Does anyone have any suggestions of a good music shops in the Gilford Connecticut area, that'll be a treat to see.
Does anyone have any suggestions of a good music shops in the Gilford Connecticut area, that'll be a treat to see.
the area has one really good acoustic shop, although it is mostly guitars. #acousticmusic.org. #there are a few mandolins there, but most come and go quickly. #
pretty barren for mandolin shops otherwise. #there is g guitars, but they apecialize in electric instruments -lots of high end electric bass stuff and boutique amps(new haven). #guilford is a small beach town, lots of summer homes, etc.
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I bought a 1912 Gibson A model in Acoustic Music in 1995.
I've just checked their site. Great selection of guitars; not a lot of mandos, but what there is is quality. Collings, Givens , Monteleone.
David A. Gordon
dagger, i was there the other day. the collings sold the first few days it was there, the givens legacy is also sold. i believe they opened for business in august 2001, in 95 it would have been youngblood music workshop. but the monte's are still there and my montana made 93 flatiron a5 artist.
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Yeah, Youngblood -that sounds right. I was trying to remember.
I've only been there once. My wife's family live quite near.
David A. Gordon
I'll be in the Hartford/New Briatin area the week of Thanksgiving. Plus, I will be traveling to Bethel and Worcester(sp?). Anything mandolin related to see or do?
i travel through those areas to worcester. #no too much in the way of mandolins. #we are mandolin deprived in these parts. #in lexington mass there is the music emporium and in brattleboro, vt there is maple leaf music. #these have a nice selection of mandos as well as guitars.
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We are indeed mando-deprived. Aside from Acoustic Music there is nothing to speak of in the state. Another option aside from those mentioned already is Fretted Instrument Workshop in Amherst MA. Nice selection of Webers, and Gibsons (at least last I was there). Great acoustic guitar selection also - bought my Martin there.
If you're into driving up 91 North check out Maple Leaf Music in Brattleboro, VT. That's where I got my Weber...nice folks. The carry Rigel, Weber, Collings, Mids, and usually have some used ones as well.
The address is:
23 Elliot St.
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-254-5559
Here's a link to their mandos: http://www.mapleleafmusic.com/instruments.cfm?sub=9
There is a music store called Caruso Music http://www.carusomusic.com
located in New London, Connecticut which is an hour or two up the coast from Guilford.
Every so often they have some mandos on Ebay, and they have some nice looking vintage guitars at their site including a Gibson guitar signed by Lloyd Loar. #Might be worth a phone call to see what kind of mandolins they might have in the showroom.
In New Haven, (about 15 miles south of Guilford) there is the Yale University Collection of Musical Instrument Museum, http://www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments/.
I don't know if they have any mandolins on display there, but they do have a lot of historical instruments including a Stradivari violin.
Connecticut doesn't have much of a mandolin history other than being blamed as the birthplace of both the mandolin-banjo and the Ovation mandolin.
Merit Music in New Canaan normally has a few Mid-Missouris in stock.
Providence RI is not far up the road and I believe has a mandolin orchestra. I once read an article about Simon Mayor being their guest.
David A. Gordon
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