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Dave W:
Nice one again, Chris. But don't let your friends at Warwick see you getting too comfortable with Höfners.  ;)

Chris P.:
Fred Wilfer of Framus, and father of Warwick owner HP, and Höfner worked close together in the past. Ever compared the headstocks?

Rob:

--- Quote from: Chris P. on June 21, 2017, 06:50:15 AM ---Fred Wilfer of Framus, and father of Warwick owner HP, and Höfner worked close together in the past. Ever compared the headstocks?

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 :popcorn:

Chris P.:
After the war all German instrument builders would disappear behind the iron curtain. Fred Wilfer was one of the guys organising a move to the western part of Germany. With American army trucks a lot of amchinery, tools and wood was transported, so Höfner and zome more companies could start again in the American zone. Fred started Framus there. So Fred Wilfer helped Warwick a lot. And you can see a lot of similarities between old Höfner and old Framus instruments.

All those brands come from the area of Markneukirchen. Even mr. Martin of Martin guitars was born in that town.

Fred's son Hans-Peter later started Warwick and bought back the Framus name,

Alanko:

--- Quote from: Dave W on June 20, 2017, 08:48:39 PM ---Nice one again, Chris. But don't let your friends at Warwick see you getting too comfortable with Höfners.  ;)

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