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The history of a great Bavarian family manufacturing instruments since four generations
Catalogue, Purveyor to the court of his royal highness, Josef Hauser, Munich
Hermann Hauser I, the only son of Joseph Hauser, lived in Munich and Reisbach
from 1882 to 1952. His affinity was directed at the guitar and its manufacturing.
Influenced by the enthusiastic guitarist Heinrich Scherer from Munich and the
Munich Guitaristic Movement at the turn of the century, Hermann Hauser I
considerably contributed to the development of guitar manufacturing. His patent
for the 1920 cover provides special evidence for that.
The Guitaristic Movement in Bavaria attracted international guitar virtuosi like a
magnet. Names like Miguel Llobet, Luigi Mozzani, Emilio Pujol and especially
Andrs Segovia were friends and dialogue partners of Herman Hausers, not only
playing concerts in Munich, but also intensely dealing with the improvement of the
guitar as a solo instrument.
The impact of Hauser guitars may be demonstrated by a quotation from the book
"Tradition verpflichtet, Groe Familien in Bayern" ("Tradition does oblige, great
families in Bavaria"), published by Friedrich Pustet:"One of the worlds best guitarists,
Andrs Segovia |1893-1987| from Spain,celebrated his greatest triumphs on a Hauser guitar".
Postcard,
handicraft business for manufacturing instruments, Hermann Hauser I
Hermann Hauser II |1911 1988| got apprenticed at the vocational school for building
violins in Mittenwald and at the parental business. After his father had died, he took
over his fathers handicraft business in 1952 and the publishing house in 1960.
Most notably, Hermann Hauser II expanded the foreign business, and soon Hauser guitars
were better known abroad than in Germany. He held up his fathers contacts, keeping
company with guitarists worldwide, and he was especially involved in the technical
development regarding the changeover from gut strings to nylon strings.
In Wels/Austria Hermann Hauser II was awarded a gold medal for his guitars.
Great virtuosi, like Andrs Segovia, Julian Bream, Los Romeros (Celedonio, Pepe,Celn,
Celino und Angel), play their concerts and meet with success using Hauser guitars.
Quotation from "Sddeutsche Zeitung" (Southern German Daily Newspaper),
dated Nov. 9, 1960:
"By the way, Segovia, the Spanish virtuoso , plays a wonderful instrument, manufactured at the
Hermann Hauser workshop in Reisbach in the Lower Bavarian county of Dingolfing. As usual,
being played by the hands of this artist, the richness of the timbre of the guitar is amazing."
Andes Segovia (1893-1987), legendary guitar player of the 20th century, was the owner of nine guitars
manufactured at the Hauser workshop. The first one of 1929 got lost during the Spanish Civil War, the second
one of 1931 was stolen from him, the famous third one of 1937 can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art in New York. In the years 1956 through 1969, he acquired another five guitars from Hermann Hauser II.
Well advanced in years, he acquired his last guitar from Hermann Hauser III in 1979.