Höfner公司于1887年由提琴制造大师Karl Höfner先生创建于德国的肖恩巴赫(Schönbach)，时至今日，已跃居为德国在弦乐器和弹拨乐器制造领域的最大生产商。精工细作的无双品质和孜孜以求的企业进取精神为Hofner奠定了盛名，早在一战之前，其美誉就已名扬世界。
 
早在1907年，Karl Höfner就曾为圣谕所召为萨克森国王修理过小提琴，其精湛的技艺受到了国王的高度赞赏。 当他的两个儿子，Josef Höfner和Walter Höfner分别于1919年和1921年加盟父亲的事业时，公司基于其一贯高质量的制琴工艺，已经开拓了全球销售市场。
 
时至今日，已经有两百多万把囊括了从学生用琴到大师级乐器各个档次的弦乐器和弹拨乐器，从本公司位于Bubenreuth的生产基地被源源不断地运送到整个世界市场。

Founded in Schönbach (Germany) in 1887 by master violin maker Karl Höfner, the company became the largest manufacturere of stringed and fretted instruments in Germany.
 
Excellent craft skills and business initiative laid the foundation for a reputation which, even before World War I, extended far beyond the borders of Germany. Thus, in 1907 Karl Höfner was entrusted with the repair of the violin of the Saxon King, and the master performed his job to the full satisfaction of his client.
 
When his two sons, Josef and Walter, joined their father's company in 1919 and 1921 respectively, the foundation to enter the worldwide export market had already been laid thanks to the consistently excellent quality of the Höfner stringed instruments.
 
To date more than two million stringed and fretted instruments - from student to master models - have been exported from Bubenreuth throughout the world.