Why 'The Right Note'?

It centred on music, from instruments to gramophones – the ones that used big wax rolls instead of albums – “His Master’s Voice” style.

As technology advanced, the family business started selling TVs, radios and hi-fi systems. My grandparents, and subsequently my dad, had taken over the running of the shop.

And while at high school, my sister and I got Saturday jobs there, running errands or serving behind the counter in the record store. Most of my salary was spent on albums - keeping it in the family!

Over time, the shop had also evolved into an impresario business, organising concerts and festivals, and bringing big names like Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald and Zubin Metha to Trondheim.

For his services to musical culture, my granddad Olaf was awarded the Order of St Olav by King Olav V of Norway. (I know, you couldn’t make it up… Had Norway run out of names?)

During the 100-odd years the family business existed, its tagline was “Alt med god tone” – loosely translated as “Always striking the right note.”

This was of course a pun on the musical nature of the business. But it also expressed the company’s ethos around high-quality products and pleasant, helpful customer service.

That’s why I chose The Right Note as the name of my own venture. Communicating in the right tone of voice, conveying the right messages in the right way, is what my business all about.

I’m proud to borrow the 1899 family tagline and put my own spin on it. Check out my services to see how I can help you hit the right note!