Framus instruments (guitars, banjos and drums, too, I seem to recall) were made in a part of Germany called Franconia (Southern Bavaria?), hence Fra(nconia) mus(ic). They had a strange habit of setting the guitar's peghead at an angle, so the strings had to be held down by a metal bar between the tuners and the nut.
I've played a few, though none was exceptional. Would dare say that to a Bavarian owner though.
Seems they're still around, making electric guitars and amps, though, as a Google search came up with this site Framus website