Hohner Alfa II

Everyone,

I neighbor of mine has a Hohner Alfa II, which is a small motorized hand fed press. It works well, at first glance, but has no chase. Does anyone else have this press? Also:

Has anyone had a chase fabricated, when a previous chase for the machine is not present? I suppose if we got this press, I’d want to have 5-6 made. What does that process look like?

Thanks everyone.

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Do you have photos of the press? I have a Hohner Rapid II and a Hohner Hobo IV. I’ve seen an Alfa but never one that’s motorized. I have a handful of Hohner chases—if you confirm size I’ll check what I have. Some of the chases have wedges on the outside edges that allow the chase to sit in the bed—other’s do not.

Bradley

Hohner platens have been shown in many American Printing Equipment catalogs. Best US info.

That’s a very cool press. It looks to be a motorized version of the Model D so you could probably use a chase from that press—or at least borrow a chase from someone with that press in order to get some made at a competent machine shop. You can see the wedges in image 3537 that Hohner used as a means to securely lock the chase into the bed. I know a few people with Model D Hohners, so you can message me through my Briar Press profile and I can share their contact info.

Im curious about how this press works in terms of being motorized. I don’t see a flywheel so I assume there must be some gear motor that they used to actuate impression. Keep me posted if you end up buying it—it’s definitely a rare press and probably worth quite a bit.

Bradley

Hello Teikaut,
Did you happen to find a chase yet? I have a Hohner-DIN A4 that I bought from The Kelsey Co.(believe it or not) back in the 80’s.
(Also referred to as a Model D). I have an extra chase I can sell. The chase size is the same for this press as well as the ALFA I and the ALFA II with inside dimensions being 23 x 32.5cm. The ouside dimension is 36.55cm x 26.58. I’m assuming (for production reasons) that the angled wedge locations are in the same place.