Schaller GmbH is a German manufacturer of musical instrument hardware, based in Postbauer-Heng near Nuremberg, Bavaria, which designs and produces guitar tuners, bridges, tremolos, strap locks and other guitar accessories. The company has been owned by Dr Lars Bünning since 2009.
History
The company was founded in 1945 by Helmut Schaller (1923–1999), a toolmaker and radio master mechanic. His radio repair shop prospered in the 1950s, and a department was formed dedicated to the development of amplifiers and loudspeakers. This was so successful that the company was restructured and renamed "Schaller Electronic".[2]
By 1953, Schaller had begun manufacturing at Feucht guitar components such as pickups and switches for Fred Wilfer's guitar company, Framus, in Bubenreuth, Bavaria.[3] Other German guitar manufacturers such as Höfner, Hopf and Hoyer