Höfner guitars in the 2020s

Through the 2020s, Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified) controlled the Höfner name, and 2 plants built it: Hofner Beijing, Shunyi and Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

2 eras touch the 2020s across 2 lines. Nothing changed inside the decade, so every Höfner from these years is the same version on its line.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at
2020	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf), Hofner Beijing, Shunyi^{[1, 2, 3, 5, 4]}
2021	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf), Hofner Beijing, Shunyi^{[1, 2, 3, 5, 4]}
2022	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf), Hofner Beijing, Shunyi^{[1, 2, 3, 5, 4]}
2023	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf), Hofner Beijing, Shunyi^{[1, 2, 3, 5, 4]}
2024	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf), Hofner Beijing, Shunyi^{[1, 2, 3, 5, 4]}
2025	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf), Hofner Beijing, Shunyi^{[1, 2, 3, 5, 4]}
2026	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf), Hofner Beijing, Shunyi^{[1, 2, 3, 5, 4]}

Eras in the 2020s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Höfner Contemporary (CT/HCT) and Icon/Ignition series (Far East-built, 2005 to present)	2005–now	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Beijing, Shunyi	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present)	2004–now	Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff (Höfner management buyout owners, 2004-2026; holding vehicle name unverified)	Hofner Hagenau (Baiersdorf)	primary^{[1, 2, 3, 5]}

Other brands in the 2020s

Höfner, year by year

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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
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 2020s: 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 2020s: 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 2020s: owners and plants
2
Höfner files for bankruptcygraded secondary
- long-time general manager Klaus Schöller and his wife, finance director Ulrike Schrimpff.Höfner in the 2020s: owners and plants
3
Hofnergraded community
- Klaus Schöller and Ulrike Schrimpff remained as the owners of the business until June 2026.Höfner in the 2020s: owners and plants
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 2020s: owners and plants
5
Höfner Insolvenz Updategraded secondary
- Die Verlagerung der Produktion an einen anderen Standort ist nicht vorgesehen.Höfner in the 2020s: owners and plants

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