A behind-the-scenes look at the Chicago Store in downtown Tucson, which celebrated its 90th birthday in 2010 and did a little attic cleaning.Β
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Remnants of saxophones spill across the floor of a storage arera at the Chicago Store. The store is clearing out thousands of pieces of old stock, used and new, that fills the 90-year-old business.
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Old guitar necks from a variety of styles and brands of guitars sit in a box at the Chicago Store.
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Tuba parts make art at The Chicago Store..
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Guitars hang from the rafters of many large storage rooms.
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In addition to musical instruments the Chicago Store has stacks of electronics, audio gear, sound equipment and even record players.
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An old banjo and a xylophone await new life at the Chicago Store.
Old amplifiers, a speaker box and an accordian share space in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building.
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Old amplifiers, a speaker box and an accordian share space in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building.
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A dusty guitar case lingers in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building.
Old amplifiers, a speaker box and an accordian share space in the furnace room of the historic Chicago Store building.
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The landing the the second floor display space at Chicago Store promises more hidden treasures.
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More brass instruments fall out from their storage spaces.
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Cases of violins.
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Drums.
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Cellos line the walls waiting for strings.
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Old marching drums from Catalina High School.
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A buyer peruses new instruments in the showroom at the Chicago Store.
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A "Storewide Clearance Sale" at the Chicago Music Store? Fat
chance. Oh, they're having a sale. But clearing out 30,000 square
feet of dusty back rooms, a cavernous basement, the mezzanine
filled with old (used and new) instruments and accessories?
