My friend Kate Spencer runs Maple Leaf Music in Brattleboro VT, about five minutes off I-91 and about an hour and a half from Hartford CT. She's been in business since 1980 so she must be doing something right. Dealer for all the big brands, and gets vintage instruments every now and then & resells them at a price much lower than the Mandolin Brothers. Lots of good advice about guitar care, construction and buying, too. For the Best Deal Possible Guitar Barn will probably beat her price by a little, but the extra knowledge and help available once you've got it is worth it IMHO. Sandy Paton, I hope, will also have some nice things to say about Kate.