Charity Shop Finds: Old Hohner Acoustic Guitar!

This is typical of old acoustic guitars without truss rods....
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[@GyppyGo]

It is a model MW-300. There were variations of the headstock script, yours has the block lettering which places it in the mid eighties. I believe they were made in the same factory that makes Cort guitars. Try to find another guitar with a 12 fret and a deep body like this. Lovely bass tone.

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Thanks for the info!

[@raystpierre3680]

Try a “kung foo” neck reset, very quick and easy. Requires a saw and a bolt. I’ve done that on my cheap guitar!

[@raystpierre3680]

Kung fu, 😆

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Yeah, I managed to get it playable without resorting to hackery.

[@DougHinVA]

Hondo II was also from South Korea and had some nice classical guitars now available very cheap at Goodwill stores...

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Yes, I've had a few.

[@jonneet2126]

I have probably a newer one like his. It is I believe, an HW-03. Bought it new about 10 years sgo. I believe they quit making guitars soon aftet. There are still nylon string Hohner classical guitars,new, selling on Amazon USA. Price sometimes tips to about $45. They are smaller, 30" guitars with 20" scale length.

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Interesting, don't see quite as many in the UK.

[@Iazzaboyce]

You could put on a high nut and some rollerwound strings and convert it to a dobro guitar

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Ha... like the archtop I just reviewed!

[@paulwilliams2080]

Unlikely to straighten the neck with heat because you can't slacken the steel reinforcing as you would a normal truss rod.
I have though, had some serious success with woodblocks, clamps and 20 minutes of heat from a domestic fan heater.

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Very true. I've done the heat and clamp thing but it often reverts back.

[@rodnyg7952]

aside from the neck reset, it looks like there's a slight dip in the body, which means the bracing might need regluing or more support near the sound hole. Done quite a bit of that before, but likely not worth the trouble on this. Good little knock-around guitar though

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Braces were fine... but there was a bit of bellying.

[@raystpierre3680]

The bracing is failing and the sound board is folding. That could be the only problem.

[@FlowforthInstruments]

Bracing was fine - top had bellied a little, which is common with these guitars.

[@ByronCustomShop]

Hello^^, I'm Tillie from Byron custom guitars;
do you have interested to review a Byron guitar?
thank you in advance.