Allegro Music History

  • 1979 - Founding partners, Chris Boys and Ian Quilter, started a
               servicing business repairing electronic organs for many
               Essex based shops and private customers.
  • 1980 - First shop opened in Magdalen Street, Colchester.
  • 1981 - Moved to larger premises in St. John’s Street, Colchester.
  • 1984 - Opened our second store in Springfield Road, Chelmsford.
  • 1993 - Opened our third store in London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea.
  • 2000 - Moved the store in Chelmsford to it’s current High Street
             position with three sales floors.
  • 2002 - Extended and completely refitted the Westcliff store,
             doubling the sales area, adding a demo room facility &
             expanding the TMA Teaching Academy.
  • 2003 - Extended the “Rock Shop” department at the Chelmsford
             store, doubling the area and vastly increasing the range of
             Guitars, Amps, P.A. & Home recording eqipment.

 Service Department

  • Partner, Ian Quilter, heads up the In-house service department guaranteeing that any repairs to electronic equipment are carried out promptly & professionally.
  • Other instruments such as Upright Pianos, Guitars, Brass & Woodwind are serviced by qualified local technicians.