Ellis Piano

David Ellis is the founder of Ellis Piano in Birmingham, Alabama. The store’s staff includes his sons who are proudly following in their father’s footsteps in providing high-quality pianos and top customer service. David’s own love for the piano all began when his mother purchased a piano at the county fair from Dick Reeves’ Piano Service. Some years later, in 1971, David was hired by that same store to deliver pianos and he fell in love with the business, especially the idea of helping each customer find the perfect instrument for their needs.

Jason Ellis played baseball all throughout school along with his brothers, which might be the reason their father built a baseball training facility in the family’s piano store! His father, David, wanted to keep his boys close to him and thought up the idea for the top floor of the store complete with batting cages, an Astroturf infield and a painted green wall (a homage to the left field wall at Fenway Park). And it worked! David’s sons work in the store to this day. Jason was 12 years old when he helped with college sales and recalls moving hundreds of pianos.

David Lambert was boyhood friends with David Ellis’ sons. Mr. Ellis is the founder of Ellis Pianos in Birmingham, Alabama, who built a baseball training facility on the top floor of his store to keep his sons close to him. As a good friend, David was also often found in the batting cages at the store. Whenever help was needed to move a piano or help clean up, David was there. This led to more and more involvement with the store, especially as it related to electronics, a passion of his since he was a kid. His interest in repairing Leslie Speakers evolved into becoming the area’s c

Loretta Pritchard is a songwriter and composer who has had several of her works published, including those written for young students. She wrote her first piece when she was four years old and began playing in church when she was eight. Her passion only grew when she joined school band programs and performed in musical events around her hometown of Alexander City, Alabama. After majoring in music in college she went on to teach music for some 20 years, all the while writing little songs to help her students practice.