musikhaus thomann is a german-based retailer of musical instruments, studio, lighting, and pro-audio equipment. thomann became widely known primarily due to its large online retail operation, thomann cyberstore. according to a 2014 article in the largest upper franconian newspaper based in bavaria, the "fränkischer tag" , musikhaus thomann is the largest online retailer of its category of merchandise, worldwide. hans thomann, sr., founded the company years ago (in 1954) as a family business in — part of the village of burgebrach, in bavaria, germany — where the musikhaus thomann headquarters endures today (2020). and, as of 2020, the company is still family-owned.