Hoyer Guitars
Latest Update 3/27/2008
Historical Information and Links
We created this webpage to keep track of photographs of various Hoyer guitars we
found on the internet. We've discovered that there isn't a great deal of
information about the Arnold Hoyer Guitar Company, and the different models they
made, on the internet. That's not to say there are not guitar history books, or
actual company catalogs, in print somewhere. We just haven't found their
contents posted on the internet. This could be a project for someone with a
scanner, and time.
We personally don't have details about the all different guitar models Arnold Hoyer made.
We have an idea that there were some original designs, (solidbody)
and that there were guitars
with "Gibson-like" bodies. (Flying-V)
A few years ago, Mario
Pellarin bought the name "Hoyer," and began manufacturing, and
selling, new Hoyer guitars. We were told that he did not get very many records
from the old Arnold Hoyer Guitar Company. Too many years had passed, and the
records were just gone. Mr. Pellarin no longer lists new Hoyer guitars for sale
on his website. AMC Compernass Music
Trade is the company currently selling new Hoyer guitars.
Do you own a Hoyer Guitar?
If you do, would you be interested in sharing photographs of it?
We could add a link to your webpage, or we could host the photographs on our
server space.
Email: gms
[at]
grimfacts
[dot] org
Current Website of Hoyer Guitars
AMC Compernass Music
Trade
nh. Michael Compernaß, Bochumer Straße 48,
46282 Dorsten DE
Clicking on http://www.hoyer-guitars.com
now redirects you to http://www.amc-music.de/front_content.php
The Hoyer Catalog is at http://www.amc-music.de/front_content.php?idart=329&idcat=206
9/26/2006
Michael Compernass reports that some new German made hand-carved Hoyer Jazz
guitars are in production. The Soloist Special II will be in
classical German/ Hoyer style. Another will be a recreation of the Hoyer Junior
Cutaway, and will be made with original Roger's parts. There will be a
limited number of these guitars made, as there is a limited supply of Roger's
parts. Details will be on the AMC Compernass Music Trade web site when
the guitars are ready.
Exhibition Stromgitarren containing The Hoyer Guitar Catalog of 1948
*New URL
Jazzgitarren - Vintage German Made Archtop Guitars
http://jazzgitarren.k-server.org/hoyer.html
Detailed photos and descriptions of 6 Hoyer Archtop Guitars.
Musikeller - Vintage German Electric Guitars
http://www.musikkeller.com/
Often has Hoyer Guitars for sale.
Gitarre & Bass - ein Magazin des MM-Musik-Media-Verlag GmbH
http://www1.gitarrebass.de/magazine/9908/hoyer.htm
Article on the Hoyer 57 Jazz Guitar
http://www1.gitarrebass.de/special/strom/hoyer.htm
Article on the Hoyer Foldaxe
Photographs of Hoyer
Guitars
These are links to photographs on the Internet. A few web addresses and photographers were not recorded. A project is underway
to correct this. Some of these guitars are from private collections, and some
are for sale. Please contact stores directly if you are interested in purchasing
a guitar. These links are checked infrequently. Sometimes, when these
guitars are sold their photos are removed from the internet.
1960's Hoyer Solidbody 1
2
Unknown wood body, multi-laminate neck, ebony fingerboard, 2 single coil pickups
with height adjustment, 4 position tone control, 4 position pickup selector
switch, volume control that only goes to 8. Folkway
Music 163 Suffolk Street West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 2J7, took these
photos, and sold this guitar.
1960's Hoyer Acoustic Photos taken
in 2002: 1
2
Jumbo body, bolt on neck joint. Unknown woods. Sold by Creter
Guitar Shop 19 West Market Street, Jonestown PA 17038.
Photos from 2007: 1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
The guitar was given to a part-time luthier for restoration in Spring 2006. He
began removing the old lacquer, and never finished. We recovered the guitar in
October 2007. As you can see, the neck was removed, and some of
the lacquer was scrapped away. We have recovered all of the parts, except for
the neck screws and the neck plate. We are going to repair the guitar, and there
will be more photos when we are done.
1970's
Hoyer 5056 (I) Electric Guitar (Gibson Les Paul Jr copy)
Photos courtesy of the owner.
