A Short History of
The Plainfield Music Store



The Plainfield Music Store was founded in 1951 by Irving Rydberg. Over the years Mr. Rydberg assembled a vast resource and archive of sheet music from many publishers which became a favorite source for Plainfield and regional musical connoisseurs.

    In 1994 the store was purchased by Vicky Griswold, a classically trained pianist whose professional career has taken her to various parts of the United States, Brazil and Europe. In addition to her perform- ing career she has taught piano for 30 years.

    Since taking on the management of the store, Vicki has updated the business operation to include mail order for customers all over the country, while still maintaining the old fashioned browsing atmosphere
and personalized service. Assisiting her are Gary, an experienced church musician and conservatory-trained organist, and Bob, with more than 35 years in the retail sheet music business.