EVH 9/0

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seareel
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EVH 9/0

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I have finished cleaning a EVH 9/0 621. I noticed that the foot was made for a rod clamp. Was this foot a special order, or an optional part?
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Re: EVH 9/0

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Beautiful reel, David, but as far as I know, that is not a factory Vom Hofe foot. Most likely, it replaced an old foot that had been broken, bent or whatever. Are there any numbers, letters , etc stamped into it?

You will often find additional ( ie., in addition to the large central hole normally present in EVH feet) Holes that May have served for additional screws into the reel seat or sometimes to hang the reel when not in use. I have not seen documentation that VH did that. Maybe someone else will speak up!
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Re: EVH 9/0

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The side of the foot is stamped Z-220, in Ted Bingham book (Edward Vom Hofe), it says that the z = 1933. The bottom of the foot is stamped 621 - 9/0. Maybe it is one of a kind, since the reel is monogrammed.
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Since it is marked my guess is that it was a custom foot made by Edward vom Hofe. It does resemble the foot on a Montague Imperial so there might be an outside chance that it might be a replacement made by Montague.



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