Full service organ & piano company. Est. in 1958. Serving the SE-USA and the Caribbean. Global "Top-10 Dealership for Rodgers Organs
Other brands: Ruffatti, Johannus, Bluthner, Baldwin, Kawai, Dexibell, KEF audio
Central Music is a Florida corporation that began in 1958. It was founded by Les Trubey and its first location was opened on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida (explaining the name). The late 1950s through the early 1980s represent the peak of the home organ industry in the United States. In its beginning, Central Music represented the Wurlitzer brand of home organs and pianos for the Tampa
Central Music is a Florida corporation that began in 1958. It was founded by Les Trubey and its first location was opened on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida (explaining the name). The late 1950s through the early 1980s represent the peak of the home organ industry in the United States. In its beginning, Central Music represented the Wurlitzer brand of home organs and pianos for the Tampa
We proudly present this Rodgers Imagine 351M organ music video. Please enjoy "Benedictus" composed by Alec Rowley and performed by organist Dan Miller at Sal...
02/06/2022
Thank you to all of our customers for once again placing us in the Top-10! It is an honor to represent Rodgers, and an honor to serve you. 🥰
12/31/2021
Happy New Year! We hope your 2022 is filled with joy and music!🥂🍾🎉
Our Bluthner dealer counterpart in Indonesia has done a excellent job creating video content. This video shows the very contemporary looking, yet wonderfully performing PH piano. They make a gift! https://youtu.be/aj3SvFtUQBg
The Grand Signature Piano presents “Getting To Know Your Piano” SeriesFeaturing our line up of beautiful crafted instruments, The Grand Signature Piano invit...
We wish all of our friends a very Merry Christmas! We're so thankful to all of you for allowing us to serve you. 🎄🎼🎹
Merry Christmas from Rodgers Instruments. Please enjoy "O Come, All Ye Faithful" arranged by David Willcocks and Dan Miller, performed at Salem First Presby...
12/06/2021
The extremely popular Imagine Series from Rodgers just got even better! 🥰🎹
DISCOVER THE IMAGINE SERIES 351 now with MOVING DRAWKNOBS! Honor the great history of American pipe organs with classic moving drawknobs. The versatile Imagine Series 351 is now available with moving stops and tabs. This option is perfect for organist desiring a high quality instrument with a classic pipe organ touch. https://www.rodgersinstruments.com/news/the-new-351-series-moving-drawknob-organ
COMING SOON – THE FUTURE OF ORGANS Rodgers proudly presents its new Infinity Series 367 and 489 organs. Boasting a wide range of features, these pipe-compati...
Here is another beautiful Rodgers hybrid pipe/digital organ installation. Contact us today for your own "King of Instruments" https://youtu.be/kk1STg8nSnU
The Easter Music Video we posted from Grace Lutheran (in Wyoming, MI) featured the full ensembles of this magnificent new organ and garnished over 5,000 view...
Check out this video. In the second verse of the hymn, Mr. Miller shows off the new Enhanced Orchestral Coupler feature - another Rodgers innovation! https://youtu.be/zN52csdJM2c?rel=0
We proudly present this Rodgers Imagine 235 organ music video. Please enjoy "Abide with Me" arranged and performed by organist Dan Miller at Riverside Commun...
07/02/2021
We're honored to support the NPM again at their national convention. If you're attending in-person or virtually, please stop by our booths (Fratelli Ruffatti and Rodgers) to say hello!
The NEW Imagine Series 235 can play 41 organ stops on its two manuals and AGO pedalboard. For home studios it has a 2.1 internal audio system, but can be enhanced with up to 10 external channels for larger worship settings. Call today for introductory prices! 727.573.4654 https://youtu.be/km866oUKYUU?rel=0
The new Imagine Series 235 organs allow users to play with a wide spectrum of sound. Watch as Dan Miller goes in depth into the Imagine 235 demonstrating som...
Introducing the NEW Imagine Series 235. Imagine Series organs deliver the most stunning sounds available today along with the ability to connect to wind-blow...
