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Hoshino Gakki

This company is the manufacturer of Ibanez and Tama

http://www.hoshinogakki.co.jp/hoshino_e/history/history.html

House

2003-

Joshua House, House Custom guitars

House Guitar Forum

John How

current

John How makes guitars in Cool, California USA

Images Dream Guitars

Howard

Have come across 3 sources of the Howard name on guitars.

Eugene Howard was the Cincinnati, OH maker of Howard brand instruments c1896-1920s. Later, Howard became a Wurlitzer brandname. [Source: Mugwumps]

and

Tom Howard McCormick who ran an electronics company in Phoenix, Arizona and who also made amps under the Howard name plus a few HOWARD brand guitars. [Source: Murph Guitars]

and

there was an Epiphone made Howard model [Source: Blue Book]

The electric guitar shown in the photos here was made in Japan.

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Howard

Images ebay:

Howe-Orme

1890s to 1910

http://bellsouthpwp.com/r/d/rdevelli/The%20Elias%20Howe%20Co.htm

Image 1898 Vintage Instruments                                                                    1935 Folkway Music:

Richard Howell Guitars

Richard Howell is an Australian luthier based in Victoria since at least 1994.

Image: Guitar Salon

Hoyer

1850s to present

Founded by Fran Hoyer.

Dating Hoyer Guitars

"Sorry, but there is neither a date nor a number code system that could give you information of production date of older Hoyer guitars. Some people like Norbert Schnepel (www.musikkeller.com) or me can give a rough information due to some significant issues at the instruments. Hoyer company has been established in 1874 in Schönbach (noe Tchechian Republik), from 1945 Erlangen, actually Düsseldorf. The eldest existing Hoyer guitar is from 1852! We have an instrument of ca. 1890." [Source: Michael Compernass, HOYER GUITARS e.K. email 17/3/2008]

http://www.hoyer-guitars.de/Hoyer_e.K..html

http://jazzgitarren.k-server.org/hoyer.html

http://www.andreas-polte.de/-Hersteller/-Testberichte/Hoyer3060/body_hoyer3060.html

http://www.musikkeller.com/d/hoyer.html

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Hoyer

Rodebald Hoyer

Information and clarification on Hoyer guitars courtesy of lacquercracks

http://www.lacquercracks.dk/rodebald.html

http://www.schlaggitarren.de/home.php?text=hersteller&kenn=75

Karl Hoyt

1978 to present

Custom bass guitars, built Cape Cod, USA.

Image courtesy of Chris Rice, Rice Custom Guitars

Nik Huber

 1997 to present

http://www.nikhuberfanclub.com/

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Nik+Huber

Nik Huber forum http://www.nikhuberguitars.com/forums/index.php?act=idx

Hudson

Hudson Guitar Company brand guitars appear to be made in the same factory as Tanglewood for the Cranes music store in the UK. [Source: Southwales Massive]

Benito Huipe

current

Luthier currently in Paracho, Mexico. Before this he repaired and built guitars in Los Angeles, California for 20 years. Info Internet Archive.

Benito Huipe Guitars and Prices | page 2 | page 3 | page 4 | page 5

Image 1988 Huipe Guitar eBay

John Hullah

1970s-

John Hullah began making acoustic instruments under his own name in the late 1970s, following years of repairing instruments and working for a leading guitar manufacturer. Since then he has made almost 800 high quality mandolins, b’zookis and guitars – and over 275 banjos ( exclusively for Halshaw Music).

Images ebay:

Human Bases

Bass guitars made in Germany.

The Hummel

Wayne Humel

Images eBay:

Humming Bird

1947-

According to Vintage Guitar Price Guide Hummingird was a Japanese manufacturer from 1947-1968.

Brand currently made by Tokai. Includes acoustics and Mosrite copies. Hamamatsu, Japan. Brand may have been applied to banjos also.

http://www.guitarristas.org/mkportal/monografias/tokai/tokai1.htm

http://www.cats-eyes.biz/otherbrand/hummingbird.htm

Thomas Humphrey, (13 Nov 1948 - 16 April 2008)

"I started building in 1970.
There is a year date written on the label and on the inside of the soundboard." [Source: Thomas Humphrey, email 29/3/2008]

Note. Thomas passed away in April 2008. New York Times obituary

Image courtesy of: Classic Guitar

Hunt

1980s

Tony Hunt Guitars.

According to the Vintaxe Forum "Tony Hunt"  is Anthony Baron Hunt, born October 29th around 1944.  He made guitars in Arkansas, USA in the 80s

Example Nokie Edwards' Hunt Guitar

Hunt guitar catalog (paid)

http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_american_hunt.htm

http://www.musikkeller.com/d/hunter.html

http://joegalvin.com/reviews/1057

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Hunter

Hunter Guitars

Hunter guitars - Canada. No longer in production. [Source: Ben van Dyk, Canada email 24/5/2011]

http://www.mesonline.com/

Hurricane

Japanese guitars from the 1980s.

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Hurricane

Oystein Husemoen

Norway

Huss and Dalton

1995 to present

Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton make acoustic guitars in Staunton, Virginia, USA

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Image eBay:

Hutchins

Guitars are made in small factories in Korea and China

"I began the brand in 2006.

The parts are from Korea and the construction is in China.

Dating Hutchins Guitars

Most of my early guitars were very short runs,, less than 50, and so do not have a serial number.
The later models that do have a number on the back of the headstock run as (Letter Letter) - Model Code, Number in Run, Year.

I will stabilize this serial number format as I stabilise the range." [Source: Gary Hutchins, email 10/5/2010]

Huttl

1950s-70s

Huttl guitars were made by made in Bubenreuth / Germany by WOLFGANG HÜTTL back in the early 1950's

http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/huttl555.html

http://jazzgitarren.k-server.org/huttl.html

http://www.musikkeller.com/d/huettl.html

Images eBay:

Anthony J  Huvard

1964-

Anthony Huvard has been building musical instruments professionally since 1964, building by hand, one of a kind, and one at a time; he's produced an estimated 400 unique instruments, and executed more than 7,500 repairs. He is acknowledged internationally as an expert instructor and lecturer on the craft. He resides with his son, Sky at "Oakie Dok. 

Today Tony Huvard offers an on-line guitar making apprenticeship.

Tony Huvard biography

Dating Anthony Huvard guitars

"I studied guitarmaking 1978-79 under Anthony Huvard with Jay Hargeaves, Les Stansell, and Rob Girdis. Tony taught us to sign inside the top with a ball point pen before putting the back on." [Source: Michael Wind, email 29/6/2010]

Hy Lo

1960s

Hi-Lo or Hy-Lo guitars were made in Japan. Electrics and acoustics

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Hi-Lo

Images HyLo guitar ebay:

Hyostar guitars were made late 1970s-80s? Japanese? Second image courtesy of Sal 16/3/2010