a safe haven for Protestants.

In 1716, the foundation of a luthiers' guild was celebrated. Towards the end of the 18th century, bow makers' and string makers' crafts came to Klingenthal, but also the production of wood and brass wind instruments. In 1829, mouth harp production followed and in 1852, accordion production began. In the second half of the 19th century, the production of mouth harps, accordions and other more complex instruments had mostly displaced older branches of musical instrument production.