This is a short video of the artist describing the works chosen for this album and the "beautiful, amazing and versatile" Ruffatti organ.🎹 https://youtu.be/nhKmDBZIoto?rel=0
Peter Stevens plays works by three towering figures of the French organ world. Charles-Marie Widor’s Symphonie Romane is a radiant meditation on the Gregoria...
The versatile Ruffatti organ at Buckfast Abbey has a Gallery Division with a French stoplist based upon extensive research of organs built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. This promises to be another wonderful recording!🎹🎹🥰
Peter Stevens plays works by three towering figures of the French organ world: Marcel Dupré, Charles-Marie Widor and Charles Tournemire.
News of Note: Easter Edition. Inside you'll find 7 free music scores, lots of preowned organ and piano specials, and news of new projects.
News, 7 Free Music scores, and more! Visit our website Visit our upcoming events calendar Greetings! Happy Easter! This is always a busy season for clergy and church musicians, but this year seems
We're honored to have such a talented man on our Central Music team. Enjoy!
From the artist Frank Perko, III:
"This is my half of a joint, virtual, Lenten Organ Concert, at the Ancient Spanish Monastery. Featured works are:
1 ."Allegro moderato e serioso, from Sonata I" by Felix Mendelssohn Barholdy.
2. "Moto Ostinato, from Music for Sunday" by Petr Eben.
3. "Fantasy-Prelude on Amazing Grace" by Charles Callahan.
4. "Finale, from Symphony No. 3" by Louis Vierne."
This is my half of a joint, virtual, Lenten Organ Concert, at the Ancient Spanish Monastery. Featured works are :"Allegro moderato e serioso, from Sonata I"...
Matthew Searles plays Le jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden) from Maurice Ravel’s Ma mère l'oye (Mother Goose) on the Ruffatti organ of Buckfast Abbey. Evokin...
Excellent performances that showcase the four unique brands that comprise The Global Organ Group - Rodgers, Makin, Johannus, and Copeman Hart. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/kKkT_27YoEc
Rodgers proudly participated in a unique video concert organized by the Global Organ Group. Top-class organists in four different international locations, pl...
Florida's favorite organ and piano store - Established in 1958Tel: (727) 573-4654The videos presented here represent the fine products we are honored to offe...
In case you missed it, here is a link to our latest "News of Note" newsletter, complete with FREE GIFTS! 🎹🎹🎹 https://conta.cc/3peg9C8
Free gifts, News, events and more! Visit our website Visit our upcoming events calendar Greetings! Christmas is here! As we look back on 2020, all of us here at Central Music are grateful for all
At Rodgers Instruments, we have been working hard on developing a new, revolutionary feature for organists who enjoy going "outside the box" of the traditional organ. The new feature is available for all Rodgers Inspire and Imagine Series organs, and can be downloaded for free!
"The Little Drummer Boy," arranged and played in the style of Ravel's "Bolero" by Dan Miller, is a Christmas greeting for you! The features the Rodgers Infin...
Puer natus est: Christmas Day Mass from Buckfast Abbey - Ad Fontes
The Choir of Buckfast Abbey presents music for the Mass of Christmas Day. Weaving between the Gregorian chant propers are George Malcolm’s evocative Missa ad Præsepe (Mass at the Crib), and traditional carols and festive motets. The much-loved hymn Adeste fideles opens the Mass, progressing from ...
Dr. Brice Gerlach plays the Ruffatti organ at First Presbyterian Church of Naples, Florida. November, 2020.
11/19/2020
Our first Imagine Series organ has arrived at our showroom. Give us a call to schedule a test-drive! You're going to love it.
Rodgers Instruments congratulates a new owner of an Imagine 351 organ! The owner sent us this testimonial:
Seven years ago the Hammond A100 that I grew up with (since I was 😎 was starting to have some serious troubles. I play a Rodgers 905B at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Stewartville and love the sound quality. So, I replaced my home Hammond with a two-manual Rodgers 558. And now, wanting to have more capabilities, more stops and 3 manuals, I have upgraded to the Imagine 351 for my home. The capabilities of this organ are far and above what I was anticipating. Pipe voices have significantly improved and so have the orchestral sounds. Having 3 manuals at home is going to make it easier to practice music that I use at church. St. Bernard's Rodgers 905B organ has an MX200 and the orchestral voices that I usually use are found on the 351 without any additional sound module. It is a joy to experience and play this new instrument. I look forward to many happy years exploring all that this instrument has to offer.
