Dolmetsch, Arnold, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Dolmetsch, Arnold
- Dolmetsch, J & M, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Haslemere, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Musical instruments production inc pianos & organs
Notes:
Traced origins to Arnold Dolmetsch, 1858-1946, a musician who in 1893 started to make musical instruments, notably lutes, recorders, clavichords and harpsichords. Established workshops at Haslemere from late 1910s. Made aircraft components 1939-45. After 1945 mass produced plastic recorders while continuing to make instruments by hand. Dolmetsch family withdrew in 1978 to set up a rival firm, J & M Dolmetsch Ltd which in 1982 acquired assets of the original business which then closed
Publications:
- Dolmetsch. The man and his work by Campbell, Margaret
- Dolmetsch Workshops by Leslie, C, & C Ward
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dolmetsch, Arnold
- Dolmetsch, J & M, Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Haslemere, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Musical instruments production inc pianos & organs
Notes:
Traced origins to Arnold Dolmetsch, 1858-1946, a musician who in 1893 started to make musical instruments, notably lutes, recorders, clavichords and harpsichords. Established workshops at Haslemere from late 1910s. Made aircraft components 1939-45. After 1945 mass produced plastic recorders while continuing to make instruments by hand. Dolmetsch family withdrew in 1978 to set up a rival firm, J & M Dolmetsch Ltd which in 1982 acquired assets of the original business which then closedPublications:
- Dolmetsch. The man and his work by Campbell, Margaret
- Dolmetsch Workshops by Leslie, C, & C Ward