Wilfer KG in Erlangen, Germany to help resettle luthiers displaced from Schönbach (as of 1946, named Luby) in the Sudetenland. 1946: The foundation of Fränkische Musikinstrumentenerzeugung ('Franconian Musical Instruments Fabrication') by Fred A.Their headquarters and custom shops are located in Markneukirchen, Shanghai, New York City, and Nashville. The Framus brand was revived in 1995 as part of Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG in Markneukirchen, Germany. Schönbach, Germany (1946 76 years ago ( 1946))Ĭlassical, archtop, acoustic and electric guitarsįramus is a German string instrument manufacturing company, that existed from 1946 until going bankrupt in 1975.

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Please note this is true vintage instrument – if you want to play it, it may need some setup.German string instrument manufacturer Template:SHORTDESC:German string instrument manufacturer Electronics – after full check up and repairs by professional luthier.Lacquer – good condition with some small bumbs, scratches and cracks typical for this age (visible on photo).

Frets – very good condition with visible sings of use (visible on photos).Fretboard – very good condition with small sings of use (visible on photos).Nut – good condition, but one of the tooth is broken (visible on photo).Logo was glued in the past, because there are some visible glue signs (visible on photo). There are very rare and its really hard to find one in good condition. This is one of the most famous Framus models. Overall there were more than 40 different thinline and semi-acoustic instrument models till the beginning of the seventies one of the last ones being again a guitar sporting the name Billy Lorento and with the model number 07301. The widespread use of solid woods became more infrequent, therefore manufacturing with partly solid materials or utilizing only laminated manufacturing. Guitar manufacturing started in 1954 with the inauguration of the Bubenreuth factory and quickly developed into a production with industrial characteristics. Successor models in this segment were among others the Hi-Fi-Six, and of course classics like the New Sound and the Fret Jet. It was not only the first signature model coming from Franconia, but also the first electric guitar with a thin resonating body, set neck, and no sustain block inside – very characteristic of Framus-manufactured guitars. The first Framus thinline guitar was designed in 1953 in collaboration with Billy Lorento, aka Bill Lawrence.

Framus guitar models