Dennis James

Dennis James recalls with a smile the day he visited Colton Piano as a teenager. He later worked for Colton founder, Vern Schaffer, getting the experience and training for the career he had dreamed of--opening his own piano and organ retail store. That dream was realized in northern San Diego County in 1992 when he opened The Piano Warehouse. The store grew as the surrounding cities, such as San Marcos and Vista, continued to grow. A new building was completed in 2004 in the lot next to his first location. Dennis finally had a store built for piano retail, complete with a repair room, recital hall, teaching studios and showroom.