▁Company ▁- ▁employ ing ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 5 0 ▁employees ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁their ▁operation . ▁Water lo o ▁Metal ▁St amp ings ▁began ▁after ▁Th iele ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁an ▁industrial ▁plant ▁in ▁Water lo o . ▁Water lo o ▁Metal ▁St amp ings ▁produced ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁music - based ▁items ▁including ▁music ▁stands , ▁drums ▁and ▁c ym b als , ▁eventually ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁office ▁furn iture . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Water lo o ▁Music ▁Company ▁sold ▁and ▁produced ▁music ▁for ▁pian ists ▁working ▁in ▁silent ▁film ▁houses , ▁later ▁s elling ▁sheet ▁music ▁used ▁by ▁bands ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Th iele ▁started ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁his ▁home , ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁an ▁office ▁after ▁out g row ing ▁the ▁space . ▁The ▁Company ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁sell ▁and ▁repair ▁musical ▁instruments , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁offer ▁music ▁less ons ▁and ▁educational ▁resources . ▁The ▁Water lo o ▁Music ▁Company ▁operated ▁for ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁at ▁ 3 ▁Regin a ▁Street ▁North ▁in ▁Water lo o . ▁The ▁business ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁T ann ery ▁building ▁at ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Victoria ▁streets ▁in ▁K itch ener , ▁Ontario ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁business ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Music ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁who ▁dropped ▁the ▁original ▁name ▁after ▁the ▁moving ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁K itch ener . ▁The