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I've Gone Down . . . in history, that is . . .
Last Fall, Dan Fiorentino, Music Historian for NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), came to Ellis Piano to interview owner/presid
Loretta Pritchard
Nov 4, 20242 min read


The $100 Bill: A Tribute to my Beautiful Aunt Dorothy
Go take your brother a hundred dollars; he needs it. This is the message from the Good Lord that Aunt Dorothy McKelvey kept getting.
Loretta Pritchard
Aug 12, 20244 min read


A Diamond Day at Ellis Piano
Martha Mier is a world-renowned composer of educational piano music and needs no introduction to the piano pedagogy world.
Loretta Pritchard
May 30, 20242 min read


My Oldest Friend
“My Oldest Friend” is probably not the title my dear friend, Eleanor Trafton, would want to proclaim, but I enjoy telling everyone that,...
Loretta Pritchard
Apr 8, 20241 min read


Divinely Orchestrated
My Ellis Piano colleagues and I were waiting on the arrival of Dr. Henry Panion, Professor of Music and Director of the Music Technology...
Loretta Pritchard
Mar 27, 20241 min read


I'm Awake!
Things to wake you up on the job: When you answer the phone and the voice says, "Hi! I'm the keyboard technician for the rock band...
Loretta Pritchard
Feb 15, 20241 min read


The Lonely Ghost Needs a Friend
A teacher came to purchase music today at Ellis Piano, where I am the Music Manager, and told me that she had a seven-year old boy...
Loretta Pritchard
Oct 20, 20232 min read


It's A Miracle
In 1987, my hometown friend, Billy Heard, came to our family recording studio, "Studio Z," in Jackson's Gap, AL, and played us a great...
Loretta Pritchard
Aug 9, 20232 min read


David Foster
I sat down recently on the job at Ellis Piano and played a Yamaha DCF6. I thought, Wow! This is the best Yamaha I have ever played! It...
Loretta Pritchard
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Black History Month - DeFord Bailey
In recognition of Black History Month, I have to target Music History in this category. This photo was taken March 15, 1975, backstage at...
Loretta Pritchard
Feb 22, 20221 min read


God Can Handle It!
Recently, I arrived at work at Ellis Piano and immediately got the sense that I needed to go to the ladies' restroom and check on things....
Loretta Pritchard
Dec 17, 20213 min read


The Heart
Despite the wet, cold, dreary weather, the graveside service for my Mom couldn't have been warmer or more beautiful. My Dad and I got in...
Loretta Pritchard
Jan 11, 20212 min read


My Halloween Trick & Treat
Wear your Charlie Brown Halloween shirt today, is what my little voice told me this morning as I woke from not the best night's sleep due...
Loretta Pritchard
Oct 29, 20203 min read
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