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Music123.com features musical instruments such as guitars, keyboards, drums and more at guaranteed lowest prices. Today most musicians think of Music123 as an Internet company. While this is true, few people realize that Music123 is the outgrowth of a 75 year old family-run business that spans four generations.
Leonard Zapf opened the Musikhaus L. Zapf in Beyreuth, Germany (200 miles north of Munich) in 1918. He was one of the area's leading instructors in zithers and fretted instruments. He and his son Sofian to move to America in 1923.
In 1928, the family dream was realized when the first Zapf's Music Store opened in Philadelphia. It was a modest facility specializing in the repair and teaching of stringed and fretted instruments.
In the following years, the store acquired many leading brands of instruments and the music publications department and teaching facilities were enlarged. But more than anything else, it was the Zapfs' desire for quality products and service at competitive prices that encouraged customers to return time and time again.
Sofian's son Erik joined the firm in 1964 to become the third generation in Zapf's Music. He was influential in expanding their product offering into guitars, amps, drums and other rock and roll gear. Erik and his wife Susan also turned their attention to school music.
In 1992, Erik and Susan's son Rich Zapf entered the business making it a four generation family business. His brother Steve an Internet and management consultant soon followed. Together the brothers had a vision of expanding the successful family retail business to the web.
In 1999, Zapf's Music123.com was launched with over 10,000 name brand products. The ease of navigation and exciting features (including product reviews) coupled with low prices made the site an instant success.
Zapf's Music123 has continued to build on that success. There are now over 125,000 products available on the site. The depth of product information is unequaled, and new products and services are featured daily.
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