Photo Credit Ken Pierce 2024 of https://www.piercingmetal.com/
As we previously reported, Music retail giant Sam Ash has announced they are closing stores across the country, including historic locations in Huntington, Long Island, Connecticut, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and Clearwater, Florida, and their flagship store on 34th Street in Manhattan, New York City. Now the brand has announced the liquidation sale (“Store Closing Sales”) for all of its physical locations. They will also offer sales at Sam Ash.com as well. This news is devastating to the music world. The brand has not made public statements about which stores are close. The store is now full of signs touting a closing and liquidation sale. The current location is across the street from Hammerstein Ballroom, but the once iconic store founded in 1924 by Samuel Ash from Brooklyn, was located at the infamous Musicians Row on 48th Street in Manhattan until 2012. The brand has seen increasingly tough times of late, including the death of long-time brand steward Sammy Ash, who was the acting COO until his death in September 2023.
Sam Ash Flagship store front photo above used with permission of Ken Pierce 2024 of https://www.piercingmetal.com/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sam-ash-new-york-city-manhattan-location-closing/
Legendary Sam Ash Music Store Closing After a Century of Harmonizing Manhattan’s Music