Klarinet Archive - Posting 000348.txt from 1999/03

From: "Ed Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Carl Fischer No More
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 16:52:46 -0500

Many of of are bemoaning the death Carl Fisher. I'm not. About 25 years
ago CF billed me for some music that I never ordered or received. I wrote
the repeatedly telling the the error of their ways. The Idiots just kept
billing me again and again. I simply ignored them for a couple years until
they gave up or ran out of stamps.

But, the big reason I'm glad to hear of their passing is their monopolistic
importing practices back in the 60's. They were the sole "legal" importer
of Buffet Clarinets into the USA. The US Customs Jerks could and did
confiscate Buffet products that Americans traveling in Europe purchaced and
wished to bring home. The fixed US price for a Bb was $350. The French
retail price was $125. Carl Fisher was really screwing us American
Clarinetists!

Ed Maurey

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> From: Steven J Goldman, MD <sjgoldman@-----.com>
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Carl Fischer No More
> Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 1:03 AM
>
> Do they realize that there is no where else to go in Chicago for more
than a
> token selection of classical scores? I talked to one of the old sales
clerks
> on the 2nd floor (instrumental and band) today, and the old guy was
acctualy
> in tears. Most of the clerks have been there forever. They were just
> informed a short time ago and are totally devastated (it's very very
sad).
> They all will be out of a job in mid April! He knew of several places
with
> large pop selections but agreed that there will literally be no where to
go
> for most of the clarinet or flute scores I buy, which tend to be
scholarly
> editions from European publishers. NYC has other options, we don't. I'm
> contacting the head of the company in NYC and I would hope that all
others
> who use the store do the same (won't do any good but at least we can go
down
> fighting).
>
> Steve
> Glenview, IL
>
> sjgoldman@-----.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gustavson [mailto:mgustav@-----.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 5:14 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Carl Fischer No More
>
>
> Carl Fischer is discontinuing their retail stores to focus solely on
their
> catalog and new composers.
>
> Mark Gustavson
>
>
>
>
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