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Assuming that to be the case, and that WHOLE guitar was designated as the 465/SE/2   (SE btw is usually the designation for cutaway, single cutaway in this case as I recall) this would include the neck, you MIGHT be sitting on a fortune, of course some guitars that were only made in very limited quantity for some reason never necessarily climb to the top of the collecting markets demand, HOWEVER that doesn't mean the market isn't so dang erratic that in 6 months your guitar won't be the most sought after model in the world,  It's just that quirky and crazy a market... Either way, you know that you have a nice guitar, and "Vintage Guitar magazine" editors can be of tremendous help to you... I'd also call Mandolin Bros, and Elderly instruments just for kicks !!   Ask to speak to an older veteran, this is the key, tell him two things... You are interested in selling your guitar (and tell him you are interesting in one of their models, and tell him exactly what you have describe the exact neck ..IE.... if it's found on a 60's 470 model you tell him, tell him if the Pickups have any writing on them... Do they say ANYTHING ?   Is the plating nickle, or chrome ?  Where does the neck join the body... pay careful attention to the neck joint, do the nobs say tone and volume on them ?  Is it inscribed in the hat nobs ?  Also look at the back of your tuning machines...are the gears exposed ?  or is it enclose in a little metal gearbox that covers the gears ?   I think Hofner is your best bet... Mandolin bros,  Elderly musical instruments are quite good too.... If you have the time, and are bored one day,  call a few companies such as this... Find the exact Hofner model that has your neck.... (it almost looks like a Selmer distributed model neck 60's), but as you say, the body, and binding is clearly the older stock 465... Measure the upper and lower bout depth of guitar, AND width... See if it does differ at all from the stock 53 465 body... You aren't going to look at writing on the potentiometers of course,  don't take the thing apart,  dates and serials can be on the neck where it joins the body, or take a strong flashlight and look hard,... get a small dental mirror,  here's the thing, for a guitar to really have some value, you DO want a serial number.  I doubt it fell out..You've had it since 72 ???  The serial numbers are seldom attached that poorly,  that guitar's in good shape,  there's a serial number there someplace !   THAT might be your best bet,  to find that too...Look hard before calling a collector, of course the collector might know exactly where the serial number is.... I'm going to research that is well, I'm learning alot about Hofner's     I knew little about them prior to this

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Let's transfer this to the musician thread...,  people might think I'm trying to interrupt this sweet thread  LMAO

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Northeast United States runner up for the "Singing Hall of Shame".

My understanding was that the model 465/S/E2 stood for 465, single cutaway, electric - 2 pickups. That much I did find out. I am going to see if I can find a dental mirror around here somewhere - I had one at one point when I hunted before, but have moved since then . The tuning mechanisms are exposed on the back - you can see the gears. If I recall the neck is such that is easily adjustable - I did have it straightened once a long time ago. The pickups appear to be chrome but I'm not positive. The string height is adjustable in the string guide behind the 2nd pickup (toward the tail piece). As for the tone/volume control knobs, they are ivory in color, with a silver color piece on the top...all lettering/numbers are recessed - the letterin on top of the silver piece is black, the numbers on the dial are silver. The neck is black all the way up the fretboard, however where the fret markers are, its a bit lighter in color. I wish those "f" holes were a bit bigger its going to be a pain trying to get back in there . I know when I looked I didn't have the best lighting and the others said they looked, but who knows - I wasn't there. This is turning into quite the "quest" once again .