Dunkley Music was founded by William K Dunkley and his wife Dorothy in 1950 in Boise, Idaho. Sixty years have passed since that time, and the musical torch has been handed off to their son Mark Dunkley and his wife Karen. Our business has grown treme

William K Dunkley was studying to be a dentist when his brother talked him into starting a piano store in Ogden, Utah, in 1946. New pianos weren’t available so soon after World War II, so they drove to Chicago, purchased a railcar full of used pianos, and shipped them back to Ogden. William K married Dorothy in 1948, and the two of them built up their business.

William K wanted to represent the very best brands, especially Steinway & Sons, so they moved to Boise, Idaho, to work on obtaining that franchise. On March 10th, 1950, Dunkley Music of Boise opened its doors. William K was always an energetic, enthusiastic man, and he took truckloads of his instruments to the surrounding areas and into eastern Idaho. He often flew his beloved Cessna airplane with a load of Magnavox stereos and televisions to sell, loving every minute of it. He vowed never to go home until all of his cargo had been sold, and always kept that promise. In the meantime, Dorothy Dunkley watched the store and taught music lessons while raising their five children.

Our Recital Hall has a Steinway Concert Grand available for teacher and student recitals, and our two highly trained piano technicians take care of numerous private and institutional customers throughout the valley and the state. Our instrument repair and piano moving departments are always humming with activity, as are our guitar, print music, drum, and electronics departments

We are a full-line music store, carrying Steinway & Sons, Boston, Essex, Kawai, and Roland pianos and digital pianos. We also carry the Selmer, Bach, and Yamaha band and orchestra instruments, and pretty much everything else needed for music making.

We sponsor Teacher Workshops, and support numerous Arts Organizations. We invite you to drop in and browse, and let our professional musicians on staff guide you in your purchases. We are celebrating the past sixty years, and looking forward to the next sixty.