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  • Makers Names
    • . A .
      • Abbott
      • Albert & Son (Aus)
      • Albert & Son (USA)
      • Albo
      • Aloha Mfg Co.
      • AMI Musical Instruments
      • Angel (PDRC)
      • aNueNue
      • APC
      • Aquila
      • Aria
      • Armadillo Enterprises
      • Ashton
      • AXL
      • Ayers Uluru
      • A Chinese factories
      • A Luthiers
    • . B .
      • Bacon & Day
      • Barnes & Mullins
      • Barth, Lutchen and Feinberg
      • Beare & Son
      • Beltona
      • Bergstrom
      • Blackbird Guitars
      • Bluebird Mfg. Co.
      • Bohemian Guitars
      • Boosey & Hawkes
      • Boulder Creek
      • Breedlove
      • Brueko
      • Bruno
      • Bugsgear
      • Buegeleisen and Jacobson
      • Bushman
      • Byron Mauzy
      • B Luthiers
    • . C .
      • Cammeyer, Alfred
      • Candelas Guitars
      • Carnival
      • Chang, Sam
      • Cikuan
      • Cole Clark
      • Collings Guitars
      • Compass Rose
      • Cordoba
      • Crews Guitars
      • C Luthiers
    • . D .
      • D'Angelico Guitars
      • D'Angelico, John
      • Daewon
      • Dallas
      • David Wexler & Co.
      • de Vékey, Aladar
      • Deviser Co.
      • Dias, Augusto
      • Disney
      • Ditson
      • Dobro
      • Dupont
      • D Luthiers
    • . E .
      • do Espirito Santo, Jose
      • East-Start
      • Eastman Strings
      • Eastwood
      • Ebblewhite
      • Eko
      • Emenee
      • Enya
      • Epiphone pre takeover
      • Epiphone post takeover
      • Ernest Ka'ai Mfg. co.
      • Essex, Clifford
      • E Luthiers
    • . F .
      • Fanner Guitar Works
      • Favilla
      • Fender
      • Ferry & Co.
      • Fin-Der
      • Fletcher, Coppock and Newman
      • Framus
      • Francis, Day & Hunter
      • Fujigen
      • F Luthiers
    • . G .
      • G-String
      • Gallotone
      • Gélas
      • George Formby Society
      • Gewa
      • George Houghton & Sons
      • Giannini
      • Gibson
      • Globe Music Co
      • Godin
      • Gold Tone
      • G Puglisi Reale
      • Gremlin
      • Gretsch
      • Grossman
      • Guyatone
      • G Luthiers
    • . H .
      • Hamano
      • Hana Lima 'Ia
      • Harp Guitar Co.
      • Harmony
      • Hawaiian Mahogany Company
      • Hilo
      • Hinano
      • Hoffmann Lutherie
      • Hofner
      • Hohner
      • Holt, Owen
      • Hopf
      • Hora
      • Howson
      • Hosco
      • Hoshino
      • H Chinese factories
      • H Luthiers
    • . I .
      • Ibáñez, Salvador
      • iUke
      • Izzo Musical Instruments
      • I Luthiers
    • . J .
      • J.&A.Margolin
      • Jade Australia
      • Jetel
      • Jisheng
      • JMG (Jack Maskiell Guitars)
      • John Hornby Skewes
      • Jolli Joe
      • Jose Fernandez of Saxony
      • J R Stewart
      • Julve, Telesforo
      • J Chinese factories
      • J Luthiers
    • . K .
      • Ka'ai, Ernest
      • Kakumae
      • Kala
      • Kamaka
      • Kamoa
      • Kanda Shokai
      • Kanile'a
      • Kapok (PDRC)
      • Kawai Teisco
      • Kay
      • Keech
      • Keli'i
      • Kiwaya
      • Knutsen, Chris
      • Ko'Aloha
      • Ko'olau
      • Kremona
      • Kurosawa & Co.
      • Kumalae
      • K Luthiers
    • . L .
      • La Foley, George
      • Lag
      • Lange
      • Lark (PDRC)
      • Larrivee
      • Larson Bros.
      • Leilani
      • Levin
      • LoPrinzi
      • Ludwig
      • Luna Gakki
      • Lyon & Healy
      • L Luthier
    • . M .
      • Maccaferri
      • Magic Fluke Co.
      • Mainland
      • Majestic
      • Martin
      • Maton
      • Mattel
      • Mele
      • Malokia
      • Marquês
      • Mid East
      • Mitsuba (Gakki)
      • Montgomery Ward
      • Mossman, George
      • Musikalia
      • Musima
      • Mya Moe
      • M Luthiers
    • . N .
      • Nalu
      • National Resonators
      • Northern
      • Nunes, Leonardo
      • Nunes, Manuel
      • N Luthiers
    • . O .
      • Ohana
      • Omi International
      • Ortega
      • Oscar Schmidt
      • Outdoor Ukuleles
      • Ovation
      • Ozark
      • O Luthiers
    • . P .
      • Pahulele
      • Parrot (PDRC)
      • Peavey
      • Pennino Music Co.
      • Perlberg & Halpin
      • Pinol Guitars
      • PMICo
      • Pukanala
      • P Luthiers
    • . Q .
      • QTE Music
    • . R .
      • Regal
      • Reinhardt
      • Richter Mfg. Co.
      • Risa
      • Rodriguez, Manuel
      • Rokkomann
      • Romero Creations
      • Rose Morris
      • RUMC
      • R Luthier
    • . S .
      • Sahlein
      • Sam Osborn Mfg. Co.
      • Samick
      • Santa Cruz Guitars
      • Schireson Bros.
      • Schoenhut
      • Seilen
      • Selcol
      • Sherman Clay & Co
      • SHS International
      • Sinomusic
      • Slingerland
      • Skylark (PDRC)
      • Snail Supreme
      • Sonora
      • Southern California Music Co
      • St. Louis Music Inc.
      • Stadlmair
      • Stagg
      • Strohviols
      • Strunal
      • Summers Bros.
      • Suzuki Violin Co.
      • Swagerty
      • S Luthiers
    • . T .
      • Takamine
      • Takumi
      • Tangi
      • Tanglewood
      • Targ&Dinner
      • Tatay, Vicente
      • Taylor Guitars
      • Team International
      • Tenon Industrial Co.
      • Tom
      • Tombo
      • Tonk Bros
      • Turturro, Nicola
      • T Chinese factories
      • T Luthiers
    • . U .
      • U-King
      • Ukoustic
      • U.S. Music Co.
      • United Guitar Co.
      • U Luthiers
    • . V .
      • Van Allen
      • Vega
      • Vox
      • V Chinese factories
      • V Luthiers
    • . W .
      • W. G. Coker
      • Wagas Crafts
      • Weissenborn, Hermann
      • Werco Drum Co.
      • Westheimer Sales Co
      • Weymann
      • Windsor
      • Winkler Woods
      • Woodi
      • Wurlitzer
      • W Luthiers
    • . X .
      • Xiaomi Corp.
    • . Y .
      • Yamaha
      • Yasuma & Co.
      • Y Luthiers
    • . Z .
      • Zepeda Guitars
      • Zimmermann
      • Zither Heaven
    • Multiple Brands
      • Post War Far East
      • XX Hawaiian Makers from the 2nd half of the 20th C.
      • xx Small 21stC. importers/producers/distributors from South America
      • 19th / 20th century Hawaiian Makers
      • 20th C. Asian Makers
      • 20th c. British Makers
      • 20th c German Makers
      • 20th c French Makers
      • 20th c Italian Makers
      • 20th c. Spanish Makers
      • 20th c US Makers
      • 21st c. Budget Brands
  • Glossary of Terms
    • Autoplayers
    • the Big K's
    • Biscuit Tin
    • Cigar Box
    • Cocolele
    • Guitalele
    • Harp Ukulele
    • Kit Ukulele
    • Lili'u
    • Pineapple Ukulele
    • Resonators
    • Schutzmarke
    • Tabu
    • Tahitian Ukulele
    • Taropatch
    • Tiple Ukulele
    • Ukulele Bass
    • Ukulele Scales
      • Mini Scale
      • Soprano Scale
      • Concert Scale
      • Tenor Scale
      • Baritone Scale
      • Super Scales
      • Standard Approved
    • Parts of a Ukulele
    • General Terms
    • Wood related Terms
  • Musings on the Ukulele
    • Endorsed Ukuleles
    • Hawaiian Mandolin
    • Hawaiian Tourist "Tat"
    • Questionable Reputation
    • Plastic Uke History
  • Other Chordophones
    • Banjos
      • Tenor Banjo
      • Zither Banjo
    • Far Eastern Instruments
      • Cak and Cuk
    • Guitars
      • Manouche Guitar
      • Octave Guitar
      • Requinto Guitar
      • Slide Guitar
      • Tenor Guitar
    • Iberian Instruments
      • Braguinha
      • Cavaquinho
      • Guitarrico
      • Rajao
      • Tiple /Timple
    • Latin American Instruments
      • Brazil Cavaco
      • Charango
      • Colombian Tiple
      • Jarana Jarocha
      • Latin chordophone makers
    • Mandolins
      • Banjo Mandolin
      • Mandolinetto
    • Strumstick
Lardy's Ukulele database

