Music Store is a specialist shop for musical instruments , musician accessories, stage, recording studio and DJ equipment. The company is located in the industrial area of ​​Cologne-Kalk ." - de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Music_Store…

00:00:00 The Way
00:00:56 Outside Music Store
00:02:03 The Entrance
00:03:27 Acoustic Guitars
00:04:59 Accessories
00:05:26 Keyboards
00:06:08 Brass
00:06:45 Electric Guitars
00:08:36 Fender Guitars
00:09:33 Gibson Guitars
00:10:06 Ibanez Guitars
00:10:42 Guitar Effects
00:11:25 Guitar Amps
00:11:43 Custom Guitars
00:12:50 The Cafe
00:13:15 Bass Guitars
00:13:49 Fender Bass Guitars
00:14:02 Hagstrom Bass Guitars
00:14:12 Höfner Bass Guitars
00:14:39 Ibanez Bass Guitars
00:14:58 The Restaurant
00:15:17 Pianos
00:16:14 Service Workshops
00:16:51 Drums
00:18:38 Snares
00:18:54 Cymbals
00:20:09 Studio Equipment, DJ, Synths, Interfaces
00:21:09 Pro Light and Sound
00:21:34 Entrance Way Out
00:22:19 Outside Way Out
00:23:52 Heading Back

"1960
Farfisa Organ Compact becomes a bestseller worldwide. Sauer senior builds sales network for FARFISA in Germany.

1972
MUSIC STORE Cologne is founded. As a second mainstay, Sauers build up a music store chain from Cologne via Gummersbach, Neumünster, Heide to Husum. With the exception of Gummersbach, all shops are closed again because they are too small and unprofitable.

1973
Radio and television take offense at Sauer's advertisement. Women's associations are up in arms (advertising is only really successful because of this), turnover rises to almost 40 million DM.

1980
The organ boom passes its peak. The Japanese are "flattening" the European organ industry.
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1985
Music Store halts plans to move to the now vacant 3500m 2 building in Overath. Decision made against the "green field", Music Store remains in the center of Cologne. Overath is only used as a warehouse.

1988-1994
Music Store takes over further shops in the "Große Budengasse". The recording department moves to the WDR building. Piano/grand piano shop moves to "Große Budengasse 10", PA and synthesizer to "Unter Goldschmied" around the corner.

1992
Rock School is founded. K. Rutha builds up a large school for rock and pop music in a short time.
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1994
Music Store buys the "Hohe Str." (opposite) and the Hertie multi-storey car park on Neumarkt. Parking fees will be reduced to DM 2. Music Store customers park for free!
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1997
Music Store Cologne is 25 years old and, with more than 4000 m 2 of exhibition, studio and storage space, is one of the 3 largest stores in Germany.

1998
Music Store increases exhibition space again. The guitar and bass departments are moving into the converted multi-storey car park across the street.

2000
The multi-storey car park is increased. 2000 m 2 of exhibition space can be added to the multi-storey car park! A huge PA light hall........DJ department......a large professional recording department......above that the new MAC department. In the front part, over 40 m in length, is the new guitar and bass department. One floor below is the large drum & percussion department.
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2003
Music Store acquires a large warehouse on the Cologne wholesale market. 150 m long. The warehouse will be equipped with the latest shipping logistics and will be ready in June. The bulk of the goods come from the Obersteeg warehouse to the new wholesale store. Only large special items remain in Obersteeg.

2004
Our Guitar Center is expanded and gets two new test rooms for amps and effects, in which you can now test your way through our huge range "at your leisure". Furthermore, our new showroom for acoustic guitars is completed.
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2006
The new rooms for our constantly growing call center team are completed and moved into on our extension. Fortunately, in order to have even more goods constantly available, we can purchase another building right next to our warehouse and fill it with top deals....
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2009
After eager planning and a site search, the time has finally come: on September 17th, the construction of the new MUSIC STORE building began with the groundbreaking ceremony. The construction of the huge sales area and the state-of-the-art warehouse on the other side of the Rhine has started ...
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2011
It's done: The construction work is complete and Istanbulstr. 22-26 is one of the largest and most modern specialist music instrument shops in Europe. On May 16th was the official inauguration and the start of the spectacular opening weeks including lots of DEALS, show acts and workshops!

... to be continued!" - www-musicstore-de.translate.goog/en_DE/EUR/music-s…

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