The Denver Folklore Center has only changed hands twice in its 62-year history, and that both of those sales have occurred in the last 7 years
“We’ve sold guitars to people in Norway, mandolins to Italy and banjos in Japan — where the bluegrass scene is huge,” said Dehmel, 38, owner of the Denver Folklore Center at 1893 S. Pearl St.. “But in terms of relevance, I find that there are still people of all ages coming into the actual store. I just had a 6-year-old in here buying her next-step mandolin.”
Dehmel competed his $500,000 purchase of the Denver Folklore Center in May from co-owners Claude Brachfeld and Saul Rosenthal. Prior to that, Brachfeld and Rosenthal — both longtime customers — had bought the acoustic-instrument store and custom repair shop from founder Harry Tuft, who welcomed legends such as Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and Bill Monroe to his folk-music hub in the mid-to-late 20th century.
It’s significant that the Denver Folklore Center has only changed hands twice in its 62-year history, and that both of those sales have occurred in the last 7 years . That’s not a sign of its instability, but rather the loyalty of the store’s customers and employees as the generational wheels continue to spin.
“I took a massive pay cut to come and sell guitars, and it was the best possible choice,” said Dehmel, who grew up on the Western Slope and managed a music shop in Grand Junction. “But I only got one week of training before we shut down for about 3 months. Even when we reopened, we could only have three people in the store and had to keep the doors locked at all times.”
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