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The woodwind instrument master, musician and Fulda entrepreneur of Conrad Mollenhauer GmbH, Bernhard Mollenhauer, died on March 21st at the age of 82. He shaped the development of the company for many decades.
Fulda – Die Instrument workshop was founded in 1822 by Johann Andreas Mollenhauer. Today the company is in its sixth generation building woodwind instruments. A lot has happened since the beginning: two world wars had to be survived and industrial work techniques had to be integrated. The recorder enjoyed great popularity, especially in the young Federal Republic. For this reason, Thomas and Rosel Mollenhauer converted the company to mass production of school models.
Fulda entrepreneur Bernhard Mollenhauer died at the age of 82
Son Bernhard Mollenhauer was born on February 27, 1944 and grew into this tradition. After completing his training as a woodwind instrument master, he took over management in the 1960s and led the company into the future with vision and innovative strength.
He greatly expanded the production of recorders. After a devastating fire, the business continued in 1967 at a new location on Christian-Wirth-Straße. In 2017, he handed over management to the next generation – to Sophie and Berthold Mollenhauer, who today, together with their managing director, manage the company with more than 30 employees.
Bernhard Mollenhauer was a formative entrepreneurial personality. Many of his companions emphasize his technical excellence, his social and cultural commitment and the promotion of young talent. His warmth, his musicality and his optimism were appreciated.
All of this will be missed in the region, by many friends and his family. But above all, the person Bernhard Mollenhauer. The funeral service will take place on Monday, March 30th at 1:30 p.m. in the cemetery chapel at Fuldaer Frauenberg.
