Höfner Senator Electric Guitar Formerly Owned by Jah Jerry
Associated name
Jah Jerry
Manufacturer
The Höfner Company
Associated name
Skatalites
Associated name
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
Associated name
Prince Buster
Datec. 1960
Mediumcelluloid
DimensionsOverall: 41 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 6 1/2 in., 5.37 lb. (105.41 x 41.275 x 16.51 cm, 2.4 kg)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.480.1
Text EntriesOne of the founding members of the Skatalites and an instrumental figure in the evolution of Jamaican mento, ska, rocksteady, and reggae, Jerome “Jah Jerry” Hynes’ (1921-2007) jazz-influenced chording appeared on hundreds of recordings for Prince Buster, Coxsone Dodd, and other top Jamaican producers from the 1960s – 1990s. Hynes can be seen playing this c. 1960 Höfner Senator guitar in the 1983 film Deep Roots Music, one of the first television documentaries to take a serious look at Jamaican music.
Heavily worn hollowbody electric guitar. Pickguard celluloid deformed due to age. F-shaped soundhole directly below the pickguard has been damaged by rodent activity. General wear and corrosion on all metal surfaces. Original tailpiece replaced by a Bigsby tremelo unit. A stage pass is adhered to the body on the back upper right side above the waist of the guitar. Handwritten on the pass is “JAH JERRY 23 + SAT. 24.”
CopyrightThe organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
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