By 1977 it was time to publish Tom and Barbara’s first price list; note the $25 order deposit fee!
After delivering three Italian harpsichords, it was also time for more shop space in DC, closer for clients than suburban Maryland. By chance, the new building presented itself near Logan Circle: a boarded-up Victorian firehouse from 1885. The city’s “surplus property” was a wreck, but hade lots of square footage and 18′ ceilings upstairs. DC agreed to rent it on a monthly basis and the shop moved in November.
DC clients now included an occasional White House dinner (Jim Weaver playing), and – tada! – the Kennedy Center placed an order for a French double. Coming up next year…
