A Person Who Cares About His Customers

Hi Jeremy! I wanted to write and thank you for making my recent purchase of the Eastman T-386 such a pleasant experience. You were extremely generous with your time on the phone with me as well as very helpful. It’s very obvious to me that you are a person who cares about his customers and it’s your nature to treat people with respect and kindness. I would not hesitate for a second to do business with you again in the future. It was a pleasure! I hope someday to visit your shop and meet you in person.

Glen Taylor

Victoria, BC

My go to place

I have the good fortune to pass through Kaslo several times a year. It's on the way to one of my favorite places in The Kootenays. A few years back a friend told me about a cool little music shop in Kaslo. I'd probably driven by it ,unaware, a number of times. I wasn't expecting a whole lot when I finally stopped in. How could such a small town support a music store of any real quality in terms of stock or repairs. At least I thought I'd maybe found a place to buy strings in my travels. When you own 4 to 7 guitars according to what day it is you go through some strings. I was pleasantly surprised to find it to be a very fine shop where in the 3 years that I've been stopping in I've bought a couple of fine mandolins, I've sold a couple of high end acoustic guitars ( for the price I wanted ) I've had quality work done on a couple of other guitars, bought a couple of good quality violin bows and recently had a very nice, good quality bridge put on my violin along with getting the sound post adjusted. To date I've had nothing but satisfaction with Jeremy's work in the Luthier department. It's come to be my go to place for pretty much all my musical needs & happily so. Banjos guitars mandolins violins dulcimers dobros, there's a great selection of quality instruments. I don't know what I'd do without them!

Bob Gardali, Revelstoke B.C.

A True Craftsman

"I took my guitar to Jeremy for a small playability problem. He diagnosed the primary issue as an incorrect neck angle. We discussed all the options and I made the decision to have it corrected. With the changes he made, this guitar went from hanging on the wall to my main instrument. He is so meticulous that he did not stop until it was perfect for the way I play. A true craftsman."

Joan Grodzki, Avid Classical Guitarist, Nelson, B.C.

What a Treasure!

"What a treasure to stumble upon while on the road! A true folklore centre, reminiscent of the old Toronto Folklore and Ottawa Folklore Centres. A great selection/collection of guitars and other fretted instruments and a truly gracious, knowledgeable and helpful man of many talents manning the shop."

Thomas P. Radcliffe - Singer-Songwriter, Composer, Finger-style Guitarist, and Advocate for Peace and Social Justice

Sounds so Beautiful

My violin sounds so beautiful I've been playing it all morning. I think moving the soundpost really opened the sound and I'm really happy with the way the bridge sounds.

Again, thank you so much, I was worried about getting my violin back and it sounding completely different with the new bridge but it really sounds great and I'm so incredibly happy with it!!

Aline Daigle - Selkirk Music Student

In Memory of our Dear Friend

Wednesday, June 28th, 2017

Our dear friend Marty Hamilton has passed away. It is with heavy hearts that we say farewell to this fantastic man, community member, and musician.

Rest In Peace, Marty.

Flame Maple Ohana Guilele on Clearance

50% off on this beautifully crafted Ohana guilele! Down from $300 to $150 +tax

Flame Maple back and sides, solid spruce top, rosewood bridge and fingerboard. Nut and saddle are made of bone. Excellent for a kid, student or someone looking for a travel size instrument.

Guilele is tuned ADGCea, allowing for the same fingering for chords and scales as a standard guitar, transposed up a 4th.

This is an old stock item that we are just trying to move along into a player’s hands. It is in perfect working order, no major scratches or dints, and it sounds great. Definitely a musical instrument, and not a toy.

SOLD

For more info contact us.

Freya

Local New Denver act Freya (Martine Denbok on violin and Noel Fudge on guitar) has just released their first CD and it’s just what the doctor ordered.
Freya compose original pieces for violin and guitar. The music is fresh and innovative, drawing from Celtic and Folk roots, tugging on those timeless heartstrings that are anchored so deeply in so many of us. The CD is very well produced, clarity and volume are superb. Hat’s off to Martine and Noel.
A must have for any Kootenay music library!

$20

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Cry Baby Wah-Wah Pedal

The world’s most renowned Wah-wah pedal has come to Mountain Fruit. This is the same pedal used by the greats from Eric Clapton and Eric Clapton to Adam Jones of metal band Tool. With it’s distinctive tone and heavy duty metal housing, this is an industry standard.

$134.95

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I Like to Wrap!

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

This old thumwrap is done, obviously!

Silver wire after anchoring the end in a matching hole and resoldering.

Cutting some new kangaroo leather with a straight razor. Measurements and tapers must be exact for a clean look.

And here’s how we clamp this tricky glue job for thumb wraps.

That’s a wrap!