SAIED MUSIC COMPANY Owner Bob Saied is quick to credit his staff with the long-term success of Saied Music Company, which was founded by his father James G. Saied in 1946. “Most of our employees — from office to sales to repair to management — have played or still play a musical instrument,” says Saied. “Many have been band or choir directors, so they know how to fulfill the needs of the customer.” The Saied family and many members of the management team have also served on national and statewide organizations promoting music education — a cause that has become more crucial in recent years as schools slash arts funding in the wake of budget cuts.
3259 South Yale Avenue Tulsa, OK 74135 (918) 742-5541 saiedmusic.com Saied Music Company, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, is one of the few full-line music companies in the country. The company boasts a keyboard department — selling everything from portable keyboards to concert grand pianos and church organs — and a school music department serving schools throughout four states. Other features include a guitar department with the latest electronic and acoustic guitars, drums and sound equipment. Saied is also home to one of the few print music departments in the country. “If a family, school or church needs something musical, we can cover all their needs with one location,” says Saied. The company now has two locations in Tulsa, three in Arkansas and one in Texas.