This A2-sized poster features a highly detailed hand drawn illustration of John Lennon's Hofner Club 40, from George Morgan.

Produced on 230gsm FSC accredited Matt Art Paper, this poster is suitable for framing with or without a mount and will be supplied rolled in protective tissue paper and posted in a sturdy cardboard tube.

John Lennon's Hofner Club 40

Introduced in 1954 the Hofner Club is a semi-hollow bodied German-made electric guitar which was first offered in two versions. The Model 125 with a single neck pickup and the 126 with neck and bridge pickups. The model name ‘Club’ was introduced as British company Selmer began distributing Hofner´s in 1957 when the 125 became the Club 40. 

In 1959 John Lennon's Aunt Mimi helped him purchase his Club 40 when she paid the £17 deposit, just one day before The Quarry Men’s first performance at Liverpool's new Casbah Coffee Club and although not John’s first, it probably qualifies as his first professional guitar and proved tough enough to survive as John’s main instrument whilst The Silver Beatles made their way to Hamburg.

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