In 1968 the Super Cromatic was introduced which came to be the last accordion built, with the last one made in 1970. Founder Albin Hagström died in 1952 at the age 47 and was succeeded by Erik Wisén. At this time the company also started a number of accordion schools it is estimated that over 70,000 people have attended these schools. In 1953 the accordion production reached its peak with 15,000 units being built. In 1946 Sven Hillring was sent over from Sweden to oversee a new launch of the new accordion factory in Jamestown, which was in business until 1949.īack in Sweden the brand continued to grow throughout the 1940s and 1950s and at one time had a total of forty-eight shops in northern Europe. However, in 1940 the launch was canceled due to World War II and the people hired to run the company disappeared with the company's funds. In 1939 Hagström started to establish themselves in USA by opening 'Hagstrom Music Company Inc.' in Rockefeller Center in New York as well as 'Albin Hagstrom Inc.' in Jamestown.

In 1936, Hagström hired two Italian accordion builders who helped to update and streamline the manufacturing process. Albin expanded his business with shops in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and in 1932 he started manufacturing accordions himself in Älvdalen. In 2008 Hagström expanded their line of products and launched their own line of basses including a re-issue of their famous Hagström H8, an 8 string bass.Īlbin Hagström began importing accordions from Germany and Italy in 1925 and founded 'Firma Albin Hagström'.

In 2004 the brand was resurrected and is now in production in China. Hagström were the first company to mass-produce 8 string bass guitars as well as the first to build a guitar/ synthesizer hybrid ( Swede Patch 2000).

The early guitars were heavily influenced by the accordion production and had a special look and feel.

During the late 1950s, the company started making electric guitars and later amplifiers. Their original products were accordions that they initially imported from Germany and then Italy before opening their own facility in 1932. Hagström ( Swedish pronunciation: ) is a musical instrument manufacturer in Älvdalen, Dalecarlia, Sweden. Albin Hagström, Karl-Erik Hagström, Jimmy D'Aquisto

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