| W. H. Paige and Company | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | in Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Locations: | 1 |
| Industry: | Retailing |
| Products: | String instrument, woodwind instrument, brass instrument, percussion instrument, marching instrument, music accessories |
W. H. Paige and Company is a music instrument retailer based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company was founded in 1871 in Terre Haute, Indiana, by William H. Paige, a vocal music teacher, and W. B. Warton, a real estate agent.[1] The company sold a variety of musical instruments, books, and phonographs. William Paige died in 1901,[2] and the company was then operated by his sons Warner and Frederick.
By 1977, the company was run by Warner Paige III, who opened a second location in Indianapolis. The Terre Haute location was later closed, as was a satellite store in Kokomo, Indiana.[3] In 1999, Mark Goff, who had joined the company in 1985, purchased the company.[4]
The company now focuses primarily on band and orchestra instruments for schools.[5] [6] The company is listed in the "Top 200 Music Stores Ranked by Sales" by The Music Trades.[7]