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Paul McCartney signed Hofner Guitars w/ JSA & PSA - BUYER BEWARE

Hi everyone - I know that this was a previous topic last week in regards to a Paul McCartney signed Hofner guitar with a JSA cert that was identical to a particular High In the Clouds book signature.

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/macca-signed-hofner-...

Just wanted to let everyone know that there seems to be a serious scam going on as I have been given a picture to another 'signed' Hofner, equipped with a different High In the Clouds signature.

My questions for the AML group is:

1. Has anyone noticed any other artists with this copied signature issue on pick guards or any other item?

2. Do you believe this to be live ink? Doesn't look like an autopen to me.

To me, this is a huge issue because (1) the replicas are being certed (2) no one knows where these are coming from and (3) without matches, most would have accepted it as real.

Lets get to the bottom of this. A scam like this can ruin our hobby

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Permalink Reply by marc e on March 28, 2017 at 9:22pm

as i said im notsure if they flip it will work . wounder if there taking a right handed hofner and flipping the pickguard and making it left handed that way.

i would need one in person to try it to see if it works becuse the pick guard is raised it might make sense that way

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 28, 2017 at 9:28pm

John,

I just saw another example that didn't look 3-ply, it looked like one sheet. So I think you are likely right that they're cutting it from scratch. But they could be doing both.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on March 28, 2017 at 9:36pm

the biggest clue to look for until some we trust sees one in person is a no shinny toutrouse shell pickguard or non original hofner pickguard and look for abnormals in the cutting buy the pick ups where it makes the turns to fit around the pick up u will see the diffrence of the true hoffner from the factory i can see the difrence.

the great mystery

ill be seeing the beckett people in person this week ill ask him if he knows anything about it if u guys want

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 28, 2017 at 9:38pm

Please do.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 28, 2017 at 9:23pm

It looks like high-quality book paper, which doesn't have weave but it often has faint texture from the process.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on March 28, 2017 at 9:38pm

Here's a clear look at the edge of one of these that shows layers. Big image, too. You can zoom in and fill your screen with this pic.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 28, 2017 at 9:45pm

That looks a bit sloppy re the cuts and all. I know some Fender...is that a flat head screw under the sig, and should it be?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 28, 2017 at 10:03pm

Some appear to have a round head oversunk screw in a messy hole (reversed countersunk gone awry?) and some appear to have a flat head screw flush - speaking of the screw under the sig.