Hora (company)

S.C. Hora S.A.
TypeState-owned (1951–1994)
Private (1994–present)
IndustryMusical instruments manufacturing
Founded1951 (1951)
FounderRoman Boianciuc
HeadquartersReghin, Romania
Area served
Worldwide
Productsviolins and violas, cellos, double basses, acoustic, resonator and classical guitars, mandolins, balalaikas, hammer dulcimers, panflutes, musical instrument cases
DivisionsRapsodia
Websitehora-factory.com

S.C. Hora S.A. (trade name: Hora Instruments) is a Romanian manufacturer of string instruments. The company, based in Reghin, was founded in 1951 around the workshop of master luthier Roman Boianciuc as a state-owned enterprise.

Over 80% of its products are exported to North America, Western and Northern Europe, Russia and Japan. HORA uses as raw materials spruce and maple wood from the Romanian Carpathians seasoned naturally for 5–10 years, as well as imported exotic wood like mahogany, Indian rosewood and ebony.[1]

The company employs about 300 people (2017) and is the largest stringed instrument manufacturer in Europe.[2][3]

Divisions

Hora owns and operates the "Rapsodia" musical instruments shop in Bucharest, founded in 1999.

Quality policies and standards

See also

References

  1. ↑ Punctul (2017-01-13). "Fabrica de instrumente muzicale de la Reghin, cea mai mare în Europa, a aniversat 65 de ani de la fabricarea primei viori". Punctul (in Romanian). Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  2. ↑ Spânu, Anca (2025-02-22). "Povestea viorilor româneşti, la Discovery - Viaţa Liberă Galaţi". www.viata-libera.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Fears for future of Romania's master violin makers". News24. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
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