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Rodebald Hoyer. Jazzstar Mahogany.

   
   
  The Register of these stylish, opulent guitars currently includes 17 "Mahoganies"  identified by their dates.    Details have been provided by current or recent owners and from information gathered from eBay or other internet resources when these guitars were last sold.   

A few guitars are known at present only by their photos.   If you recognise any of these "owner unknown" guitars, and can supply date information, it would be much appreciated.   

The date of each guitar is shown below exactly as it is stamped in the body, sometimes with a leading 0 and sometimes not  ..... and sometimes with a space and sometimes not.

Also, the current owner of each guitar is shown beneath the date and, where known, the previous owner too.

This Register is being updated on a continuing basis.

 

Many thanks to Kield Frithiof Andersson for providing much of the information contained here.

The guitars which do not show any date information were downloaded at the time from historic eBay and other social media sites hoping that someday its current owner will make contact.

 

Alan Cramp.   Feb 2022.    Latest revision Dec 2023.

 

 
  1959.

The first Mahogany appears.   The body has a laminated Mahogany top and back with Maple sides and tortoiseshell binding.   The neck is multi-stripe including Mahogany.  The January example continues with the asymmetric headstock used in earlier models but, by August, the design has developed into the shape more commonly recognised as a Jazzstar wit the familiar centre wedge in red marbled pearloid with white marbled pearloid either side.

It is possible that the January guitar may perhaps be a Tango.   More research is needed. 

     
  13.1.59    24 8 59   7 9 59
  Unknown   Tobias Stepper   Sean Hannah
    Simon Graugaard   Alan Cramp
       

Florian Gurken

     
  7 9 59  

14 9 59

 

14 9 59

  Yann Wyssenbach  

Unknown

 

Daniel Cockburn

  German Vintage Guitars rest'd      

Erika Lanos (Barwig)

         
       
  28 9 59   Unknown    
  Unknown   Unknown (sold by ReForged)    
         
  1960.

The f-hole shape was re-designed for 1960 with a longer, more stylish shape closing with rounder holes than the previous oval holes.

4 7 60 Sports an elaborate but not typical headstock fascia.   It maybe original but perhaps a repair or upgrade.   It would be nice to see more photos of this guitar.

Two of these 60's instruments have been superbly restored.  The first by Herbert Rittinberger and the second by Martin Kemmler.   

     
  4 7 60  

5 9 60

 

10 10 60

  Unknown  

Lewis Lovsin

  Unknown
        Herbert Rittingberger restor'd
     
  10 11 60   Unknown   Unknown
   

Unknown

  Linas Peciura
         
       
  Unknown   12 12 60    
  Unknown   Unknown    
  Martin Kemmler restored        
         
         
  1961.

Not any obvious changes here for the final Mahogany.

         
  16 5 61        
  Unknown       Updated 12.12.2023

 

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