Roper Music

Your first and one-stop shop whether beginning or continuing a life of music! Roper Music has been serving the Western Slope for over 66 years. The story of the store starts back in 1947 when Gilbert Roper and his brother Judge started Roper Brothers Music and Electronics in Montrose, Colorado. A decade after opening their store in Montrose, Gil Roper decided to open a store in Grand Junction. Roper bought the Clark and Steen Music Store in March of 1956, and this location would become home to Roper Music. After buying the store, Mr. Roper hired Joe Grantham as a sales representative, who developed an excellent rapport with the local band directors. In 1984, John Handley joined Roper Music as a repairman. When Joe's health began to deteriorate, John began filling the position of sales representative, and in 1993 he took over the store, following Mr. Roper's retirement. Sadly, John Handley passed away in the summer of 2019. He was an amazing influence on the music community in the area. If you had a musical problem, John would do whatever he could to fix it. Months from his retirement, he handed over the reins to Kris, Seth and Patrick. All have strong musical backgrounds and are trained and certified repair technicians in their respective fields of orchestral, brass and woodwind instruments. Roper Music continues to support music education on the Western Slope with high quality instruments for beginners and those moving forward with their music. We have a wide selection of lesson, recital and school-specific print music and an excellent selection of band and orchestra accessories, guitars, basses and ukeleles!

*Repair estimates are free!

*We're you're best source for band and orchestral instrument repair in the Western Slope and beyond.. The success of Roper Music can be explained by the innovative business practices of Gilbert Roper. He combined honesty, consistency and quality service to ensure his customers' satisfaction. It is Roper Music's mission to support music education at all levels while giving each and every customer the best service. This goal has been and will always remain at the heart of Roper Music.