I ran across another data point in my search for Anderson Manufacturing Co. clarinet/saxophone/bass clarinet stands. I had to deploy a tenor stand in a hurry last week, so I grabbed the first set of Anderson stand pieces that I found out of my "accessory tub". The one I grabbed was one bought from eBay a few years back, an older version with the cast bell snubber.
Yesterday, when I was disassembling the thing, I looked at the back side and found a different label attached to the upright portion. It read "Anderson Manufacturing Co., Benton Harbor MI".
The only other location information for this elusive firm was in a town in northern IN, where I once ordered parts from them. Since I've been on the lookout for the products of this firm for many years, I decided to follow up my new lead.
Benton Harbor is a small town on the coast of Lake Michigan, just to the north of Indiana. Other than having an incredible ratio of 46 to 1 of total population to sex offenders, it's a pretty unremarkable place. And, alas, no Anderson Manufacturing Co..
Since this was on an older version of the stand, I surmise that the company was once located there and moved to Indiana at a later date.
My search continues...
Yesterday, when I was disassembling the thing, I looked at the back side and found a different label attached to the upright portion. It read "Anderson Manufacturing Co., Benton Harbor MI".
The only other location information for this elusive firm was in a town in northern IN, where I once ordered parts from them. Since I've been on the lookout for the products of this firm for many years, I decided to follow up my new lead.
Benton Harbor is a small town on the coast of Lake Michigan, just to the north of Indiana. Other than having an incredible ratio of 46 to 1 of total population to sex offenders, it's a pretty unremarkable place. And, alas, no Anderson Manufacturing Co..
Since this was on an older version of the stand, I surmise that the company was once located there and moved to Indiana at a later date.
My search continues...
