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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Oscar Laffert

publisher/editor
  • Die Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau

Biography

Oscar Laffert, described by Dolge as "versatile," was an acquaintance Paul de Wit made through the Leipsic music publisher C. F. Kahnt. In 1880 the two men jointly founded "Die Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau," a trade journal serving the German music industry; Laffert retired from the partnership in 1886, leaving de Wit sole proprietor of the publication.

Highlights

  • Co-founded "Die Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau" with Paul de Wit in 1880; retired from the partnership in 1886

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).

Public domain.

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