About Us:

Since grade school and up to his service in the Army, Ralph Brodt Jr. always understood the importance of music and the enrichment it brought into his life and others’. In 1957, Ralph decided to teach private lessons at a local music store called Zellner’s Music. After several years, the Zellner’s affinity for Ralph grew. They respected his love of music, hard work-and most notably—pleasant demeanor. Ralph enjoyed working at the store so much that he and his wife Edith purchased it in 1960. Ralph, Edith, and their four children all shared the notion that music enriched their lives and wanted the business to reflect that ideal. Ralph decided to change the name from Zellner’s Music to Nazareth Music Center. Within the past 25 years, the Brodt family expanded their store immensely. What was once a small store front and a quaint home now extends half a block long and towers four stories high. However, the feeling of a “Mom-and-Pop” store still exists.