On Deceber 2, we received the following message from NAMM’s Dan Del Fiorentno
I’m sorry to report that Victor Tibaldeo Sr. passed away on Thursday at the age of 93. He started in the business in 1939 and became an icon in music retailing. He will be missed!
Victor loved to talk about the accordion boom of the 1950s, an element that helped establish his music store. The Miami-based store also was one of the country’s most successful organ retailers when that instrument hit its boom in the 1970s. Victor always said it helps to be in business at the right time, but “what is most critical is having employees who understand customer service.” In 2008, after 60 years in the business, Victor retired. Victor Piano and Organs Inc. is still going strong and is now run by his daughter, Lisa Tibaldeo.
To view a clip from Victor’s 2004 NAMM Oral History interview, click here:
https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/victor-tibaldeo-sr
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