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Rodebald Hoyer. Jazzstar Mahogany. |
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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.
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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. |
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13.1.59 |
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24 8 59 |
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7 9 59 |
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Unknown |
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Tobias Stepper |
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Sean Hannah |
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Simon Graugaard |
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Alan Cramp |
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Florian Gurken |
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7 9 59 |
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14 9 59 |
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14 9 59 |
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Yann Wyssenbach |
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Unknown |
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Daniel Cockburn |
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German Vintage Guitars rest'd |
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Erika
Lanos (Barwig) |
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28 9 59 |
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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Unknown (sold by ReForged) |
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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. |
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4 7 60 |
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5 9 60 |
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10 10 60 |
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Unknown |
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Lewis Lovsin |
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Unknown |
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Herbert Rittingberger restor'd |
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10 11 60 |
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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Linas Peciura |
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Unknown |
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12 12 60 |
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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Martin Kemmler restored |
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1961.
Not any obvious changes here for the
final Mahogany.
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16 5 61 |
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Unknown |
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Updated 12.12.2023 |
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