Matth. Hohner AG

HOHnER Inc., USA HOHnER S.A., France
Hohner Inc. is located in Glen Allen, VA., 9 miles north
of the city of Richmond which is part of the Piedmont
region of Virginia. Hohner Inc. operates out of a
55,000 square foot office and warehouse facility.
Approximately 50 employees engage in sales,
marketing, and fulfillment activities aimed at
promoting HOHnER and SOnOR products throughout
the USA and Canada, generating approximately $30
million in annual sales.
The Hohner Inc. Service Team meets accordion endorsee Matt Hensley
of the well known Folk-Punk band “Flogging Molly”.
Hohner Inc. President Clay Edwards meets
Terrance Simien, Grammy Award winner
and HOHNER accordion endorsee.
Hohner Inc. does business with some of the top
retailers in the world including Amazon.com, CostCo,
Best Buy, Sam Ash and Guitar Center, top national
distributors such as Kaman Music Corp. and hundreds
of independent music stores. Working with many
iconic artists like Steven Tyler, Bob Dylan, and John
lennon's estate, Hohner Inc. has recently created
several signature harmonica products that promote
the utilization of the harmonica in the music of these
legendary musicians. Hohner Inc. consistently strives
to promote the magic of the harmonica, accordion,
ukulele, guitar, and drums to musicians of all ages
and ability.
Top drummer Chris Coleman
with Hohner Inc. product manager.
Company History
1928 founded in Paris
1982 moved to Semur-en-Auxois, Burgundy region
Facts
Sales of 9 million Euros;
one of the top 5 musical instrument companies in France
· 85% market share in Harmonicas
· 50% in Accordions
· top 4 brands in drums and
· top 3 brands in Acoustic Piano
· 800 active shops in France
· 5500 active articles distributed
Exclusive Distribution in France for
HOHnER, SOnOR, lanikai, Kawai, Crafter, Walden,
Cruzer, Istanbul, Farfisa, Mac Mah, Orla, Ventura Bags
French Artists endorsed by Hohner SA
· HOHnER Harmonicas
Jean-Jacques Milteau, Olivier Ker Ourio, Greg Zlap,
Sébastien Charlier, Marko Balland, Rachelle Plas,
Alexandre Thollon,
· HOHnER Accordions
Frederic Deschamps, Jérôme Richard, Michel Pruvot,
Olivier Sélac, Francis Varis, Christophe Demerson,
Carine Vigny, Julien Gonzales
· SOnOR Drums:
Michael Boudoux, Claude Gastaldin, Maxime Zampieri,
Paco Sery, Frédéric Degré
Employees
team of 27 people incl. 6 sales representatives
HOHnER SOnOR AG, Switzerland
Company History:
1942 start of wholesale trading with SOnOR Musical
Instruments as exclusive agency
1972 foundation of the Johs. link GmbH & Co. KG
in Berne as an affiliate of SOnOR, Germany
1992 Foundation of Hohner-Sonor AG in Berne
1998 relocation of company headquarters
from Berne to Bolligen
2006 takeover of entire HOHnER distribution in Switzerland
Activities
· wholesale of musical instruments (approx. 8500 products)
· Supplier for approx. 650 music retailers in Switzerland
· average annual turnover 2.7 million CHF
Exclusive distributor in Switzerland for
HOHnER, SOnOR, lanikai, Meinl, nino, Bull,
Hearsafe, Carbosticks.
Staff
Beat Erni
(managing director, in the company since 1972)
nadine Ardesi
(administrative staff since 2002)
Enrico Knickenberg
(logistics and dispatch since 1989)
Carlos Cunha
(logistics and dispatch since 1998)
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