Dauphin Music & Electronics has been operating in the city for nearly 78 years, but soon the music will fall silent.
The owners of the long-standing business are looking forward to their retirement, but co-owner Theresa Zabiaka thinks that this business closing will leave a bit of a void in the city.
"It's sad. We were hoping that somebody would purchase the business so that we could continue to sell musical instruments and accessories to the people in Dauphin. The people of Dauphin need a place to buy their guitar strings, accessories, and any musical stuff. There won't be anyone in Dauphin doing that anymore."
Discussions on closing the business aren't new, as the business itself has been up for sale for the past two years.
One of the Owners, Danny Zabiaka has plans to move west to Alberta to be closer to his family, while his sister Theresa will remain in Dauphin for her Retirement.
Theresa will be looking to still be active in the community after serving it for so long.
"I want to do some more traveling, but focus on volunteering now that I'll have more time, and enjoy life."
Unfortunately, this isn't only a long-standing local business that will close its doors in the near future.
Black's Cycle & Sport will also be shutting down after nearly 80 years of operation.
Lorne Black, owner of Black's Sport & Cycle agrees that both of these business closings leave a hole in the local markets,
"I believe so. we need a bicycle repair shop, we need a firearms hunting store. Yeah, there will be a void. It's sort of like Dauphin Musical, same idea. We won't have a stereo or music store when they're done and gone"
Even though both businesses were looking to sell, both had no luck in finding a buyer.
As both of the business owners spoke, Dauphin will be seeing a void in its hobby hubs once these Long establishments shut their doors for the very last time.