Frank Perko, III gives a thrilling performance of Bach's D minor Fugue on the Rodgers 3-manual digital organ at the Ancient Spanish Monastery in North Miami Bea...
Christmas gift ideas too! Visit our website Visit our upcoming events calendar Greetings! This edition of News of Note includes new installation stories, another free music score from Rodgers, Chr
This Good Friday or Communion text was written in the early 1800's by James Montgomery. It has been placed to a new hymn tune by Thomas Magee. The tune is C....
10/09/2020
We look forward to "Hazel's" triumphant return, but will have to wait a bit longer.
To our donors and friends of Christ Cathedral Music,
Out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of our audience, guests, world-renowned artists and organ builders, we have decided to officially cancel the currently scheduled January 2021 Rededication Events and subsequent Rededication Concert Series for the Hazel Wright Organ. Current ticket holders will receive a refund within the coming days.
We all continue to look forward to Hazel's triumphant return with great anticipation! In the meantime, subscribe to our Christ Cathedral Music page for all the latest news about upcoming musical events on this campus, including the announcement for the new dates of the historic rededication celebrations for the Hazel Wright Organ.
All the best and stay safe,
David
David Ball, MM
Christ Cathedral Organist and Acting Head of Music Ministry
10/08/2020
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Full service piano and organ company. Established in 1958. Serving Florida, Georgia and the Caribbean.
Representing: Classical organs from Rodgers Instruments, pipe organs from Fratelli Ruffatti and pianos from Bluthner.
Owned and operated by the Newby family.
Headquarters are located in Clearwater, Florida. Second showroom located at 16920 US Hwy 441 (suite #101), Summerfield, FL 32159
Pipe organs and pipe additions from Fratelli Ruffatti
Digital organs and hybrid organs from Rodgers, Copeman-Hart, Johannus and Makin
Acoustic pianos from Blüthner, Haessler, Irmler and Baldwin
Digital pianos and keyboards from Dexibell and Kawai
Gospel/Jazz/Rock organs and keyboards from Hammond
Home audio solutions from KEF
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Central Music is a Florida corporation that began in 1958. It was founded by Les Trubey and its first location was opened on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida (explaining the name). The late 1950s through the early 1980s represent the peak of the home organ industry in the United States. In its beginning, Central Music represented the Wurlitzer brand of home organs and pianos for the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Shortly after its founding, Central Music also became the dealer for Rodgers Instruments to serve the musical needs of the area’s churches. One of the most popular organs found in churches and homes alike is the Rodgers organ.
Central Music enjoyed great success with Wurlitzer. Due to this early success, Central Music was faced with a need for a larger location. It was also at this time that Les Trubey and Nelson Newby of Illinois became acquainted. In 1973, Trubey built a new home for Central Music – a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) building at 5175 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, Florida 33760 (where Central Music still resides today). It was the first building along that stretch of highway, with pastures for dairy cattle on both sides. However, the area has grown up around Central Music with an international airport within 2 miles (3.2 km) and a new eight lane road in front of the building.
In 1977, due to health issues, Les Trubey decided to retire. Thru their mutual experience with Wurlitzer, Les Trubey decided to approach Nelson Newby, a proven salesman from Illinois. In November 1977, Nelson Newby with his wife Sharon and son Timothy moved to Florida and became Central Music’s new owners.
At that time, Central Music had three locations throughout the Tampa Bay area. These locations not only offered new and used instruments for sale but were also locations where private lessons and group lessons were available. Around 1980, Wurlitzer began to struggle due to challenges from competition, a worsening economy and what was the beginning of the decline to the home organ industry. To compensate, Central Music took on a new brand in the musical instrument field, Yamaha. Yamaha, quickly rose to prominence in both the piano and (albeit declining) home organ industries, and Central Music became a Top-10 dealership for Yamaha in the United States.
In recognition of Central Music’s sales and customer service, company president Nelson Newby was nominated to the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Board of Directors in 1984. The highlight of his tenure was as co-chairman of the committee that created NAMM University and as a workshop presenter in its inaugural season. NAMM University remains a major focus of the organization to this day.
