Klarinet Archive - Posting 000183.txt from 1999/03

From: Mark Gustavson <mgustav@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Carl Fischer No More
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 18:13:30 -0500

Carl Fischer is discontinuing their retail stores to focus solely on their
catalog and new composers.

Mark Gustavson

GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/3/99 2:14:52 PM Central Standard Time,
> sjgoldman@-----.com writes:
>
> << sjgoldman@-----.com (Steven J Goldman, MD)
> Reply-to: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
>
> NO, say it isn't so! Does any one know of anything even close to comparable
> in the Chicago area?
>
> Several small music stores around the Glenview area have also closed
> recently. What's going on?
> >>
> Steve, I would guess it's the old problem of economics. The inventory
> necessary to have a decent store is just too expensive. Carrying costs,
> insurance, damage, loss.....
>
> If you know what you want......mail order works great. But us browsers........
> sunk!
>
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