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Article: The Selmer Company, Inc.
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The Selmer Company, Inc.
600 Industrial Parkway
Elkhart, Indiana 46516
U.S.A.
(219) 522-1675
Fax: (219) 522-0334
Web site:
http://www.selmer.com
Public Company
Founded:
1902
Employees:
1,000
Sales:
$189.8 million (1995)
Stock Exchanges:
New York
SICs:
3931 Musical Instruments
Founded early in the 20th century to import and distribute European-made clarinets, The Selmer Company, Inc. has expanded via acquisition to become America
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s largest manufacturer of musical instruments. It claims a 42 percent share of the U.S. professional band instrument market and 25 percent of beginner instrument sales. The company
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s woodwind, brass, percussion, and stringed instruments are largely ...