Framus
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Framus is a German string instrument manufacturing company, that existed from 1946 until 1975. The Framus brand was revived in 1995 as part of Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG, in Markneukirchen, Germany. The company has offices located in Markneukirchen, Shanghai and Nashville.
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- Official website
- www.framus-vintage.de
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- Framus
- inception
- 1946-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1981-00-00
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- Timeline
- History
- Early years
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- Bankruptcy
- Framus today
- Acoustic Guitars
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Framus is a German string instrument manufacturing company, that existed from 1946 until 1975. The Framus brand was revived in 1995 as part of Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG, in Markneukirchen, Germany. The company has offices located in Markneukirchen, Shanghai and Nashville.
== Timeline == 1946: The foundation of Fränkische Musikinstrumentenerzeugung ("Franconian Musical Instruments Fabrication") by Fred A. Wilfer KG in Erlangen, Germany, to help resettle luthiers displaced from Luby in the Sudetenland). 1954: A larger factory was built in Bubenreuth, Germany, to house the 300-strong workforce. 1967: Further expansion saw the building of a second facility in Pretzfeld, Germany. 1975: The rapidly changing market forced the company to close. 1995: Framus musical instruments resumed production under Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG.