Paige's Music

W. H. Paige and Company
Private
Industry Retailing
Founded Terre Haute, 1871
Headquarters Indianapolis, Indiana
Number of locations
 1
Products String instrument, Woodwind instrument, Brass instrument, percussion instrument, Marching instrument, Music accessories
Website paigesmusic.com

W. H. Paige and Company is a music retailer based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company was founded in 1871 in Terre Haute, Indiana by William H. Paige, a vocal music teacher, and W. B. Warton, a real estate agent.[1] The company sold a variety of musical instruments, books, and phonographs. William Page died in 1901,[2] and the company was operated by his sons Warner and Frederick.

By 1977, the company was run by Warner Paige III, who opened a second location in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] The Terre Haute location was later closed, as was a satellite store in Kokomo, Indiana.[3] The company now focuses primarily on band and orchestra instruments for schools,[4] and shares a storefront with J. W. Pepper & Son, Inc.[5][6] The company is listed in the "Top 200 Music Stores Ranked by Sales" by The Music Trades.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paige's Music" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "W. H. Paige, of Terre Haute". The Indianapolis Journal. 21 January 1901.
  3. ↑ Iwata, Edward (20 November 2006). "Companies can grow in Goliaths' shadows; By focusing on fundamentals and knowing the market, small firms find success". USA Today.
  4. ↑ Bruce Barringer; Edward D. Hess; Charles F. Goetz; R. Duane Ireland (27 February 2012). Entrepreneurship Lessons for Success (Collection). FT Press. pp. 654–. ISBN 978-0-13-303894-1.
  5. ↑ "JW Pepper Indianapolis". J.W. Pepper. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "School Dealers Adapt & Adjust to Harsh New Budget Realities". Music Trades. May 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Largest 200 Music Stores Ranked By Sales". The Music Trades. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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