""It is very sad to see Höfner go out of business. They have been making instruments for over 100 years, and I bought my first Höfner bass in the sixties. I have loved it ever since. It's a wonderful instrument to play: lightweight, and it encourages me to play quite freely. It also offers pleasing variations in tone that I enjoy. So, commiserations to everyone at Höfner, and thank you for all your help over the years - Paul.""
"The company was founded by Karl Höfner in 1887, in what was then the Austria-Hungarian town of Schönbach (now Luby in the Czech Republic), where it grew to become a significant supplier of stringed instruments in the area and for export. After operations were shifted to making military supplies for the German army during World War II, Höfner relocated to West Germany and opened a new factory in Bubenreuth in 1950."
Höfner has filed for provisional insolvency following a December 10 filing in the Fürth District Court in Bavaria. An insolvency administrator has been appointed and will attempt to rectify the company's debts over the next three months. The filing places the long-running instrument maker's future at risk. Paul McCartney expressed sadness, recalled buying his first Höfner bass in the 1960s, and praised the instrument's lightweight feel and tonal variation. Höfner was founded in 1887 in Schönbach (now Luby, Czech Republic), became a major stringed-instrument supplier, shifted to wartime production during World War II, and relocated to West Germany, opening a Bubenreuth factory in 1950.
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