Klarinet Archive - Posting 000799.txt from 1997/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Schreiber and more!
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 18:39:01 -0500

At 08:52 AM 11/21/97 -0500, Avrahm Galper wrote:
>For those that didn't know: Schreiber owns Buffet.
>Boosey and Hawkes own Schreiber.
>And until recently, Carl Fischer owned Boosey and Hawkes,
>The latest story I heard was that Carl Fischer sold Boosey and Hawkes.
>The buyer was supposedly Selmer, Indiana. (which is separate from
>Selmer, Paris.)

Interesting, indeed, if true! Selmer USA (Elkhart, IN) is a separate
company from Selmer Paris, but is the sole US importer of Selmer Paris
instruments. If they also controlled distribution of Buffet, that would be
a LOT of marketplace clout!

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