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Malecki was an instrument maker out of Chicago who ran a store there, and who in 1915 partnered with Carl Fischer of New York. 1915 Music Trade Review

Used Paradox and Majestic as model names.

• 1872 Aloyeius Bernard Malecki born in Johannisdorf, Germany
• 1883 Malecki emigrates to US (also found listed as 1882 & 1886)
• 1896 Malecki marries Augusta in Chicago
• 1900 listed as music teacher, #951 S. St. Louis Ave, Chicago
• 1906 Louis B. Malecki & Co., #204 Wabash Ave, Chicago
• 1909 Louis B. Malecki & Co. was recently incorporated as a NJ company, #204 Wabash Ave, Chicago, $16,000 capital
• 1910 in census as a music merchant
• 1911 now at #272 Wabash Ave, owned by Carl Fischer with Louis Malecki as agent
• 1911 now at #337 S. Wabash Ave.
• 1913 #337 S. Wabash Ave, owned by Carl Fischer, Walter Fischer secretary, Louis Malecki agent
• 1915 #337 S. Wabash Ave, now moving to the 2nd floor from their old store on the 1st floor, wholesale & retail dealer in band instruments; Carl Fischer representative
• 1920 in census as manager of music house; living in Oak Park
• 1930 in census as music department manager; son James Aloyeius Malecki (1905-1997) is a clerk there; both are living at #848 Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL
• 1940 Louis B. Malecki & Son, #43 Ionia Ave., NW Grand Rapids
• 1947 Louis dies on January 18th in Grand Rapids, MI; Louis B. Malecki & Son is a music store at #129-1/2 Ottawa St. in NW Grand Rapids; they were to exhibit at the U of Mich. in January 1948
• 1961 Malecki Music House, #129-1/2 Ottawa St.
• 1966 Malecki Music House, #2040 Division
• 1968 Malecki Music Co., #2040 Division Ave. S., Grand Rapids
• 1997 son James dies at 92; former owner of Malecki Music Co.
• 1999 Carl Fischer closes their Chicago store at #312 S. Wabash
• 2004 Malecki Music Co. is acquired by J. W. Pepper
• 2016 Malecki Music Inc., #4500 Broadmoor Ave SE, Grand Rapids; a division of J.W. Pepper; may be closing Brass instruments date to the c.1906 to 1930s period in Chicago.

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