staff has one job -- to make sure your experience is a great one.
WITH YEARS OF WISDOM
Pepper is an old company, over 135 years old. While that doesn't tell the whole story, it does tell part of it. If you work here, it's the kind of company you want to stay with. You'll find lots of good people working hard to support musicians everywhere. We get musicians. We love musicians. A whole bunch of us are musicians.
Pepper is a small army plugged into the world of music. Sure, Pepper is known throughout the world for serving school and church music programs, but with Sonifly, we get to bring you music on a more personal level so you can be immersed in the music you love.
Visit us at jwpepper.com.
FOR FANS EVERYWHERE
We are just as passionate about the fans, the people cheering wildly in the audience and singing in their car, as we are about those on stage. That's where Sonifly shines. Sonifly is for everyone who loves music, from the fan to the performer.
We are so happy to contribute in a small way to you enjoying your music. That's what Pepper does. That's who we are.
OUR PROMISE TO YOU
- We ship all in stock orders received by 5:00 ET the same day
- We have a huge selection of music items. Like 782,453!
- We're here to help you when you need it.
- We back up every order with our ridiculously good guarantee!
- We'll work tirelessly to be the best possible music partner for you.
James Welsh Pepper was born in Philadelphia in 1853, and died in the same city on July 28, 1919
The 1890s J.W. Pepper building in Philadelphia..
The Howard E. Pepper building from the early 1900s, now a part of the University of Pennyslvania. Building that housed the ENIAC, the worlds first computer.
Some of Peppers early publications of band music.
A century ago Pepper sold more than music, carrying an array of musical instruments and items useful to musicians, such as this John Philip Sousa band cap.
A view of the Pepper store during the post WWII era.
Pepper's staff worked to process orders from around the country out of the new Philadelphia office on Vine Street.
Pepper took the largest band music order in history, supplying navy bands with their music.
A Pepper staff member working to make sure an order is filled right.
1902 catalog cover
1945 catalog cover
1954 catalog cover
1978 catalog cover
1980 catalog cover
Service ad from 1970's catalog
Early patent for drum set
Distribution center with music racks
Customer area in Atlanta store
J.W. Pepper today - Georgia distribution center and store
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