Musicstop is proud to be under the new ownership of Long & McQuade Musical Instruments.

Long & McQuade has been in the music business for over 50 years and we are thrilled to be able to offer our customers a wider assortment of quality instruments and musical gear at fantastic prices and industry leading in-house financing options to suit everyone's budget.

A little Long & McQuade History

Long & McQuade Limited began in 1956 when Jack Long became a dealer for King Band Instruments. He set up a small store on Carlton Street in Toronto on the second floor of an old house which had been divided into music studios, and taught trumpet lessons on the side. About six months later he acquired a partner, Jack McQuade, who was teaching drum lessons in one of the young company's two small studios.

The original storefront was opened the following year on Yonge Street at Yorkville Avenue. It was during these early days that Yorkville Sound was created -- when Peter Traynor began building speaker cabinets and then amplifiers on the second floor of the store, to meet a growing need for amplifiers and PA systems in the budding rock and roll industry.

Many of the existing Long & McQuade customer service policies sprang from the store's early days: the rental program began because many of the partners' friends kept asking to borrow instruments; in-house financing developed out of what was originally a casual arrangement to sell equipment and spread out the payments to make it easier for the customer.

Over the years, Long & McQuade has grown to a company which employs over 900 people throughout 37 locations.

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