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STRING & HORN SHOP, INC. STAFF
Though we have many staff members who can assist you in any of your band and orchestra instrument and supplies questions, we have some core employees who help run the String & Horn Shop, Inc. on a daily basis.
Each memeber of our staff has the knowledge and experience to help you with your music-related questions, and each one brings a unique background to the table that enhances the way in which we serve you.
Susan Rieger
Susan Rieger
grew up playing the cello in Ottumwa, IA. She went on to study under the guidance of Anne Schaffner at Northwest Missouri State University and Phyllis Young at the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated in 1989 with a BA in Music Education.
Susan accepted an orchestra teaching position in the Bryan Independent School District in 1990 and taught for five years at Sam Rayburn Middle
School and taught private lessons for over 15 years.
Paul Rieger
Paul grew up in Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University College Station in 1987 with a degree in Political Science. After obtaining his degree, Paul went abroad to Germany and worked in International Sales--a foundation which later proved invaluable when importing string instruments.
After returning to the US, Paul continued to build on his business acumen by working in the Communications field throughout the United States for approximately 10 years. He met Susan in 1992 and they acquired the business in 1994. Paul's national and international experience has been instrumental in
shaping the growth of The String & Horn Shop from a small local music shop to a regional leader in the state of Texas.
Clayton Wuensche
Please see our "Band Repair" page for more details about Clayton.
Harold Turbyfill
Please see our "String Repair" page for more details about Harold.
Kathryn Krol
Kathryn first worked for the String & Horn Shop, Inc. in 2003 during her last semester at Texas A&M University College Station, where she received a BA in English Composition and Rhetorical Studies. After teaching English in France, Kathryn returned to the String & Horn Shop as Business Manager, traveling to Germany with the Riegers during one of their yearly sojourns to Musik Messe Frankfurt to meet independent and world famous instrument makers and foster international business relationships.
Kathryn moved to San Francisco to work as a high level corporate banking Project Manager and Marketing Intelligence Analyst before attending San Francisco State University to work on her MA in Sociolinguistics/Applied TESOL. She returned to the Brazos Valley in 2010 and has again taken up the position of Business Manager. Kathryn plays the cello and piano.
Phillip Ischy
Phillip D. Ischy is a self-proclaimed music nerd who has worked at the String & Horn Shop for over 5 years as a Sales Associate, Educational Sales Representative, and more recently, Lead Product Specialist.
Phillip began his musical career as a trumpet player and was a trumpet lieutenant in the A&M Consolidated Marching Band, Class of ‘01. At Florida State, he played bass viola da gamba in a Renaissance music ensemble and guitar in a Peruvian music ensemble. Additionally, he has taught himself guitar, trombone, mandolin, harmonica, cello, and dabbles in several other instruments.
Phillip graduated from Florida State University in 2005 with a BA in Creative Writing. He and Martin Rock were winners of the 2010 Meddling Kids chapbook contest from Pilot Books for their collaboration "Fish, You Bird". His work has appeared in Washington Square Review (Spring/Fall 2009), Gulf Coast Review (Fall 2007), and as guest co-editor with David Chester of Mississippi Review online (Fall 2004). He is currently Editor-at-Large for the online literary magazine Loaded Bicycle.
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