Over the years, Central Music’s church organ division steadily became a larger and larger portion of the company’s revenues. In the mid-1980s, Central Music began to shift its attention away from home products, to focus on the needs of churches across a larger geographic area. Today Central Music serves Florida, Georgia and the Caribbean.
In 1992, Central Music’s success was noticed by Fratelli Ruffatti’s National Director for US Sales (and concert artist) Ted Alan Worth. Headquartered in Padua, Italy (26 miles from Venice), Fratelli Ruffatti is the largest European supplier of pipe organs to the United States. Upon meeting, the Newby family and Mr. Worth quickly became friends and Central Music added Ruffatti to the list of fine musical instruments it offers.
Timothy Newby grew up in the family business from the age of 6 and upon his graduation from the University of Miami in 1993, Nelson and Sharon’s son was announced as Vice President of the firm. His focus was on marketing, installation design, and the new pipe organ products from Fratelli Ruffatti. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, Tim made several trips to Italy to apprentice with Francesco Ruffatti at their factory and in churches all throughout the beautiful country.
At the turn of the century, Nelson and Tim sought out a piano brand that would complement the extraordinary classical organ products they offered, and they found such an instrument in Bluthner. In 2001 Central Music was named the Florida representative for Bluthner pianos of Leipzig, Germany.
In 2016, Nelson had to considerably scale back his role within the company due to health issues (likely related to his service as a draftee in the Vietnam War) and in 2018, Tim succeeded his father as the 3rd President of Central Music.
Over 600 Catholic clergy, deacons, directors and lay people attended the 2019 Orlando Liturgical Conference in late August. It was a great showing with Global Organ Group dealer, Central Music featured as a premier exhibitor and providing two three-manual Rodgers organs for the convention.
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"When the need for a new organ was identified at the Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux, now in North Miami, Florida, the quality of sound, beauty of appearance and versatility were all vital to the decision. The instrument chosen: An ebony finished Rodgers Artist Series 3-manual organ..."
A Cistercian Monk, a Monastery originally built almost 900 years ago in Spain, American Businessmen, including William Randolph Hearst, Time Magazine, North Miami, Florida, and a Rodgers Artist Series organ are all part of the story below.
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Rodgers kindly thanks Central Music for their professionalism and excellence as a Rodgers dealer for central & southern Florida, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, & the Cayman Islands!
Please follow the link to enjoy the gifted organist Susan Crumpler, while she plays a special rendition of 'Adoration' and 'I Worship You', mixed together, at the charming Christ Church of Longboat Key, in Longboat Key, FL.
Mrs. Crumpler is the Organist at Christ Church of Longboat Key and was kind enough to provide us with an uplifting update on their Rodgers three manual organ.
Rodgers would like to kindly thank Christ Church of Longboat Key and Mrs. Susan Crumpler for taking the time to participate in this article. We would also like to thank premier Rodgers Dealer, Central Music for their continued professionalism and excellence in the field.
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Please enjoy the talented organist Cathy Blanchard, while she plays an uplifting rendition of “How Great Thou Art” and “Amazing Grace”, an iconic Christian hymn published in 1779. Although it had its roots in England, "Amazing Grace" became an integral part of the Christian tapestry in the United States.
The Infinity Series 361 organ performs exquisitely and the sound reverberates beautifully through the charming St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Hudson, FL, USA. Rodgers would like to kindly thank Central Music and everyone else involved in the making of this video.
Rodgers Instruments is proud to have participated in this year’s National Association of Pastoral Musicians - NPM Convention at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, OH!
Representing Rodgers, were premier dealers, Tom Magee, Owner of Classic Organs of Indiana, Nelson B. Newby, President of Central Music in Florida, and Dan Smith, Owner of D. K. Smith Pipe Organ Services, located in Virginia. Their commitment, dedication, and professionalism are truly remarkable, having over 60 years of combined experience representing Rodgers. Beautifully showcased at the Rodgers booth was a powerful Rodgers Infinity Series 361 three manual organ.
We are grateful to everyone involved!
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