TUCSON RECORDER SOCIETY information of interest:
Earlier this year, the Dolmetsch company sold the Dolmetsch name and stopped making their hand-made instruments. There has been some speculation on why this was done, and now that has been resolved. The following was on the Yahoo Recorder Group and may be of interest. Brian Blood is a director of the company.
From: "Dr. Brian Blood"
Date: Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:56 pm
Subject: The Dolmetsch name
In the early part of 2010 one of our craftsmen lost his father and
suffered a major mental breakdown. He was our main turner and this
event caused us to review the whole position and future of the Dolmetsch
manufacturing business.
Marguerite Dolmetsch is approaching 70 and I, Brian Blood, will soon be
in my mid-60s. Our other contracted craftsmen are all approaching their
60s.
We decided to close the manufacturing unit and to lay off the remaining
staff as we believed we lacked the capability to continue a fully
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