Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 2000, 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 2000 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], 113 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present) | Boosey & Hawkes plc (musical instrument division) | — | Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf) | 1997–2003 | primary[1, 2, 3, 4] |
Nothing changed in 2000. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Höfner from 2000 is the same version as one from 1999.
Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:
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.
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