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The W. Schreiber company was founded by Wenzel Schreiber and his sons Hugo and Ernst in Nauheim near Gross-Gerau, Germany. First repairing woodwind instruments, from about 1951 they began producing their own instruments, such as bassoons, clarinets and recorders, and later also transverse flutes.
A feature in the company's history were plastic models of clarinets and black bassoons, which were produced for the US market. In the 80s, the production of Böhm oboes and clarinets began, sold under the Buffet Crampon brand. In 1991, another production facility was opened in Erlbach, a district of the musical instrument city of Markneukirchen (Germany, Vogtland).
In 2001, production began in a new factory in Markneu-Kirchen. In 2010, the Wenzel Schreiber and Julius Keilwerth brands were acquired by Buffet Crampon, which itself has a long tradition in the creation and distribution of instruments.