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Kerr's Music World is an authorized dealer for DeMoulin uniforms. DeMoulin has been the leader in quality music apparel since 1892 and offers a full line of marching band, frontline and dance uniforms. 

Elaine Kerr is the DeMoulin representative at Kerr's Music World. Elaine can assist you in every aspect of the process. She does design, fitting and sales by personal visitation, e-mail, fax, letter and UPS. With accounts in West Virginia, southeastern Ohio and the western half of Virginia, Elaine has over twenty years experience with DeMoulin.

DeMoulin has over 100 years of experience, the latest design techniques, expanded production and a dedicated organization. When you want the best for your band or choir, think DeMoulin and call Kerr's Music World.

Why DeMoulin       Where To Start      Our Sales Rep

DeMoulin can satisfy your five most important needs:

1. APPEARANCE - DeMoulin is always #1 in creating attractive up to date designs for your uniform project.

2. FIT - DeMoulin patterns are based on time tested standards year after year. We incorporate state of the art Gerber marking and cutting systems with real hand crafted tailoring to provide the best fit always.

3. AFFORDABILITY - Our #1 industry position allows us to carry the largest inventory of fabrics and findings. This coupled with great efficiency in our operations equates to cost savings on this superior
product.

4. DELIVERY - DeMoulin's increased manufacturing capacity has allowed us to maintain shorter delivery cycles throughout the year. We insist on meeting the dates we promise to our customers.

5. SERVICE AFTER THE SALE - Our representative at Kerr’s Music World, Inc., will follow up the uniform sale with complete service on accessory products for the marching and concert programs. Our home office staff will contact you immediately after shipment of your order to check on your satisfaction. All customers are contacted by telephone (fall) and by letter (winter) every year to check on your uniform needs and to solicit suggestions and comments. DeMoulin offers a full time customer service department with toll free access at all times.

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Where to Start

The uniform purchase for your band organization will be one of the larger single expenditures for the booster organization or school administrative unit. The following outline is designed to help you become more knowledgeable of this process and to assist you in the financial preparation and necessary procedures for this investment. Additional questions can be addressed by your full-time sales representative at 1-800-642-3047.

The Best Time To Buy Based on Market Cycles

 The best time to purchase uniforms is during the fall from September 1st continuing to March 1st of the new year. The industry experiences the heaviest part of the buying cycle during the months of March, April, May and June each year. By ordering during the fall and early winter months, you will be assured of receiving delivery prior to the end of the current school year and will be well prepared for the opening of another football season in the fall.

Another consideration concerns the timing of increases in price. Most raw material suppliers will pass along increases in costs during the fall months. The uniform industry traditionally increases prices to the customer around the first of each new year. You can take advantage of special incentives and special offers during the early fall of each year.   

How To Get Started

 By contacting a DeMoulin factory trained representative at Kerr’s Music World, Inc., you can begin the design process. Your DeMoulin sales representative is a professional full time service representative who can help in determining types of fabrics, trims and styles to suit your uniform needs. 

1. The first step is to obtain information about your needs and your preferences for materials, design, necessary quantities, etc. Our representative at Kerr’s will develop a colorful art rendering of your idea with you and your committee members.
2. A sample uniform can be manufactured within a 21 day time period for your approval. This sample can serve as a pilot for the prospective order, and will establish the quality standard for evaluation.

3. If the order is submitted for competitive bidding, DeMoulin will prepare a total package of construction and manufacturing standards (large 67K) for all vendors to follow. These standards will be at your request for quality and superior construction. All specifics and details relating to the fabrics, trims and accessory products will be specified.

4. After a decision is made concerning the purchase, you can expect delivery to be approximately 120 to 150 days from the date all order details are completed and purchase order or 1/3 deposit is received. DeMoulin will make special allowances for deliveries in a shorter window of time whenever possible.

5.  All measurements, approvals and necessary paperwork can be completed in one day by your DeMoulin representative at Kerr’s Music World, Inc.

6. Your official school purchase order or cash deposit will place your order into the production schedule at DeMoulin.

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Elaine works along with her husband George Y. in the family business KERR'S MUSIC WORLD, INC., in Charleston, West Virginia. To complement the sale of band instruments and accessories in the family business, Elaine began selling band uniforms with the help of George twenty years ago. Before the business was incorporated in 1980, husband George had been a band director in WV for eight years and a music store employee for another ten.

A former English teacher, and mother of two, Elaine spends her work time devoted to the customers of West Virginia, Virginia, and southeastern Ohio and their uniform needs. Over two hundred customers now wear the DeMoulin product in her area.

The family business, KERR'S MUSIC WORLD, INC. has grown to a staff of twelve full and part-time employees at its 911 Bigley Avenue, Charleston, WV, address. KERR'S MUSIC WORLD, INC. is also the manufacturer of the Sefco plume, a band hat plume made of acrylic yarn that can be worn in rain or snow. Unlike a feather plume, the yarn plume is practical, inexpensive, and colorfast.

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