Manufacturer of (relatively) inexpensive musical instruments based in
Elkhart,
Indiana. Sales of $23.2 million for Q$ 1999. Owned by
Steinway, Selmer also manufactures under the names
Bundy,
Bach (brass),
Glaesel (strings),
Ludwig (drums),
Emerson (flutes).
Anyone who has spent time playing in a school band in the US has probably played an instrument manufactured by Selmer. I still have a Bundy clarinet that my parents paid for on an installment plan.
Sources:
www.selmer.com
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