Hohner SG Lion - Firewood or landfill?

[SalemB]

My neighbour attacked me this morning as was about to leave for work. He had found a guitar in the trash and wanted me to tell him whether it was worth anything.

The guitar is a Hohner SG Lion. The useful links I found on the Internet all goes to Harmony-central. It's koran made, probably late 80s. H-S-S with a separate switch for each pickup.

I've cleaned it and put new strings on it. The neck is straight enough and it plays fairly ok for a piece of junk. It came with a nice hardshell case that might be worth $20.

The wierdest thing on it is the Steinberger trem and this is why I made this post. According to posts on Harmony Central I am supposed to be able to lock the trem into a fixed position with a lever. There is however two levers on the trem and none of them seems to have any effect. The trem is still floating and I guess something is broken on the inside. The system is completely closed and I could not figure out how it works or how to remove it. By searching after Steinberger and tremolo I found that there is mainly 4 types (maybe a few more) :

Transtrem - It is not this one, the picture didn't match.
S trem - - It is not this one, the picture didn't match.
R trem - Maybe, could not find a pic
Jam trem - Maybe, could not find a pic

Anyone got a clue which one it might be and whether it's worth the hassle of trying to repair it?

I'd estimate the value of this guitar to be $100. If it had a trem arm, *possible to adjust pickup height and all fine tuners were the same type I'd say $150.

[jem7vwh]

Since you've already identified it as NOT being a Transtrem, the item is useless. *IMHO, it's probably a fore-runner to the double-locking system. *Hohner's themselves are largely a budget line, and this one seems a typical run of the mill item. *In the 80's, practically every out-dated design was given a trem and remarketed as a shred axe. *I'd take it to a pawn shop and take what they offer.

[robochimp]

I picked up a Hohner Steinie copy a few years ago, the "paddle"bodied one.I bought it so I could practice at work:innocent:.As cheap as this thing is, though, it sounds great! crappy EMG "select"(pronounced"cheap")pickups and all.It plays really well, too, for what it is.I shaved down the neck a bit.I agree about the bridge, though. From my experience the Trans Trem isthe only one they make that, any good.Interesting thing, though, is that musicyo.com is gonna start offering the Trans Trem again. I'll probably try one when they do.

[SalemB]

Thanks for your input. I don't think it is worth the time trying to figure out what is wrong with the fixedpos of the trem.

The paddle appeals to me as well. I got a Hohner paddle bass that I use from time to time. The standard joke is always: "I might play straight up **** creek, but at least I got a paddle"