Horngacher (company)
| Concert harp manufacturer Horngacher GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1928 |
| Seat | Starnberg |
| management | Klaus Horngacher |
| Number of employees | 8th |
| Branch | Harp making |
Konzertarfenbau Horngacher GmbH is a harp building company from Starnberg .
Horngacher is considered the Steinway of harp building.
history
The company was founded in 1928 by Josef Obermayer in a standing railroad car at Auerfeldstrasse 2 in Haidhausen. Due to the bombing raids in 1942, he fled to Kufstein and met Maximilian Horngacher there. He took over the business in 1966. The company has been based in Starnberg since the early 1950s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerhard Summer: Like a Steinway from Starnberg . In: sueddeutsche.de . August 3, 2015, ISSN 0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed December 11, 2018]).
- ↑ Our company. Retrieved December 11, 2018 .