1975?
Hoyer SG Style Guitar Photograph by City
Music, Ringvägen 131, Stockholm, Sweden. The Hoyer is near the bottom
on the right side.
The description begins with: "Även en gammal Hoyer..." Please contact
City Music for details about this guitar.
Hoyer JS-10 Maccaferri guitar 2004
Photograph by Polle Flaunø,
Højvænget 238, 8300 Odder, Denmark. Please contact Polle Flaunø for
details on this guitar.
1970's
Hoyer SG Style Guitar SN23625
1960's
Hoyer Expo
1970's
Hoyer Modell 4062
??
Hoyer Jazzgitarre (Howard Roberts Style)
??
Hoyer Acoustic/Electric Guitar All
photographs hosted on the Guitar
Maniacs
website, probably taken by the guitar owners. The descriptions are all in
German. Please contact Guitar Maniacs for further details on these
guitars.
1970's Hoyer Model 75
Electric Guitar
19??
Hoyer Archtop Guitar Photograph by Parkway
Music, 1602 Route 9, Clifton Park NY 12065.
As of 5/3/2006, the photo is still there, but the
guitar is not listed on any of their "for sale" pages. This guitar may have been
sold. Please contact Parkway
Music for more details.
19??
Hoyer Esquire EN Archtop Guitar This guitar is part of a
private
collection owned by Lucky Production
that is posted on the Internet.
19??
Hoyer
Bo-Diddley Type Electric Guitar Photograph by Gitarren
Total, Aemtlerstrasse 15 8003 Zürich, Switerland.
As of 5/3/2006, this guitar appears to be for sale. Please contact
Gitarren Total for more details.
1950's Hoyer Archtop Guitar
Photograph by Bill Nelson &
Jon Wallinger. The Hoyer is 1/2 way down the page. Bill Nelson has recorded
several dozen albums since the late 1960's. Please check out the rest of his
website for more details.
1970's
Hoyer Electric Bass Guitar Photograph by the Bass
Palace, 631 Cedar Ave,
Scranton PA 18505. Bass Palace specializes in selling new and used bass
guitars.
1959
Hoyer Acoustic Blonde Photograph by Maverick
Music Inc. 1108 Kirkview Lane, Suite 102, Charlotte NC 28213.
As of 5/3/2006, this guitar appeared to be for sale. Please contact Maverick Music for
details.
1970's
Hoyer 7000 Double-neck Electric Guitar Photograph by Vintage
Guitars, Götgatan 28, SE-118 46 Stockholm, Sweden.
This guitar has been sold. Please contact Vintage
Guitars for more details.
19??
Hoyer Les Paul Type Electric Guitar Photographs by GB
Guitars, 41, Prestonville Road, Seven Dials, Brighton, Sussex. BN1 3TJ. UK.
The Hoyer is 1/2 way down the page. This website is dated 2001. The guitar may
have been sold. Please contact GB Guitars for more details.
19??
Hoyer Archtop Guitar
19??
Hoyer Flying V Type Electric Guitar 2
3 Photographs by Coconut
Grove Music, Oahu Hawaii. This guitar was sold.
19??
Hoyer Soloist Archtop Guitar
19??
Hoyer Esquire Archtop Guitar
1962
Hoyer Junior Solidbody Electric Guitar Photograph
by Guitars Plus, 5 Melrose St,
Melbourne, ZZ Australia.
As of 5/3/2006, this guitar appeared to be for sale. Please contact Guitars Plus for details.
1960's
HOYER London Bass Photograph by Diamond
Strings, 20 Shaftsbury Rd, Rochester, NY 14610.
As of 5/3/2006, this guitar appeared to be for sale.
Please contact Diamond Strings for details.
Subway
Guitars,1511 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California 94702, has
a number of photos of Hoyer Guitars.
We have no information as to whether these guitars are still for sale or
not.
Please contact Subway Guitars for details.
1960's Hoyer Solidbody Electric Guitar (On
Left) Group
photo
1960's
Hoyer 12 String Solidbody Electric Guitar (On Right) Group
photo
1960's
Hoyer Solidbody Electric Guitar (In Middle) Group
photo
19?? Hoyer 295 Type
Hollowbody Electric Guitar Group
photo
19?? Hoyer 335 Type
Hollowbody Electric Guitar Group
photo
19?? Hoyer Hollowbody Electric Guitar
Group photo
19??
