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Barratts Music
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www.barrattsmusic.com.au
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104 George St. Launceston. Launceston, TAS, 7250.
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Barratts music is one of tasmania's premier musical instrument retailers. Barratts also offers services such as instrument repair/maintenance, rent-to-buy, laybys, interest-free purchase plans, teacher referrals and one of the most extensive print music sections in all of australia. A family-owned business since the early 20th century, and employing local professional musicians, barratts has a wealth of experience and knowledge in most musical instrument areas and styles.

Barratts Music is one of Tasmania’s premier music stores. We also cater for all levels of experience, from the absolute beginner through to the experienced professional. If you are a beginner musician, we also have a free teacher referral programmed where we are happy to put you in touch with local music teachers. At Barratts Music, our aim is to produce an notable experience for our customer that goes far beyond simply providing a important range of Music instruments and accessories. All of our employees are experienced musicians in their own correct and with each member specializing in notable instruments. This helps us to yield you with the best advice in every area of Music. Barratts Music also supports numerous music community events each year and is happy to be always involved in the local music scene. Barratts Music is one of Tasmania’s premier music stores.

Barratts Music is one of Tasmania’s premier music stores. This was a clothing store, but later extended to sell pianos and organs. This store was setup by James Barrett sir in 1894. Took over the business, and in 1923 moved it to Launceston to open a stuffed musical instrument store, below the name Barrett and Joscelyne. At this address he was selling pianos, organs, second hand books and music boxes. Cyril Barrett, James’ second son, returned from army duty in 1945 and joined his father in the music business. Four years later in 1949 Cyril bought the business from his father. By this time the business had expanded beyond purely musical instruments, and was selling audio equipment, refrigerators, stoves etc as well. In the post war era, business was brisk, but often products were firm to acquire as local manufacturers recovered from the war years, and imports were strictly limited. Around this time, a large percentage of the business was the purchase of impaired rundown pianos, and painstakingly rebuilding, re polishing and refurbishing them for resale. Numerous of the impaired tools and parts are quiet in the building, and the worn hand winch (pictured above) that was worn to elevate pianos from the lane way beside the building into the top store area is still in use today, as our top place is a piano showroom where you can try out pianos and electric pianos. Both Cyril and his older brother Dave had trained in Europe as piano technicians, so Cyril ran the sales section of the business, and Dave worked upstairs in the workshop. He worked predominantly in the workshop for a scanty years and then moved to Sydney to total his apprenticeship as a piano technician, at the Beadle factory. Rob applied for the position of manager, and won the position. Also in 1966, Rob took on the Yamaha electronic organ dealership, which involved buying out the stock of the current dealer, and heading the business in a diverse direction. This was done in Cyril’s absence, so he couldn’t veto it, but it turned out to be a immense step for the business, and the dealership with Yamaha is calm mighty in 2010, with Barratts Music being one of the longest successive Yamaha dealers in Australia. Mark Barrett, Rob’s previous son, joined the business in 1991, behind pursuing other labor for eight years first. Mark only worked with Rob for a few years as Rob contracted cancer in 1992. When Rob’s cancer returned, he sold Barratts Music to Mark in 2001 and then left the business. Mark continues in the business now, upholding the sure family values that have helped Barratts Music succeed through many good and many tumultuous years. Mark’s focus has been on making music close to everyone, especially young children, and he has continuing special interests in music as therapy and for the aged, along with the benefits of music on neurological development and mental health. He is keen to implement these insights into the business model for Barratts Music into the future.
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Barratts Music is one of Tasmania’s premier music stores. This doesn’t honest unkind supplying the best equipment, or at the best price. It means that we are dedicated to helping you in every way that we can to further yourself as a musician, whether it be for professional or recreational purposes, we’re here to help. A large database of Music Teachers of a variety of instruments. Mend and Servicing of musical instruments. Barratts Music is one of Tasmania’s premier music stores. We donate supple payment options to suit most budgets. Of course, conditions apply when opening an account at Barratts Music, but it is generally quick and easy, you can benefit approval with in 10 minutes, in the store or over the phone. At Barratts Music we manage these accounts ourselves. If would like more than our standard three month lay by, simply ask us. If you lay by an item, you know it’s safely on retain for you until you need it, no final minute worries about items being out of stock. Barratts Music has an incredibly important range of Musical products on hand at any given time. With hundreds of instruments and thousands of accessories in our showroom every day of the week, you can rest assured scholarly that Barratts are liable to have exactly what you’re looking for. Having been in the Retail Music industry for over 50 years, Barratts have developed long standing relationships with many Music manufacturers and distributors within Australia. This means that we have access to an incredibly important range of musical instruments, songbooks and accessories. What does this nasty for you the customer? It means that if you’re looking for a product that we don’t currently stock on our showroom floor or in our warehouse, we can quiet usually track it down and have it ordered for you straight away! Delivery Information Barratts Music is more than glad to deliver any of our products to customers Australia wide. At Barratts Music, we donate repairs and service of your well loved instruments. From a simple restring of a guitar, through to a packed service of your brass and wind instruments, or a new skin for your snare drum, we can help! We are qualified to refer you to music teachers who specialize in most popular instruments.
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