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Fischer was also a musical instrument dealer; from the 1890s to 1914 he imported wooden flutes made by Emil Rittershausen (Berlin, Germany). During this early period, Carl Fisher was also the sole U.S. agent for Besson instruments but also imported stenciled brass instruments from Courtois,
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Ltd. corporation acquired the musical instrument department from the company, maintaining the Carl
Fischer retail operations as a consortium between Conn and the music publisher under the Carl Fischer name. Instruments from various manufacturers of the period were sold under the
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features original works and arrangements organized by grade level for directors' ease of use. In 2008, BriLee Music joined the Carl
Fischer choral catalog. Carl Fischer Music continues to release enhanced editions of essential methods, such as the
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Connor became the president of the company and opened Carl Fischer's second retail location, which also housed a concert hall at
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