Cosmo Guitars, a small business started by Tom Hebert, began in 1966 importing guitars from Italy and Japan. Cosmo Music bega ... n dealing with brass and woodwind sales, rentals and repairs in 1975. The need for a band department became apparent with the population explosion and the lack of service oriented school band program providers. The brass and woodwind department quickly became an area of expertise for Cosmo Music as their rental fleet grew exponentially. In 1985 Cosmo Music moved again to an even bigger location just a few blocks south on Yonge Street. Taking over a department store and building one of the largest music stores in Canada gave Cosmo customers an increased instrument selection and even more value than before. It also gave way to the construction of The Cosmo School of Music, the largest and most prestigious music school in the area. The Cosmo Music Brass and Woodwind Centre opened in 1990 and became Ontario’s leading provider of brass and woodwind instruments and accessories. The new building also housed Cosmo Music’s Brass and Woodwind repair facilities, one of the largest in the country, and Cosmo’s ever growing rental fleet (now well over 12,000 instruments). The dream of the entire Cosmo Team has always been to create the world’s most exciting and interactive music making environment. In the spring of 2008 this dream became a reality when Cosmo Music amalgamated both of its locations into one giant store. Cosmo Music – The Musical Instrument Superstore opened its doors on May 22nd 2008 and has already been declared by many to be one of the biggest and best musical instrument retail stores in the world; providing sales, service, rentals and lessons for all types of musical instruments in a one-of-a-kind, world class facility. read more