Höfner guitars in the 2000s

Through the 2000s, Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified), Boosey & Hawkes plc (musical instrument division) and The Music Group (TMG; British investment consortium that bought the Boosey & Hawkes instrument division in 2003) controlled the Höfner name, and 2 plants built it: Hofner Beijing, Shunyi and Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

4 eras touch the 2000s across 2 lines. The version changed in 2003, 2004 and 2005. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Höfner.

Year by year

Eras in the 2000s

Other brands in the 2000s

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• Fender in the 2000s
• Gibson in the 2000s
• G&L in the 2000s
• Gretsch in the 2000s
• Guild in the 2000s
• Harmony in the 2000s
• Heritage in the 2000s
• Ibanez in the 2000s
• Kramer in the 2000s
• Martin in the 2000s
• Maton in the 2000s
• Ovation in the 2000s
• Peavey in the 2000s
• PRS in the 2000s
• Rickenbacker in the 2000s
• Squier in the 2000s
• Takamine in the 2000s
• Taylor in the 2000s

Höfner, year by year

Sources

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1. 1
   Hofner: A Short Historygraded primary

   • So, at the end of 2004, Höfner was sold to Klaus Schöller and his wife Ulrike Schrimpff. Klaus had been the former general manager at Höfner while Ulrike had been Finance Director at Höfner since 1995.Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
   • The branch office in Beijing is 100% Höfner (i.e. is not a joint venture) [...] Today in Beijing Hofner student level instruments are produced,Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
   • On 1st January 1994 Höfner was sold to Boosey & Hawkes, a major british music companyHöfner in the 2000s: 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 the 2000s: owners and plants
   • In 2003 Boosey & Hawkes decided to sell their "instrument division", which included Höfner, to a British investment consortium named The Music Group (TMG). So, at the end of 2004, Höfner was sold to Klaus Schöller and his wife Ulrike Schrimpff.Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
2. 2
   Höfner files for bankruptcygraded secondary

   • long-time general manager Klaus Schöller and his wife, finance director Ulrike Schrimpff.Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
   • was acquired by the Boosey & Hawkes group in 1994.Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
3. 3
   Hofnergraded community

   • Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff remained as the owners of the business until June 2026.Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
   • In 1994, Höfner became part of the Boosey & Hawkes GroupHöfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
   • Höfner remained a part of this conglomerate until December 2004, when the Music Group sold the company to Klaus SchöllerHöfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
4. 4
   The Hofner CT (Contemporary) Series and Icon/Ignition instrumentsgraded community

   • has set up manufacturing facilities particularly in China, but also in other Far Eastern countries.Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants
5. 5
   Höfner Insolvenz Updategraded secondary

   • Die Verlagerung der Produktion an einen anderen Standort ist nicht vorgesehen.Höfner in the 2000s: owners and plants

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