Hobart M. Cable (Pianos) See --> Sejung Musical Instruments Co.

Höfner (Guitars and sstring instruments) See --> Karl Höfner

Hohner
German manufacturer of musical instruments sold under the Hohner brand in addition to manufacturing drums, percussion products and Orff instruments under the Sonor name and ukuleles under the Lanakai and Kohala labels. Company is owned by KHS Group.
Distribution: In the Benelux countries by JIC Music, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, The Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia by Marving Musical Instruments, in Brazil by Izzo, in Bulgaria by Pro Audio Ltd, in Croatia by Euromusic Agency, in Greece by Philippos Nakas S.A., in Iceland by Tónastöðin, in Portugal & Spain by Enrique Keller, in Mexico by Distribuidora Gonher, on Reunion Island by Fotelec, in Russia by Music Land and in South Africa by Tuerk Musical Technologies
Homepage: http://www.hohner.de -- Hohner USA -- Hohner France -- Sonor homepage -- Kohala site -- Lanakai page.

Resources : Sonor Museum a site with info on vintage Sonor drums

Holger Stonjek
German manufacturer of high end solidbody guitars and basses sold under the Sandberg brand, in addition to standard finsished they offer aged looking instruments as well.
Distribution: In Canada by Diffusion Audio, in France by Fred's Guitar Parts, in Poland by Audiostacja
Homepage: http://www.sandberg-guitars.de .
Holger Stonjek, Helmstedter Str. 55 a, D-38126 Braunschweig, Germany.
Tel: +49 (0)531 89 52 23. Fax: 0049 (0)531 2 19 16 27. E-Mail: home |at| sandberg-guitars.de.

Hollywoodwinds See --> Shun-Hwa Chang

Holton See --> Conn-Selmer

Hooked See --> Edmund Lee Eblen (Drum practice pads)

Hosco
Japanese musical instrument manufacturer and trading company. Hosco makes mid and high end musical instrument parts such as nuts and saddles made out of shaped bone and tools intended for musical instruments production, that includes specialist tools such as jigs and hand tools such as chemically polished files, saws, pliers and so on. In addition they sell string instrument kits; these include acoustic and electric guitars, ukuleles, violins and mandolins.

The parts and the kits are usually sold under the Hosco name but on a smaller scale the company also makes solid-body electric guitars & basses under the Scooh’z label and also run a Chinese factory that manufactures acoustic guitars and ukuleles, these are sold under the Reuben name for steel string guitars, classical guitars under the Andalusia name and the ukuleles are sold under the Lahaina name, they have in the past also sold acoustic guitars using the Wood Land brand. The company also acts as a non-exclusive worldwide distributor of DoMo, Gotoh and Suzuki Violin Co. and was BTW named Hosokawa & Co. until about 2007.
Distribution: In Turkey by Kivilcim Grup.
Homepage: http://www.hosco.co.jp .
Hosco Inc., 76 Kawamura-cho, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
Tel: +81 52 796 1588. Fax: +81 52 796 1630.

Hoshino Gakki
Japanese company that manufactures guitars, basses and related instruments and accessories under the Ibanez brand and drums under the Tama name. Company originally founded in 1908 as a music publisher and store, and in addition to the above labels have used others such as Maxxas to brand their guitars and Star Drums & Camco on drums. The company also acts as the Japanese distributor of Wireless products from Samson Audio.
Distribution: In Australia by Australis Music , in New Zealand by Music Works Ltd., in Turkey by Kivilcim Grup and in the UK by Headstock Distribution Ltd.. Non-exclusive distribution/wholesaling in Latin America by Tropical Music Export Enterprises. Ibanez only: In Bulgaria by Pro Audio Ltd., on Reunion Island by Fotelec and in Taiwan by Tun Huang Music
Homepage: http://www.hoshinogakki.co.jp -- Ibanez homepage -- Tama homepage.
Resources : The Tama Archive
Hoshino Gakki Co., No.22, 3-Chome, Shumoku-Cho, Higashi-Ku, Nagoya, 461-8717, Japan.
Tel: +81 (0)52931 0381. Fax: +81 (0)52932 2684.

Hot Picks See --> Big Idea Guys (Guitar picks)

Howard See --> Gibson Guitar Corp.

Howard Klepper
USA based manufacturer of high end handmade steel string guitars, sometimes traded in the past as "Howard Klepper Woodworks".
Homepage: http://www.klepperguitars.com
Howard M Klepper, 2896 Bardy Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95404-8542, USA.
Tel: +1 510 684 5187. E-Mail: howard (at) klepperguitars.com.

Hot Sticks Manufacturing Company
USA based manufacturer of drum sticks.
Distribution: In Italy by Bode SRL
Homepage: http://www.hotsticksdrumsticks.com .
Hot Sticks Manufacturing Company, P.O. Box 356, Waveland, MS 39576, USA.
Tel: +1 228 467 6596. Fax: +1 228 466 4819.

Hot Wire (Cables and connectors) See --> Gewa Music

HQ Percussion (Drum mutes) See --> D'Addario & Co.

Hsingha See --> Beijing Xinghai Piano Group Limited

Hubei Fotima Machinery Co.
Chinese company that manufactures traditional Chinese gongs and also more modern cymbals for use with drum kits etc. Sold in the West under the Wuhan brand.
Homepage: http://www.china-gongs.com
Hubei Fotima Machinery Co., Building 3, International Enterprises Center, Guanshan Road 2 Te 1#, Wuchang, Wuhan 430074, China.
Tel: +86 27 67845266 and +86 27 67845275. Fax: +86 27 67845262. E-Mail: wespeed2002 (at) msn.com or fotma2006 |at| gmail.com.

Hughes & Kettner (Guitar & bass amps & effects See --> Stamer Musikanlagen GmbH

Human Base Instruments
German manufacturer of hand made high end electric bass guitars, most if not all of their designs are neck-through and people can choose from 4 to 6 strings and fretted or fretless necks.
Homepage: http://www.humanbase.de
Human Base Instruments, Postgasse 1, D-65529 Waldems, Germany.
Tel: +49 (0) 6087 9893 10. Fax: +49 (0) 6087 9893 11. E-Mail: info >at< humanbase.de.

Hum-A-Zoo (Musical toys) See --> Grover-Trophy Music Company

Humes and Berg
USA based company that manufactures musical instrument cases and accessories such as wind instrument mutes, stands, casters and furniture.
Distribution: In France by SML. Non-exclusive distribution/wholesaling by Gewa Music
Homepage: http://www.humes-berg.com .
Humes & Berg Mfg. Co. Inc., 4801 Railroad Avenue, East Chicago, IN 46312, USA.
Tel: +1 219 397 1980 (int.) or 800 348 9737 (Toll free, USA/Canada only). Fax: +1 219 397 4534. E-Mail: products >at< humes-berg.com

H. W. Products Inc.
USA based company that manufactures cleaning products and other accessories for brass and woodwind instruments.
Distribution: Non-exclusive distribution in the USA by Conn-Selmer
Homepage: http://www.hwproducts.com .
H.W. Products Inc., 14230 Doolittle Drive, San Leandro, CA 94577, USA.
Tel: +1 510 614 8722. Fax: +1 510 614 8663. E-Mail: office -at- hwproducts.com

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