Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 1999/03

From: Mark Gustavson <mgustav@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Carl Fischer No More
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 20:38:24 -0500

Gentrification shouldn't affect the retail store because Carl Fischer owns the
building!
MG

Krug261@-----.com wrote:

> Saturday I walked uptown to Carl Fischer to "browse" and noticed a 30% off
> sign in the window. When I walked in it was jammed; much more so than normal.
> I went up to a sales person and, yes, the retail store is going out of
> business. The Astor Place area is heavily gentrified; the rents must be quite
> high.
>
> I'm new to the clarinet but very quickly got used to browsing through the file
> cabinets sitting on the floor. And in almost every case I did bought
> something.
>
> I know of no other store like it here in NYC. I didn't ask if the publishing
> arm is still continuing. I assume so.
>
> Very sad.
>
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