Voggenreiter Verlag GmbH

About Voggenreiter

Voggenreiter Verlag GmbH, based in Wachtberg near Bonn, is a family business founded in 1919 that specializes in music books, musical instruments and sound toys. The program comprises instructional method books for various instruments, songbooks in printed and digital form, and instruments such as recorders, harmonicas, guitars, ukuleles and percussion. In addition, under 'Voggy's Children's World' the company offers instrument sets with teaching materials for preschool and primary school children, and since 2020 also music sets for kindergartens and schools. Distribution is handled via music retailers, book and toy shops, department stores and mail order. The company carries brands such as VOLT (ukuleles, percussion), SEVILLA (classical guitars) and LAKOTA (acoustic guitars) in its range. The managing directors are Ralph and Charles Voggenreiter; in 2017 the publisher moved from Bonn to Wachtberg.

Site

Wachtberg

Processes

Distribution via music retailers, book and toy shops, department stores, mail order

Founded

1919

Industries

Music publishing, Musical instruments, Sound toys

1. 01

   Publishing program & editorial work

2. 02

   Producer support

3. 03

   Printing & production

4. 04

   Distribution (music retailers, book and toy shops, department stores, mail

Locations

Wachtberg

DE

Publishing headquarters

Products

Inside the production

History

1. 1919

   Foundation of the publishing house 'Der Weiße Ritter' by Ludwig Voggenreiter and Franz Habbel (Regensburg, later Potsdam)

2. 1924

   Habbel's departure; renaming to 'Ludwig Voggenreiter Verlag'

3. 1945

   Dissolution of the Potsdam publishing house

4. 1947

   Death of Ludwig Voggenreiter

5. 1949

   Re-establishment as 'Voggenreiter Verlag' in Bad Godesberg by Heinrich Voggenreiter

6. 1963

   Ernst Rüdiger Voggenreiter joins the company

7. 1967

   Foundation of the record label 'Xenophon'

8. 1972

   Ernst R. Voggenreiter takes over management; reorientation as a music publisher

9. 1975

   Peter Bursch's Guitar Book is published

10. 1992

    Accidental death of Ernst R. Voggenreiter; take-over by Ralph and Charles Voggenreiter

11. 2000

    Addition of non-book items (instruments, CD-ROMs, DVDs)

12. 2017

    Relocation from Bonn to Wachtberg