Rice Music House

Rice Music House is celebrating its 85th year in 2009. (!924-2009).Since 1924 more than 2500 churches plus 10,000 families have purchased organs and better than 25,000 new pianos plus over 15,000 used pianos have been sold to satisfied customers who continue to come back or recommend Rice Music House. Rice Music House is reputed to operate the largest piano rental program in the eastern United States, having over 500 pianos for rent. A rental-purchasing plan is also offered. Concert Grands, small pianos and organs are loaned for all manner of occasions and performances for a nominal delivery and transportation fee to most of the organizations in South Carolina.

Rice Music House has been serving the Carolinas with outstanding products and services providing the best value and 100% Customer satisfaction. Products include a huge selection of NEW and USED PIANOS, DIGITAL PIANO, PLAYER PIANOS, CHURCH ORGANS, PRINT MUSIC, SHEET MUSIC AND MORE. Services include PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRS, PIANO MOVING, PIANO RENTALS, PIANO LESSONS, PIANO RESTORATION and more.

You can choose from a great selection of NEW and USED Spinet Pianos, Console Pianos, Studio Pianos, Upright Pianos, Baby Grand Pianos, Player Grand Pianos, Disc-CD Player pianos, Grand Pianos, Digital pianos, Church organs from world famous names like STEINWAY, BOSTON, ESSEX, KOHLER AND CAMPBELL, KAWAI, BALDWIN, YAMAHA, KNABE, WURLITZER, ROLAND, CLAVINOVA, HAMMOND, PIANO-DISC, STORY AND CLARK, EVERETT AND MORE all at GUARANTEED LOW PRICES.

For over 85 Years our company philosophy is to provide our customers the BEST VALUE for the money with good selection, good advisie and counselling, Lowest Prices and 100% Customer Satisfaction. We sell one piano at a time and are very eager and anxious to assist you with your purchase and selection. We are very proud of our products, our services and our customers. We would like our customers to be proud of us as well.

sponsor of the Lunch Concerts at the Trinity Cathedral on Wednesday afternoons, supporter of the Southeastern Piano Festival at the School of Music at University of South Carolina, supporter of the Hilton Head Orchestra and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, supporter of the Columbia College, supporter of the Spoleto Festival and the Piccollo Spoleto festival in Charleston, SC and more. Rice Music House provides pianos, digital pianos organs for all of these festivals.

REPUTATION
Professionally the firm enjoys a national reputation. It supplies several of its sales help publications to many small as well as the largest music stores throughout the country. Mr. Emert S. Rice served for one year as secretary and three different three-year terms as a board member of the National Association of Music Merchants. He was Chairman of the Association's Trade Practice Committee, Chairman of its Business Ethics Committee, and Chairman of the Trade Practice Committee of the Music Industry. In the spring of 2004 Jyotindra M. Parekh and Mary S. Parekh acquired Rice Music House and hope to continue and expand its reputation of Outstanding Customer Service and Satisfaction. Jyotindra popularly known as (JP) in the music industry has been in the piano retail business for over 35 years. He is a member of National Association of Music Merchants. Mary is an accomplished classical pianist and has a Doctorate in Piano performance. She is a member of the National Association of Music Teachers and also a very active member of the Columbia Music Teachers Association.

BUSINESS METHODS
From the beginning the Rice Music House has been completely independent of any outside financial interests, manufacturers or otherwise. Its outstanding reputation both financially and for sales volume make it a most desirable manufacturer's outlet. During its long life the firm has represented or been offered the opportunity to represent all of the prominent piano manufacturers. The brands it represents can truly be said to be the choice of the 80 to 90 brands on the market today. The Rice music House service facilities are outstanding. It's piano reconditioning department is recommended by some of the prominent manufacturers. The combination of selected choice brands of pianos and organs offered at standard low prices to all buyers has emphasized the company slogan: "Come in and let us show you how ……..
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