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Johnny
Paul
As many of you know, Johnny was in a severe motorcycle accident in
April of 2011. He is recovered now, back at work every day and
ornery as ever. Many thanks to all the people who called,
visited, sent flowers, sent food, and prayed for him. Please come
by the shop and visit him anytime. He feels very lucky to be
around!
Johnny quit school the day he turned sixteen. At
the urging of his brother-in-law, Eddie Wiese, Johnny joined Eddie's
fledgling music business as a repair apprentice in May of 1961.
He was an employee there for forty years, doing most anything that
needed to be done. Not many folks can say they worked in one
place for that long!
Johnny learned repair in the early years
from Eddie Wiese and Morris Lidia. Both men were insistent on
quality, not quantity, and Johnny followed the tradition
faithfully. Quality work, no matter how much time it took, or who
it was for, has long been his personal trademark. If you would
like to see an example of his work, just visit the TRUMPET OVERHAUL IN PICTURES page.
Students
and professional musicians alike have depended on Johnny Paul to keep
their "babies" in tip-top shape for years. He has seen every
imaginable repair, from delicate oboe wood cracks to trombone bells
crushed in a bar fight. His loyal customers can each tell a tale
of some desperate time when he saved their favorite instrument.
The
late-night work that took place at the old store is legend. Many
area band directors still tell stories about dropping by the store late
at night, seeing the lights on back in the shop, and breathing a sigh
of relief, because that meant Johnny would be able to do their
emergency repairs, and do them right.
So, if you have an instrument that everyone else says can't be repaired, just ask Johnny Paul. He loves a challenge!.
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