Boosey & Hawkes

The current Website (no instruments at all now)

1930's

The UK based firm Boosey & Hawkes is most famous as a music publishers, (the world's largest publisher of classical scores). In the past they manufactured musical instruments and were a distributor and reseller, but this was definitely over by 2003. The firm was founded in 1930 by the merging of Boosey & Co. (founded 1792) and Hawkes & Sons, (founded 1865). Though more famous for Brass and Woodwind over the years they have produced, or re branded and distributed a number of Ukuleles and Banjoleles both as the separate companies and after the merge. Hawkes certainly sold rebranded Abbott Banjoleles prior to the merge, and was suppose to have their own London based Banjo workshop/factory for a while, (that also made early Banjos for Will Van Allen). Boosey put their name to German, US and Windsor Banjoleles. After the merge they continued to distribute instruments under their name and Brüko was certainly one of their post war Ukulele suppliers. They are also the firm that took over Beare & Son's Canadian interests. 

One name Boosey & Hawkes used was Grosvenor, another was J.R.Lafleur but this name started out as another London music publisher with a line in distributing musical instrument, some of which they manufactured. They were founded in 1780 and were officially absorbed into Boosey and Hawkes in 1940, however the 1927 list of directors shows Hawkes & Sons already owned it at this time. Though again more famous for wind instruments, B&H controlled Lafleur did distribute a range of fretted chordophones including Ukuleles in the UK under the brand name Varsity.
This has nothing to do with Weymann& Sons Varsity Brand in the US

1960's

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