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Contents • • • • • History [ ] Founded by Oscar and Otto Schmidt in in 1879, the company applied for dozens of in musical instruments. The Oscar Schmidt Company was in 1911.

Current Oscar Schmidt catalog and price list. Oscar Schmidt does not sell direct. Please visit our Dealer Locator to purchase. Music, A Division of JAM.

At its peak in the early 1920s, the company operated in five cities. The instruments were primarily sold by from the early 1880s until 1965. The company often employed as a.

Each year, the company would offer new ' of its products linked to newsworthy events likely to appeal to the sympathy of customers the salesforce would encounter. These special editions would include a small dedication commemorating the event and also written to commemorate the event. The company's salesmen kept detailed records of the, and the selection of special editions was made annually with the intent to sell additional instruments to existing customers. The company's instruments were intended to be relatively easy to play for. Oscar Schmidt designed small,, durable instruments [ ] intended to be easy to learn, and useful for in the decades between the and the emergence of and later.

The company struggled during the early 1930s — following the death of Oscar Schmidt in 1929 — and was finally dissolved on May 18. However, in October 1936 just prior to the company's dissolution, a new company had been formed — Oscar Schmidt-International Inc. — which thrived until the spring of 1978 when falling under Chapter 11 control it was purchased by the owners of Fretted Industries Inc.

{{cite book author=Becky Blackley title=The autoharp book url= Current Company [ ] Oscar Schmidt is currently located in Buffalo Grove, IL under the management of U. Music, a division of JAM Industries Inc., which manufactures autoharps, ukuleles, guitars, basses, banjos and mandolins. See also [ ] • • • • • • References [ ]. Mysql data modeler.

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Contents • • • • • History [ ] Founded by Oscar and Otto Schmidt in in 1879, the company applied for dozens of in musical instruments. The Oscar Schmidt Company was in 1911.

Current Oscar Schmidt catalog and price list. Oscar Schmidt does not sell direct. Please visit our Dealer Locator to purchase. Music, A Division of JAM.

At its peak in the early 1920s, the company operated in five cities. The instruments were primarily sold by from the early 1880s until 1965. The company often employed as a.

Each year, the company would offer new ' of its products linked to newsworthy events likely to appeal to the sympathy of customers the salesforce would encounter. These special editions would include a small dedication commemorating the event and also written to commemorate the event. The company's salesmen kept detailed records of the, and the selection of special editions was made annually with the intent to sell additional instruments to existing customers. The company's instruments were intended to be relatively easy to play for. Oscar Schmidt designed small,, durable instruments [ ] intended to be easy to learn, and useful for in the decades between the and the emergence of and later.

The company struggled during the early 1930s — following the death of Oscar Schmidt in 1929 — and was finally dissolved on May 18. However, in October 1936 just prior to the company's dissolution, a new company had been formed — Oscar Schmidt-International Inc. — which thrived until the spring of 1978 when falling under Chapter 11 control it was purchased by the owners of Fretted Industries Inc.

{{cite book author=Becky Blackley title=The autoharp book url= Current Company [ ] Oscar Schmidt is currently located in Buffalo Grove, IL under the management of U. Music, a division of JAM Industries Inc., which manufactures autoharps, ukuleles, guitars, basses, banjos and mandolins. See also [ ] • • • • • • References [ ]. Mysql data modeler.