Following the Second World War, British guitarists struggled to get their hands on American guitars, owing to the existence of a yet to be lifted trade embargo. As such, European guitars (which suffered no such restrictions) flooded the market.
 
Hofner were arguably the best-known German builder of the period, though many budding guitarists opted for Framus Jazz guitars - including a young Paul McCartney in the very early Beatle days.
 
This is one such example being a 'Capri' model, an handsome jazz guitar aimed at the intermediate market. These models at this age are usually prone to neck issues - this one however has had a previous neck re-set, eliminating the commonly found high actions / bad neck angle. It clearly had a refret at the same time, meaning this guitar plays exceptionally well, with a comfortable low action and good fretting up the board. 
 
It features a lovely arched top with f-holes and is finished in a gorgeous factory Cherry Burst. It has survived well and retained its original Framus decal to the body front. Atop of this, it features a dark rosewood fingerboard with large pearl block inlays.
 
It is in rather clean condition, with the most notable wear being a scratch to the front left side (pictured) and some burnishing to the back sides (the corners on these were built rather sharply, meaning the finish was vulnerable to scraping, here).
 
It appears to be all original, save for the refret. These are rather underrated guitars in my opinion, and, given the right work (as with this one) can be made to sound rather sweet.
 
A very playable 50s classic archtop at an affordable price. Good enough for Paul!