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| Central Instrument Co. was established in 1979. Feel free to shop online or stop in and visit our expert sales staff at the best band and orchestra showroom in Northeast Ohio. We keep a large inventory of student and professional instruments as well as all the necessary supplies that musicians or music educators might need. |
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President & CEO
James Stahl
-- James Stahl has always had a great deal of interest in music performance and music education. He graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet, and a Bachelor of Education. Jim also attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where he received Master of Music in Clarinet. While at CIM, Jim studied with famed Cleveland Orchestra Clarinetist, Theodore Johnson.
Jim taught private clarinet lessons for several years before serving as a high school band director in the Delaware City Schools. For many years he was active as a performing clarinetist throughout northeast Ohio, including four years with the Akron Symphony Orchestra.
Jim founded the Central Instrument Co. in 1979 and today is recognized as on of the leading school music retailers in the area.
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Accounts Manager
Jack Daffner
-- Jack earned his baccalaureate degree in Business Administration from Kent State University.
Jack has worked in the business sector for more than 37 years.
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Sales Representative
Don Volenik
-- Don joined the staff of CIC in the fall of 1999 as one of its two outside sales reps.
Don holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Youngstown State University. His previous teaching experience includes twelve years as an instrumental music teacher in public and parochial schools. His major instrument is the trumpet and he occasionally performs throughout northeast Ohio. His daily schedule is as follows.
Mon.-local area schools
Tue.-Copley M.S., Medina, western Cuyahoga Counties
Wed.-Portage, Mahoning, Columbiana, Trumbull Counties
Thu.-Northern Summit, Geauga, eastern Cuyahoga, Lake Counties
Fri.-Portage, western Mahoning, Stark, southern Summit counties.
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Repair Technician
Ron Florkowski
-- Ron has worked at CIC since 1995 in repair service and sales. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toledo. He has served as an apprentice to a graduate of Western Iowa University. He was a tech st Coyle's Music of Columbus, Ohio. Ron was employed at Coyles Music for fifteen years and served as assistant manager of the Toledo store.
Ron Plays the trumpet, sax, and bass guitar. He has played in a Toledo based polka band and fronted his own wedding band for ten years.
"TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED IN BUSINESS AND IN LIFE"
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Repair Technician
Sue Swab
-- Sue joined the staff at CIC in 1979 making her the the staff member with the most experience with the company. Sue received her B.A. degree in Music Ed, from Bowling Green State Univ. and an associate degree in instrument repair from Western Iowa Tech. Sue studied string repair with Pater Horn.
Sue plays handbells, trombone, and viola. She performs with the Summit Bells, Western Reserve Community Band, and the New Horizons Orchestra.
"WHEN A PERSON MEETS HARD TIMES, IT IS A SONG THAT HELPS THEM THROUGH".
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Sales, IT, Purchasing, Webmaster
Dave Hyatt
-- Dave has worked at CIC for ten years. He handles inside sales, purchasing, IT and manages the store's website.
Dave has a BA from the University of Akron School of Education and has worked for more than thirty years in the music retail business. He has also attended NAMM sales seminars, internet marketing workshops, and is a Yamaha Certified Sales Professional.
You may have seen Dave around the area playing in numerous bands.
Dave still has hopes to be a major league baseball player.
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Sales and everything else!
Sue Hyatt
-- Sue joined the CIC Family since 1996. Sue works in sales, design and accounts management. She has experience in business and training programs and attended the University of Akron Fine Arts School.
Sue's instruments of choice are the violin and the piano. She is a member of the New Horizons Band Orchestra.
"YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN TO PLAY MUSIC".
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Instrument Prep. & Repair
Brint Florakowski
-- Brint started working at CIC in 2005. He attends St. Vincent St. Mary High School. He plays percussion instruments with the school's marching Band, concert band, pep band, and jazz band. He is the section leader of the STVM Drumline.
Brint took piano lessons for seven years. His hobbies include music, driving his Corvette, hanging with friends, writing drumline scores, strumming the guitar and WEEKENDS!
He is a member of Russian Club and is, BY FAR, the youngest member of the New Horizons band.
Brint plans to attend Bowling Green State University to major in Music Education.
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Part time Sales
Pat Santelli
-- Pat is a part time employee at CIC.
Pat retired from public school teaching in 2007. He taught bands in the North Baltimore School District in northwest Ohio from 1975 until 1978. He left teaching for two years and managed restaurants in the Toledo area. Deciding that he missed music very badly, he reentered the field of education by teaching the bands and choirs at Holgate Local Schools. Pat served the Holgate School District for eight years. In 1988, Pat and his family moved to Norton, Ohio where he taught the elementary, middle school and high school bands for nineteen years prior to his retirement.
Mr. Santelli and his wife, Sharlene, enjoy traveling and spending time with their daughters and sons-in-law.
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Instrument Repairs & Sales
Marty Hyatt
-- Marty began working at CIC in 2009. Since he started working here, he has accepted more responsibilities for the everyday operation of the business. Marty's business experience includes print shop proprietorship, worked in the political sector in Summit County, real estate sales.
Marty's unofficial title at the store is "MacGyver".
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| We are one of Northeastern Ohio's largest band and orchestra instrument suppliers of Yamaha, King, Conn, Selmer, Bach, and Buffet. We carry trumpets, trombones, clarinets, flutes, saxophones, violins, violas, cellos, double basses and percussion instruments in stock. |
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