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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 Sep 1967, p. 22

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Waterloo Music, as well as sell- ing a complete line of band and orchestral instruments (including violins), are fully equipped to give complete “service after sales" with Canada‘s largest and beSt equipped instrument repair shop. manned by highly skilled craftsmen. . They deal in the music of at. most every publisher in North America and many European publishers as well. This includes h complete line or orchestral inusic, choral music and music for solo instruments. _ Their shelves also stock books and accessories which are invalu- able to every school music edw calor. These would include ret, erence books on theory, teaching methods, pocket scores, pitch pipes, and as a matter of fact, everything from a .sousaphone chair to a clarinet reed. Waterloo Music was the "tiret" Canadian firm to produce a com- prehensive collection of Canadian Folk Songs; it was entitled the Book of Folk Songs ([954) and was listed by the Canadian Li- brary Association as one of the gian cymbals, Muauer mallet in- btruments, and are the sole Can- adian agents for the Studio " Carrie Orff instruments. (I vs tem of musical education, based on the natural abilities of the Child). the Conn Corporation, Artley Flutes and Piccoloc, Academy band instruments, [Mg drums The Waterloo Muir (kl-poly Limited, located It 3 Reeiaa N.. is funded in I”! by the late "professor" C. F. Thick. well- known bandmuter oi the Water- loo linden! Society band. It is today considered one at the lot- ged Canadian owned music pub Ballets and do“ in all of Canada. _ _ In the instrument field, they m dealers {at the products of Professor Thiele Would Be Amazed to See His Company Today 'h.tea0_eheo_ttro-r.qa-rar.tegr Marsland Engineering Limited is a privately- owned Canadian organization with a record of over 35 years growth in the electronics and precision mechanical manufacturing fields. Facilities now include over 300,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing space in three new one-storey‘buildings located on 51 acres of completely serviced land in the city of Uand Engineering Limited is a privately- Waterloo. Total staff now numbering just un- ed Canadian organization with a record of der 1,000 includes adequate engineering and 35 years growth in the electronics and supervisory personnel. Manufacturing facilities ision mechanical manufacturing fields. include a precision machine shop, press shop, lities now include over 300,000 square feet tool room, clean assembly areas, plating facili- ~ngineering and manufacturing space in ties, and special environmental testing equip- , new one-storey‘buildings located on 51 ment, etc. :4 of completely serviced land in the city of In 1936, Mr. Thie'le moved to the present location which was formerly the Waterloo Curling Rink. Still in the 30's, he added rooms to the upstairs (now used as a repair shop and band re- hearsal hall). Nos additions to the north and south side of the build- n is interesting to note that early in this business venture, Mr. Thiele became diatrMiatied because he was unable to pur- chase music stands, so he decided Another "first" Was in the pub. lishing of a school vocal text book series, entitled the Singing Period, by a composer well- known in the " area, Harry Hill. Also gaining noteworthy reputation in the muaie field is their “Songs for Today" series. familiar to moietesmentary Can- adian school classrooms, and the "For Young Musicians" series. Three of Canada's moot success- ful music educators gave of their knowledge and experienCe in the preparation of the later series. and achieved a standard of text book excellence approved by the Ontario Dept. of “nation, and authorized by their standards of scholarohip and high intern-a level. If Mr. “tide were to see the business Is it is tad”. he would surely be turned that it has grown to such a large and com- plex organisation. Re started out in the upstairs bedroom of 22 Du. pont Street (then supplying or- chestral arrangements to theatre orchestras prior to the "anries",y later moved above where Wei- chel Hardware is now located, and later still above where Ont- ario seed is located. ing. year. Continuing in the gem the Waterloo Folk Ionic [Jinn has grown to indude the popular "Folk Songs of Canada". "More Folk Song: of Canada” and “Folk Songs of Quebec”. Mo WEBER STREET NORTH Waterloo Music was the origin- ator ot the now defunct. but fa. mous in its time, Band Festival, and is the only music company in Canada that sponsors an Att- - Ionic Convention the put- pue of which is to promote the M and enlightenment of in- 1867 BAND MEMBERS of the Wateriloo Band posed for this hNtorteal shot likely during the occasion of Confederation. The 11 members were quite likely the full band but this is not known for sure. to build his own. This was the strumentd music in Canada. it ploy some 40 persons a the' origin of the Waterloo Metal attracts music educators and head office and Mr. Moogk tal stamping. During the period that bandmasteu tram cold to coast a certain amount of pride in I he owned this company, they also and is held on the campus of the ensuing his subsidiary branch manufactured h u n d r e d s of University of Waterloo. It utilizes fice in Guam. drums. The company was sold the thearte of the Arts for lee- Much can be said of the poo shortly after the demise at Mr. lures by qualified and exception and services offered by the W Thiele. al music educators and for con- erloo Music Company, but no P' 'CT d _ " . (V w a. c, l sh' s" . tts ' j P, .. "t - P. l: fix“ “ A l W 'W 'P"' ' l -, j" r ' 1 the company in its early stages with Fred Musk, new President and email-manager, joining shortly thereafter. They now our strumentd music in Canada. it attracts music educators and bandmastm ham m to coast and is held on the campus of the University of Waterloo. It utilizes the thearte of the Arts for lee- tures by qualified and exception- al music educators and for con- certs by top Canadian and Ameri- can performing groups. Miss Elvin, Meta (mama IlllllP,8llP,'e,'l"s"ll,riii,ri it (ill) Wtffd r airviaflgwfim» 't/ "i, WATER Loo forshieAmrgiveiteoeditaat behatfe6thebusioeaare-t- Much can be said of the people and services offered by the Wat- erloo Music Company, but notlr ing better than to recognize that for a relatively smau company in appearance, in actualiey it ful- filk a Mendel: need in the when] requirements of Canada by d Wand... head office and Mr. Moogk takes a certain amount of pride in dis. cussing his subsidiary branch ok fice in Ottawa.

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