Private company

Johnson String Instrument

American musical instrument retailer

Johnson String Instrument is a full service provider of new and previously owned stringed instruments and accessories, including their rental, sales, restoration, repair and appraisal. Located in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, the company was founded in 1976 by Carol and Roger Johnson, and is currently owned by their son, Adam Johnson.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1976Founded1
  • HeadquartersNewton Upper Falls1
  • Websitewww.johnsonstring.com
  • Legal formDomestic Business Corporation3
  • LEI549300N232BRI7II1V143
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O Adam Johnson, 02464 Newton, United States3
  • Registered withCorporations Division (Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office), 0431078603

Johnson String Instrument is a full service provider of new and previously owned stringed instruments and accessories, including their rental, sales, restoration, repair and appraisal. Located in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, the company was founded in 1976 by Carol and Roger Johnson, and is currently owned by their son, Adam Johnson.2

Products and brands

  • violin

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1976Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.9M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $1.9M in all. PPP loans $1.9M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 · PPP loans: $1.0M20202021 · PPP loans: $911.8K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$911.8K$911.8K
2020$1.0M$1.0M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 29, 2020$1.0M PPP loan (first draw) from Middlesex Savings Bank4To JOHNSON STRING INSTRUMENT INC, Newton Upper Falls MA; $1.0M forgiven Aug 10, 2021
  2. Jan 21, 2021$911.8K PPP loan (second draw) from Middlesex Savings Bank4To JOHNSON STRING INSTRUMENT INC, Newton Upper Falls MA; $920.7K forgiven Jan 18, 2022