard, 3-per-side tuners, f-holes, lyre tailpiece, 1 pickup mounted at the fingerboard, no controls, available in sunburst finish & wine red finish on late production models, mfg. 1954-1984. |
| MODEL 455/S/E1 | | - archtop hollow body, laminated maple top and back, black and white celluloid bindings on top, back and f-holes, red-white celluloid inlays on the headstock, 3-per-side tuners, white pickguard, lyre tailpiece, celluloid band position markers. 1 adjustable pickup, volume, 3 sliding tone switches, available in Cherry Red & Blonde (Model 455/S/b/E1) finishes, mfg. early to late 1960s. |
| MODEL 456/S/B/E2 | | - archtop hollow body, single cutaway design, flame maple back and sides, bound top, back, fingerboard and f-holes, black pickguard, 3-per-side tuners, red, black, or white headstock, lyre tailpiece, celluloid band position markers, 2 adjustable pickups, 2 volume controls & 3 sliding tone switches or 2 volume and 2 tone controls, available in Blonde finish, mfg. circa 1961-62. |
| MODEL 457/S/E1 | | - archtop hollowbody, single cutaway design, spruce top, flame maple back and sides, bound top, back, fingerboard and f-holes, headstock decorated with gold plated clef and staff, 3-per-side tuners, celluloid band position markers, white pickguard, 1 adjustable pickup, 1 volume control and 3 sliding tone controls, lyre tailpiece, available in Brown Sunburst finish, mfg. circa 1961-1970. |
| MODEL 457/S/E2 | | - same as Model 457/S/E1 except has 2 adjustable pickups and either 2 volume controls and 3 sliding tone switches or 2 volume and 2 tone controls, available in Brown Sunburst and Blonde (Model 457/S/b/E2) finishes, mfg. circa 1961-1970. |
| MODEL 462/S/E1 | | - archtop hollow body, selected spruce top, flame maple back and sides, 2-piece tailpiece, eliptical sound holes, bound top, back, fingerboard and f-holes, 3-per-side tuners, headstock has gold plated clef and staff, celluloid band fingerboard inlays (1 wide and 2 narrow), 1 adjustable pickup, 1 volume and 3 sliding tone switches, available in light brown varnish finish, mfg. circa 1954-1970. |
| MODEL 462/S/E3 | | - archtop hollow body, same as Model 462/S/E3 except has 3 adjustable pickups and 1 volume and 3 tone controls, pickup selector switch, available in Light Brown Varnish finish, mfg. circa 1954-1970. |
| MODEL 463/S/E2 | | - archtop hollow body, single cutaway design, sapeli mahogany back and sides, selected spruce top, bound mahogany fingerboard, wooden inlays and celluloid bindings on top and back, wooden inlays around the f-holes, harp tailpiece, 3-per-side tuners, dark pickguard. 2 adjustable pickups, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, available in Shaded Brown finish, mfg. circa 1961-1970. |
| MODEL 465/S/E2 | | - archtop hollow body, single cutaway design, well selected fine spruce top, rosewood back and sides, wood and celluloid bindings on top, back, fingerboard and f-holes, mother-of-pearl headstock inlays (bell-fowers) and fingerboard position markers (1 narrow rectangle flanked by 2 pentagons that resemble arrowheads), ebony fingerboard, 3-per-side tuners, lucite pickguard, 2 pickups, early 1960s models had 2 volume controls and 3 sliding tone controls while late '60s models had 2 volume and 2 tone controls, lyre tailpiece, available in Light Brown finish, mfg. circa 1961-1970. |
| MODEL 470/S/E2 | | - archtop hollow body, single cutaway design, selected spruce top, best quality flame maple back and sides, wooden flower inlays on back, ebony fingerboard and headstock, gold plated hardware, bound top, back, fingerboard and f-holes, 3-per-side tuners, mother-of-pearl headstock inlays (Lillies) and position markers (1 narrow rectangle flanked by 2 pentagons that resemble arrowheads), lucite pickguard, 2 pickups, late 1950s models had 2 volume and 3 sliding tone controls. Mid '60s models had 3 sliding pickup selector switches and 2 volume and 1 tone control, available in High Polish Blonde finish, mfg. circa 1959-1994. |
| MODEL 471/E2 | | - large archtop hollow body, selected spruce top, flame maple back and sides, florentine cutaway, celluloid binding on top and back, ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl inlays, 3-per-side tuners, black pickguard, lyre tailpiece, 2 pickups, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, pickup selector switch, available in Blonde finish, mfg. circa 1969-1977. |
| MODEL AL2 | | - archtop hollow body, single cutaway design, spruce top, flame maple back and sides, wooden inlays on back, bound top and back, mother-of-pearl position markers, 1 pickup in the neck position, 1 volume, 1 tone control, 3-per-side tuners, lyre tailpiece, could be ordered with a piezo pickup under the bridge or with stereo output, available in Blonde and Shaded Brown finishes, mfg. 1978-1986. |
