Who made Höfner guitars in 1950?

In 1950, Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG controlled the Höfner name. Its one line on record was built at Hofner Bubenreuth (Germany).^{[1, 2]}

A Höfner guitar from 1950 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Höfner you have. The name dates from 1887^{[1, S1024]}, 63 years before.

Line by line in 1950

What changed in 1950

• Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present): a new era begins under Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG, built at Hofner Bubenreuth^{[1, 2]}
• Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present): the 1948–1950 era ends (Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG, Höfner interim workshop, Möhrendorf)^[1]

Where Höfner was built in 1950

Hofner Bubenreuth. See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

• Hofner Bubenreuth
• Guitars made in Germany

Other brands in 1950

• Epiphone in 1950
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• Ibanez in 1950
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• Maton in 1950
• Rickenbacker in 1950
• Every brand in 1950

Höfner, year by year

Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1. 1
   Hofner: A Short Historygraded primary

   • He established his works at Schönbach then the European centre of stringed instrument making. [...] On 1st January 1994 Höfner was sold to Boosey & Hawkes, a major british music companyHöfner in 1950: owners and plants
   • by Christmas 1950 the new Hofner factory was up and running. [...] the main step taken was to close the factory at Bubenreuth and move all production to the newer factory at Hagenau, which was enlarged and modernized in 1997.Höfner in 1950: owners and plants
   • they set up the business, almost from scratch, in 1948 at Möhrendorf in Bavaria.Era ends: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 1950
2. 2
   Hofnergraded community

   • The new Höfner factory opened in 1950, and expanded three times between 1953 and 1960. [...] In 1997, the company moved from Bubenreuth to Hagenau.Höfner in 1950: owners and plants
3. 3
   120 Years of Services to Music (Hofner history)graded secondary

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