Hoyer 175 Type Hollowbody Electric Guitar Group
photo
1970's Hoyer
5060 Les Paul Type Electric Guitar Photograph by
Oldenburg Music
Station, Nadorster Str.254 D-26125 Oldenburg,
Germany.
As of 5/3/2006, this guitar appeared to be for sale.
Please contact Oldenburg Music Station for details.
1950's Hoyer
Special Archtop Guitar Photograph
by Oldenburg
Music Station, Nadorster Str.254 D-26125 Oldenburg,
Germany.
This guitar has been sold.
Please contact Oldenburg Music Station for details.
1963 Hoyer Archtop Guitar
Photograph by Charlie
Guitar. This appears to be a private
collection that is posted on the Internet.
1975 Hoyer Les Paul
Type Electric Guitar
1973 Hoyer 335 Type
Electric Guitar
Photographs by Wutzdog Guitars,
Hafnermarkt 3 / D-91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany. The Hoyers are at the bottom of
the page. The webpage indicates that these guitars have been sold.
1960's Hoyer
Model 61 Electric Guitar This guitar is part of a private
collection owned by
J.
Claude Rohner that is posted on the Internet.
*New guitar photo URL
Photographs Removed from the
Internet.
For more details on any of these
guitars, please contact the companies that originally posted the photo on the
Internet.
Factory Tour
Photos
http://www.eagleinstruments.nu/factory.htm This Link No Longer Works
5/3/2006
An article about the factory in Korea that makes guitars for Eagle. Near the
bottom of the page, a worker is holding a guitar made for Hoyer
Vintage Guitar Magazine
http://www.vguitar.com/bulletin_boards/details.asp?forumID=18&topicID=10218
This Link No Longer Works 5/3/2006
A short history of the Hoyer company posted on their online bulletin board.
1950's
Hoyer 12 String Acoustic Guitar (http://www.strawbpage.ndirect.co.uk/features/dl_gtr.htm) (In Middle ) This guitar is part of a
private
collection owned by Dave
Lambert that is posted on the Internet. This
link no longer works 5/3/2006. There is a
new website for The Strawbs, but we have not examinied it in detail to
see if Mr. Lambert's guitar collection is on that site. http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/index0.htm
1950's Hoyer Archtop Guitar Photograph by Chris Guitars.
Photo removed from their website. This guitar may have been sold.
1950's Hoyer
Archtop Guitar Photograph by Guitar
Emporium, 9 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 3206. Photo
removed from their website. This guitar may have been sold.
1960
Hoyer Special Acoustic Archtop Photograph by Maverick
Music Inc. 1108 Kirkview Lane, Suite 102, Charlotte NC 28213.
Photo removed from their website. This guitar may have been sold.
Hoyer Django Style
Acoustic Guitar (Type 3063) Photograph by Django
Festival. Photo removed from their website.
This guitar may have been sold.
1950's
Hoyer Solidbody Electric Guitar Photographs by Great
Guitars, P.O.Box 8180, Bargara , Queensland 4670 Australia.
Photo removed from their website. This guitar may have been
sold.
1960's?
Hoyer Electric Bass Guitar Photograph by Almost
Music, 233 Riverside Drive, Holly Hill FL 32117.
On 5/3/2006, we were unable to connect to this
website. On 8/15/2006, we connected to this
website, but it does not appear to sell guitars anymore.
1960's Hoyer
Sunburst Archtop Guitar Photograph by The Guitar
Center, Hollywood Vintage Room, 7425 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood CA 90046.
While we have a photo of this guitar on our server, we
cannot find this guitar on their website 5/3/2006.
This
guitar may have been sold.
Please contact The Guitar Center
Hollywood Vintage Room for details.
1950's? Hoyer
Archtop Guitar Photographs
by Great Guitars, P.O.Box 8180,
Bargara , Queensland 4670 Australia. Photo removed from their website.
This guitar has been sold.
Please contact
Great Guitars for details.
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Music Service
Email: gms
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grimfacts
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