Albrecht Kretzschmann

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Oral History Information

Interview Date
Job Title
Sales Manager/Director
Company Name
JA Musik GmbH

Albrecht Kretzschmann was the vice president of sales for JA Musik in Germany and played an important role in the company’s expansion into the global market. His vast understanding of the brass instrument product line along with export business became a factor in the commerce of musical instruments in Germany to the west and Asia. Albrecht’s strong friendships within the industry was clear to those who attended his retirement party in 2004, as bus loads of dealers, wholesalers and suppliers convened in the tiny village of Markneukirchen to wish him well.