Who made Höfner guitars in 1997?

In 1997, Boosey & Hawkes plc (musical instrument division) controlled the Höfner name. Its one line on record was built at Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf) (Germany).^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

A Höfner guitar from 1997 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]}, 110 years before.

Line by line in 1997

What changed in 1997

• Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present): a new era begins under Boosey & Hawkes plc (musical instrument division), built at Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf)^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
• Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present): the 1994–1997 era ends (Boosey & Hawkes plc (musical instrument division), Hofner Bubenreuth)^{[1, 2, 3]}

Where Höfner was built in 1997

Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

• Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf)
• Guitars made in Germany

Other brands in 1997

• Epiphone in 1997
• Fender in 1997
• Gibson in 1997
• G&L in 1997
• Gretsch in 1997
• Guild in 1997
• Heritage in 1997
• Ibanez in 1997
• Kramer in 1997
• Martin in 1997
• Maton in 1997
• Ovation in 1997
• Peavey in 1997
• PRS in 1997
• Rickenbacker in 1997
• Squier in 1997
• Takamine in 1997
• Taylor in 1997
• Every brand in 1997

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

   • On 1st January 1994 Höfner was sold to Boosey & Hawkes, a major british music companyHöfner in 1997: owners and plants
   • 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 1997: 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.Era ends: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 1997
2. 2
   Höfner files for bankruptcygraded secondary

   • was acquired by the Boosey & Hawkes group in 1994.Höfner in 1997: owners and plants
3. 3
   Hofnergraded community

   • In 1994, Höfner became part of the Boosey & Hawkes GroupHöfner in 1997: owners and plants
   • The new Höfner factory opened in 1950, and expanded three times between 1953 and 1960. [...] In 1997, the company moved from Bubenreuth to Hagenau.Era ends: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 1997
4. 4
   Höfner Insolvenz Updategraded secondary

   • Die Verlagerung der Produktion an einen anderen Standort ist nicht vorgesehen.Höfner in 1997: owners and plants
5. 5
   120 Years of Services to Music (Hofner history)graded secondary
6. 6
   Karl Hofner GmbH & Co. KG - NAMM Show 2025 German Exhibitorsgraded secondary

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