Hondo acoustic guitars were particularly noted for having a sweet tone.īy 1975, Hondo had distributors in 70 countries worldwide, and had expanded to producing stringed instruments at the time. Hondo also began limited production of guitars in Japan in 1974. However, two years later the product line took a big leap forward in quality under the new Hondo II logo. In 1972, the first crudely built Hondo electrics were built. The original Korean products were classical and steel-string acoustic guitars. The Hondo concept was to offer an organized product line and solid entry-level market instruments at a fair market price. IMC's intent was to introduce modern manufacturing techniques and American quality standards to the Japanese and Korean guitar manufacturing industry. The Hondo guitar company was originally formed in 1969 when Jerry Freed and Tommy Moore of the International Music Corporation (IMC) of Fort Worth, Texas, combined with the recently formed Samick Company.
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