![]() Then Steinway bought out the whole mess within the last few years. Then UMI bought out the Conn company around 1985. ![]() Example: In the late 1960's Conn was bought out by MacMillan, which moved the factory to Abilene, Texas around 1971.Ĭausing an immediate decline in quality of Conn instruments. ![]() When the mega-companies took over, the quality of the instruments started to decline (focusing on poorly-made student instruments rather than well-made professional instruments) adequate records were no longer kept, all in the name of saving money and increasing profits. But then the mega-companies came along in the 1960's and starting buying up the original companies. Most of the original old-time companies up through the 1960's did a good job of maintaining such records. Which is lousy customer service from Selmer. ![]() Click to expand.Many of us have tried contacting the Selmer company to get info on instruments based on serial numbers, and Selmer says that they don't bother to keep records on such things for more than about 5 years, they they don't have records that go farther back than the year 2000.
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