Review of the Höfner HM83 classical guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Size: 4/4
  • Meister Series
  • Top: Solid AAA select spruce
  • Bottom and sides: Solid flamed maple
  • Neck: Alder
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • 19 Frets
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Nut width: 52 mm
  • Bone nut
  • Bridge: Moor oak
  • Finish (bottom and sides): Natural, high-gloss
  • Top: Waxed
  • Made in Germany

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This guitar usually has a price around 888.00 €

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Comment:

TL;DR With the Höfner HM83, you’re getting an unusual guitar that I personally find to be delightful both visually and tonally. The guitar should come with a case though.

Review:

The overall look of the guitar is very different than most other classical guitars. The photos online can’t and don’t really represent the “matte” finish very well, especially in comparison with the standard high gloss of most classical and acoustic guitars. The matte finish is – as far as I can tell – an oil finish, and when you hold the guitar, the sense that you’re holding an object made of assembled wood pieces is very strong. The high gloss of other guitars, to my mind, serves to obfuscate the essential nature of the instrument. With the HM83, it feels like wood grain in your hands, and there’s an immediacy to the instrument that’s exciting. The spruce, maple, and rosewood pieces give the instrument a honeyed tan aesthetic. It even has a light and pleasant new guitar smell.

Hearing the first tones from the guitar felt electrifying. I’d been testing a Cordoba C9 at the time, and I found that to be pleasant but not very thrilling. The trebles were especially bland, and the sustain not very good. In contrast, the Höfner HM83 felt like an explosion of sound right out of the box. If you’re used to a darker/oscuro tone, it might even feel controversial. It can be driven to quite loud volumes, and there’s a definite bias towards satisfying mid-range tones (I assume that’s the maple back and sides influence).

That said, the separation between notes is crystal clear, the bass tones are very satisfying (especially with Höfner Premium strings), and the trebles can – especially as you work up the fret board – really bloom into rich singing tones.

For those who care, the tap tone and the open air tone are around G#.

Other things:

* The intonation, neck relief, and action are good.
* The Höfner strings that were on the guitar by default sounded great but were absolutely unforgiving when fretting on the wound strings if you didn’t get right up to the fret. I changed those to D’Addario Pro Arte Carbon HT strings, and that improved (though I don’t like the sound as much). I plan on trying the Höfner strings again though.
* The machines are shiny, solid, and serve their purpose very well.

My one disappointing is that the guitar doesn’t come with a case. For a guitar that costs over €1000 to be shipping in various layers of cardboard boxes is not a hypothetical risk: the first copy of the guitar I received had a shattered headstock and cracked neck due to negligence by the shipping company. Thomann’s excellent customer service provided a replacement quickly, but it was such a waste of a good instrument. The Cordoba C9 I tested came in a case, and this should as well.

With all that said, when I’m playing the guitar I’m happy. When I’m not playing the guitar, I want to be playing the guitar.

Comment:

The guitar sounds amazing and I am very pleased with it.

Höfner HM83 vs Alhambra 5P CT E2 incl.Gig Bag

The guitar Höfner HM83is usually 57 € cheaper than Alhambra 5P CT E2 incl.Gig Bag.

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Alhambra 5P CT E2 incl.Gig Bag
  • Size: 4/4
  • Meister Series
  • Top: Solid AAA select spruce
  • Bottom and sides: Solid flamed maple
  • Neck: Alder
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • 19 Frets
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Nut width: 52 mm
  • Bone nut
  • Bridge: Moor oak
  • Finish (bottom and sides): Natural, high-gloss
  • Top: Waxed
  • Made in Germany
  • With cutaway
  • Top: Solid AA cedar
  • Back and sides: Rosewood
  • Body thickness: 65 mm
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard and bridge: Ebony
  • Scale: 650 mm (25.6″)
  • Nut width: 50 mm (2.05″)
  • Bone nut
  • Pickup: Fishman Prefix Pro Blend
  • Golden machine heads
  • Colour: Natural high gloss
  • Gig bag included

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Höfner HM83 vs Yamaha NTX3NT

The guitar Höfner HM83 is usually 93 € more expensive than Yamaha NTX3NT.

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Yamaha NTX3NT
  • Size: 4/4
  • Meister Series
  • Top: Solid AAA select spruce
  • Bottom and sides: Solid flamed maple
  • Neck: Alder
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • 19 Frets
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Nut width: 52 mm
  • Bone nut
  • Bridge: Moor oak
  • Finish (bottom and sides): Natural, high-gloss
  • Top: Waxed
  • Made in Germany
  • Build: With cutaway
  • Top: Solid Sitka spruce
  • Back and sides: Solid walnut
  • Neck: African mahogany
  • Fretboard: Ebony
  • Scale: 650 mm (25.59″)
  • Nut width: 48 mm (1.89″)
  • Urea nut
  • Atmosfeel pickup system comprising undersaddle pickup, piezo and microphone
  • Ebony / Walnut bridge
  • Gold / Black RM1388NB-B06 machine heads
  • Colour: Natural
  • Reinforced gig bag

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Höfner HM83 vs Alhambra 7P A incl.Gig Bag

The guitar Höfner HM83is usually 31 € cheaper than Alhambra 7P A incl.Gig Bag, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

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Alhambra 7P A incl.Gig Bag
  • Size: 4/4
  • Meister Series
  • Top: Solid AAA select spruce
  • Bottom and sides: Solid flamed maple
  • Neck: Alder
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • 19 Frets
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Nut width: 52 mm
  • Bone nut
  • Bridge: Moor oak
  • Finish (bottom and sides): Natural, high-gloss
  • Top: Waxed
  • Made in Germany
  • Top: Solid German spruce
  • Classic 5 bracing
  • Back and sides: Solid rosewood
  • Neck: Cedro
  • Fretboard and bridge: Ebony
  • Scale: 650 mm (25.6″)
  • Nut width: 52 mm (2.05″)
  • Golden Luxury machine heads
  • Colour: Natural
  • Gig bag included

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Höfner HM83 vs Raimundo Tatyana Ryzhkova Black Limba C

The guitar Höfner HM83 is usually 93 € more expensive than Raimundo Tatyana Ryzhkova Black Limba C.

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Raimundo Tatyana Ryzhkova Black Limba C
  • Size: 4/4
  • Meister Series
  • Top: Solid AAA select spruce
  • Bottom and sides: Solid flamed maple
  • Neck: Alder
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • 19 Frets
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Nut width: 52 mm
  • Bone nut
  • Bridge: Moor oak
  • Finish (bottom and sides): Natural, high-gloss
  • Top: Waxed
  • Made in Germany
  • Tatyana Ryzhkova Signature Model
  • Solid cedar top
  • Solid black limba back and sides
  • Cedar neck
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Rosewood binding
  • “D” Neck profile
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Nut width: 51.5 mm
  • Bone nut and saddle
  • Gold-plated machine heads
  • Savarez 500CRJ strings
  • Colour: Natural high-gloss
  • Made in Spain

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Where to buy the guitar Höfner HM83

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  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

Thomann

  • Free Shipping.
  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
  • 100% reliable payment.
  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

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