His son Matthias Francisco Hohner belonged to the first generation of direct descendants who did not enter into the family business. Matthias Hohner and a direct descendant in fourth generation and name bearer of the founder Matthias Hohner, was one of the last members of the Hohner dynasty involved in managing the family business, between 19. This Electric Guitar was modelled on the ‘HS Anderson Mad Cat’ and was essentially a Telecaster. Musician Prince almost always played a Hohner "Mad Cat" and it was said to have been his favourite guitar. In the 1970s Hohner began manufacturing acoustic guitars, and re-producing electric guitars.
In 1964 Hohner released "The Beatles Harmonica Kit" which was sold in a blister package, much like most Hohner harmonicas nowadays, retailed for $2.95, and help what Hohner calls "bring about a new popularity upsurge of the Hohner harmonica on both sides of the Atlantic.". Nowadays, Hohner produces harmonicas, melodicas, accordions and recorder flutes. In the 1980s, several Casio synths were sold under the Hohner brand - for example, the Casio HT-3000/Hohner KS61midi and the VZ-1/HS-2). Especially in the 1960s and 1990s, they manufactured a range of innovative and popular electromechanical keyboard instruments the cembalet, pianet, basset, guitaret, and clavinet. Since its foundation, and though known for its harmonicas, Hohner has manufactured a wide range of instruments, such as kazoos, accordions, recorder flutes, melodicas, banjos, electric, acoustic, resonator and classical guitars, basses, mandolins and ukuleles (under the brand name Lanikai)įrom the 1940s through 1990s, the company also manufactured various electric/electronic keyboards. The roots of the Hohner firm are in Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg. KG is a German manufacturer of musical instruments, founded in 1857 by Matthias Hohner (1833–1902).
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