Montana mandolin stores

[biomando]

I'm moving to Bozeman in the near future and am hoping that there will be a good music store where I can stare at beautiful mandolins that I can't afford on a graduate student stipend and content myself with buying picks and other little things. Does anyone know of good stores in the Bozeman area?

[Wesley]

Greg Boyd ? As in www.gregboyd.com

[recklessmando]

I don't mean to be the geography police but Greg Boyd is up in Missoula and it's quite a drive from Bozeman. However, when the itch gets really bad it's just time in the saddle. Pack a lunch, though. Sorry, but I'm not familiar enough with Bozeman to offer shop advice. Maybe someone else can. Good luck.

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

Greg Boyd is in Missoula, 200 miles from Bozeman.

Sound to Earth (Weber Mandolins) is in Logan. A bit closer but still not in Bozeman. Logan is just a short drive, maybe 25 miles west.

I'll bet someone there knows about the music shops in Bozeman.

[Mike Blohm]

Music Villa on main street in Bozeman. They have a room in the back with a great selection of Webers and Gibsons, along with a lot of vintage stuff. Guarenteed to make you smile.

[John Rosett]

missoula and bozeman are only 200 miles apart (geographically). in montana terms, that's a short commute. plus, the way we all drive here, it's only a two hour drive...
john

[pickinNgrinnin]

Quite true John. When I lived in Great Falls, I had to reframe my perspective on what was considered a short drive http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Mike Blohm]

Greg does have a real nice new showroom. He's good to deal with also. Well worth the trip.

[amowry]

Yep, pay him a visit. You'll be wanting to check out Missoula anyway (go Griz!)

[pickinNgrinnin]

A couple of posters here are building very fine Mandolins in Montana -Mike Blohm and Andrew Mowry. I'd get in touch with these fellows and take a trip to visit them.

[biomando]

I'm actually living an hour from Missoula currently, but I've never been able to make it up to Greg Boyd's while he's open. I guess I'll have to stop through some other time.

[Dan Cole]

I'll second Music Villa. Nice store.