Got some more info on the April 30 closing of the Sam Keeney Organ and Piano Center in York Township.
The following is stuff from the notebook that didn't make it into Thursday's story.
Keeney, right, owner of the center since 1970, wants to be remembered for his honest business dealings.
"I've pretty much tried to keep my nose clean," he says.
Others see him that way, too. Even Keeney's competitors can't help but tip their hats.
"Sam was always a good, clean competitor," said Joel Menchey, owner of Menchey Music Service, which has a location in Springettsbury Township. "The kind of competitor that a fellow music dealer would want to have."
Keeney started working at the center's current location on South Queen Street in 1965, he said, when it opened as Baker's music store.
Keeney says he is now "past retirement age," but he is "not ready to sit in a rocking chair and watch TV yet." He plans to continue performing organ programs for local nursing homes, retirement centers, weddings and funerals.
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