| MODEL AZ | | - archtop hollow body, single cutaway design, solid spruce top, flame maple back and sides, mother-of-pearl split block position markers, bound top and back, chrome hardware, lyre tailpiece, wooden pickguard, f-holes, 3-per-side tuners, available in Black & Antique Brown finishes, mfg. 1982-1991. |
| MODEL AZ AWARD | | - archtop hollow body, same as Model AZ except has V-style tailpiece, ebony fingerboard, gold plated hardware, available in Blonde & Bordeaux Red Sunburst finishes, mfg. 1982-1991. |
| CHANCHELLOR (MODEL HC-V) | | - 17 in. bout single cutaway hollow body, solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, three-per-side tuners, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with MOP block inlays, ebony tailpiece, ebony bridge, single humbucker pickup, ebony accents and gold hardware, available in Natural or Dark Violin French Polish finish, mfg. 2004-present. |
| JAZZICA CUSTOM (MODEL HJCL/HJ5-I) | | - single rounded cutaway semi-hollow bound body, solid carved German spruce top, laminated African Anigree back/sides, two bound cat's-eye f-holes, European hard rock maple neck, 24-fret bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlay, three-per-side Schaller tuners, matching finish peghead, adjustable ebony bridge/raised metal tailpiece, gold hardware, Hofner/Kent Armstrong floating pickup, volume/tone controls, 25.75 in. scale, available in Natural or Dark Violin French Polish finish, current mfg. |
| NEW PRESIDENT (MODEL HNP/HP55-I) | | - single rounded cutaway semi-hollow bound body, solid carved German spruce top, laminated flamed African Anigree back/sides, two f-holes, European hard rock maple neck, 24-fret bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlay, three-per-side Schaller tuners, bound blackface peghead with mother-of-pearl design inlay, adjustable ebony bridge/raised metal tailpiece, gold hardware, raised ebony pickguard, Hofner/Kent Armstrong floating pickup, volume control, available in Natural or Dark Violin French-Polish finish, 25.75 in. scale, current mfg. |
| NIGHTINGALE (MODEL HN35-I) | | - dual rounded cutaway semi-hollow bound body, laminated bird's-eye maple top/back/sides, two bound f-holes, solid German spruce sustain block, European hard rock maple neck, 24-fret bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlay, three-per-side Schaller tuners, bound blackface peghead with mother-of-pearl design inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece with fine tuners, gold hardware, two Classic '57 humbucker pickups, four controls (two v, two tone), master volume control, three-way pickup selector, stereo outputs, 25.75 in. scale, available in Antique Gold Sunburst finish, disc. |
| VERYTHIN CLASSIC (MODEL HVC) | | - double cutaway semi-hollow bound body, German spruce top, highly flamed African maple back and sides, asymmetrically profiled European maple neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with genuine MOP inlays, gold plated hardware, solid spruce tone block, individually carved and fitted by hand for a precise match to the top and back, uses no tone bars, specially designed Hofner/Kent Armstrong pickups, contemporary f-hole design, four controls (two v, two tone), toggle switch, lyre tailpiece, gold hardware, available in Dark Violin French Polish, Natural, Black, or Sunburst finish, 25.5 in. scale, current mfg. |
| Verythin JS (Josh Stowell, Model HVCJS) | | - similar to the Verything Classic, except has one humbucker pickup, a black pickguard, two knobs, and black hardware, available in Natural or Dark Violin French Polish finish, current mfg. |
| VERYTHIN STANDARD (MODEL HVS) | | - similar to the Verythin Classic, except has an entire laminated flame maple body, rosewood fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, and nickel-plated hardware, based on the original 1960 model, available in Cherry, Natural Amber, or Sunburst finish, current mfg. |
| VICE PRESIDENT (MODEL HVP) | | - single rounded cutaway semi-hollow bound body, solid handcarved German AAA spruce top, f-holes, highly flamed African maple back and sides, asymmetrically profiled European maple neck, 24-fret ebony fingerboard with genuine mother-of-pearl imlays, nickel plated hardware, mother-of-pearl "lily" inlay on headstock, fully adjustable Hofner/Kent Armstrong floating pickup with individually adjustable pole pieces, non-routed bridge & neck pickups, three-way pickup selector switch, four knobs (two v, two tone), a single bass tonebar braces the top, available in Sunburst or Black finish, disc. |
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