Who made Höfner guitars in 2003?

In 2003, The Music Group (TMG; British investment consortium that bought the Boosey & Hawkes instrument division in 2003) controlled the Höfner name. Its one line on record was built at Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf) (Germany).^{[1, 2, 3]}

A Höfner guitar from 2003 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]}, 116 years before.

Line by line in 2003

What changed in 2003

• Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present): a new era begins under The Music Group (TMG; British investment consortium that bought the Boosey & Hawkes instrument division in 2003), built at Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf)^{[1, 2, 3]}
• Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present): the 1997–2003 era ends (Boosey & Hawkes plc (musical instrument division), Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf))^{[1, 6, 2, 3]}

Where Höfner was built in 2003

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 2003

• Epiphone in 2003
• Fender in 2003
• Gibson in 2003
• G&L in 2003
• Gretsch in 2003
• Guild in 2003
• Harmony in 2003
• Heritage in 2003
• Ibanez in 2003
• Kramer in 2003
• Martin in 2003
• Maton in 2003
• Ovation in 2003
• Peavey in 2003
• PRS in 2003
• Rickenbacker in 2003
• Squier in 2003
• Takamine in 2003
• Taylor in 2003
• Every brand in 2003

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

   • 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 2003: 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 2003: owners and plants
   • On 1st January 1994 Höfner was sold to Boosey & Hawkes, a major british music companyEra ends: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 2003
2. 2
   Hofnergraded community

   • Höfner remained a part of this conglomerate until December 2004, when the Music Group sold the company to Klaus SchöllerHöfner in 2003: owners and plants
   • In 1994, Höfner became part of the Boosey & Hawkes GroupEra ends: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 2003
3. 3
   Höfner Insolvenz Updategraded secondary

   • Die Verlagerung der Produktion an einen anderen Standort ist nicht vorgesehen.Höfner in 2003: owners and plants
4. 4
   120 Years of Services to Music (Hofner history)graded secondary
5. 5
   Karl Hofner GmbH & Co. KG - NAMM Show 2025 German Exhibitorsgraded secondary
6. 6
   Höfner files for bankruptcygraded secondary

   • was acquired by the Boosey & Hawkes group in 1994.Era ends: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 2003

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