Last updated: 1/23/02.
Pictures
Viking 12-string. Photo: Daniel Goers.
A Viking with a Bigsby bridge with the Hagstrom logo. Photo:
Henric Norell.
Hagstrom Viking pickguard template. Drawn by Doug
Ritterling.
Hagström III schematic. Drawn by Terry Wildey.
Kablingsritning till Hagström III. Drawn by Eric
Bergman.
Hagstrom 310 amplifier schematic. Large file (320kB).
Hagström Super Swede. Photo: Per Ågren.
Hagstrom accordion. Photo: Gert Hansson.
Hagstrom Concorde bass. Photo: Randy Wright.
Hagstrom 12-string. Photo: Mathieu Laats.
A Swede. Photo: Salvatore Santarcangelo.
Hagstrom DeLuxe. Photo: John Foumakis.
The Ultra Swede. In order to cut overhead, Hagstrom moved
production to Japan in 1981 and this is the result.
Fender also did this so competition was tough and finally
all Hagstrom production was discontinued.
Note the locking tremolo bridge and locking nut. Photo:
T. Douglas Anderson.
A happy Super Swede Family. The finish of the right
guitar is sometimes called lingonberry burst. Photo:
Peter Westerberg.
A closer view of the Super Swede bass. This was the last
bass model Hagstrom designed. None or very few was
exported. Photo: Peter Westerberg.
Hagstrom decal in the colors of the swedish national flag,
this is also what the heart is supposed to symbolize, a
yellow cross on a blue background. The text says "Hagström
- brings out the music in you". Also note the
slightly different Hagstrom logo; there is two dots above
the o (making it an ö, pronounced like "oe" in
Goethe), which is correct spelling of the name. Hagstrom
actually solved the international marketing problem very
early by extending the line from the t, forming a line
over the o, an alternative way of writing the letter ö
so that the logo could be interpreted in swedish as well
as in other languages (just my guess, but I can't think
of any other reason).
I can't recall I've seen this two-dotted o logo before,
not even in swedish advertising. Photo: Anders
Westerberg.
Hagstrom PA-100. 6 channel PA with built-in reverb. The
four switches att the right bottom is supposed to be a
sort of feedback eliminator. Photo: Anders Westerberg.
Frontpage cover from US market catalouge 1966.
HIIBN bass. Photo: Anders Westerberg.
An HIIN without scratchplate reveals an extensive routing
job. In the background you can see a Hagstrom loudspeaker
cabinet. Photo: Anders Westerberg.
The King with a Viking.
Frank Zappa is checking the straightness of the neck on
his Hagstrom 12. Ad from Hit Parade 1967.
Hagstrom I. The scratchplate and the blue top is molded
in plastic in one piece and then screwed onto the body. Photo:
Steve Ekblad, USA.
Hagstrom III. Photo: Steve Ekblad, USA.
Hagstrom Granesso accordion. Photo: Anders Westerberg.
Hagstrom Scandi. Photo: Sivert Bohjort.
Sunday afternoon in the park. Photo: Gary Cunningham.