Anchorage Daily News

WHAT: Horn Doctor Music Store Inc. -- a general music store with an emphasis on wind instrument sales and repair -- is undergoing major expansion. The current facility, which is about 1,900 square feet, will increase to 9,500 square feet. Added features will include a showroom, new shop area, warehousing, and possible offices and meeting rooms. Exterior improvements include new landscaping and parking lot upgrades.

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WHERE: 1000 Ingra St.

COST: About $1 million

ARCHITECT: Harley Hightower

ENGINEERS: EIC Engineers; MBA Consulting Engineers; Enterprise Engineering; and Oien Associates Inc., Eagle River.

LANDSCAPING: Land Design North

CONTRACTORS: Lake View General Contracting Inc., Anchorage and Palmer; B.C. Excavating Inc.; MJM Paving, Wasilla; JD Steel Co. Inc., Palmer; Siegel Construction, Chugiak; AlasCo General, insulation; Preferred Overhead Door, Wasilla; Rainbow Builders Inc., flooring; Mechanical Specialists Inc., Wasilla; and Northstar Electric Co., Eagle River.

WHY: For the past 10 years, Horn Doctor has required extra space to operate more efficiently, said owner and vice president John Kagerer. The business has repaired about 75,000 band instruments since opening nearly 25 years ago, he said. "If it's a good-quality instrument, it will retain its value forever as long as it's maintained."

Horn Doctor evolved from being solely a repair shop to carrying items such as guitars, amplifiers and sound gear for churches and schools. Requests for this service are steadily growing among Anchorage's musical community, Kagerer said. He added that the demand for school band instruments occurs in cycles. "Sometimes it grows, and sometimes it ebbs," said Kagerer. "Many times, it depends on community support. If the School Board sees value in musical education, they fund it better, and we have better business."

WHEN: The expansion project is scheduled for completion in December. It should be fully operational this spring.

Information compiled by Daily News reporter Asta Corley. Have you driven by a construction project lately and wondered "What is that going to be?" It might be a potential candidate for our Building Anchorage feature. If you have a project to suggest, call Asta Corley at 257-4307 or e-mail acorley@adn.com.

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