Talk in the bar the other night was about good guitar shops – who has a great selection of acoustics, who does good repair and restoration work, who knows a lot about vintage instruments? Here's a list we came up with for favorite guitar shops in North Amerikay in 2010. Anyone have additions, deletions, corrections, or other nominations? Buffalo Brothers Guitars 4901 Camino Real Carlsbad, CA (760) 434-4567 www.buffalobrosguitars.com/ Charley's Guitar Shop 2720 Royal Lane Dallas, TX 75229-4727 (972) 243-4187 charleysguitar.com/ Elderly Instruments 1100 N Washington, Lansing, MI 48906 888-473-5810 toll free http://elderly.com/welcome.htm Gruhn Guitars 400 Broadway Nashville, TN (next to the Ryman Auditorium, how cool is that) (615) 256-2033 www.gruhn.com Intermountain Guitar and Banjo 712 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 (801) 322-4682 http://www.guitarandbanjo.com/ Lark Street Music 479 Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201) 287-1959 www.larkstreetmusic.com Mandolin Brothers 629 Forest Avenue Staten Island, NY 10310-2576 (718) 981-8585 http://www.mandoweb.com/ Mass Street Music 1347 Massachusetts Lawrence, KS 66044 (800) 747-9980 toll free http://www.massstreetmusic.com/ Vintage Instuments 507 South Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19147 Guitar, Etc. Inquiries: (215) 545-1000 Violin Inquiries: (215) 545-1100 The Twelfth Fret Guitarist's Pro Shop 2132 Danforth Avenue Toronto, ON M4C 1J9, Canada (416) 423-1554 www.12fret.com
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