Fine stringed & fretted instruments - Expert repair & instruction
A little about us...
Meadowood Music, a wonderful stringed instrument specialty shop, began as the dream of husband & wife, Mike & Paula. In 1995, the couple conceived of a music store where excellent service & products are the norm, a place where people make & share music, a store that offers high quality musical gear at great prices. In 2000, they opened Meadowood in Kutztown PA. In 2005, they moved the store to its current location on route 222 in Blandon, PA.
The store offers more than instruments & accessories. Meadowood offers expert repair & restoration of all stringed instruments. Mike builds and restores violins & is an authorized Martin Guitar warrantee service technician. A cadre of fine musicians offer high quality musical instruction at Meadowood.
Meadowood offers this website as a way for people nearby & far away as a way to visit the store on-line. It shows the store inventory & provides info that's useful to both amateur & professional musicians & music lovers: care tips for stringed instruments, links to websites that promote live music, contacts for local musicians, info & links for workshops, camps, schools, festivals, radio stations & links to manufacturers that supply Meadowood with its fine wares.
Mike & Paula would love to hear from you. You can reach them through the 'Contact' link in the menu at the top of this page. You can visit them in person at the store, or call during business hours. You can track special events and day-to-day activities at Meadowood with the calendar of events at the top of this page & on the Meadowood Music FaceBook page. You can subscribe to Meadowood's e-newsletter through the form below.
News and Happenings
EARLY CLOSURE 1/18/20
Posted: 1/18/20
We plan to be open from 10 AM to 1 PM unless the storm forces an even earlier closure. If you are coming today, 1/18/20, please call to make sure we will be here when you arrive.
All lessons scheduled for 1 PM or later are cancelled unless you have rescheduled an earlier time with your teacher.
FUNDRAISER CONCERT REPORT
Posted: 1/18/20
As reported here in December, Dave and Kathy Kline lost their home to a fire just before Christmas. On January 12, musicians including Mike and Linda Hertzog, Bob Entler, Matt Wlasnewski, The Celtic Martins, Butch Imhoff, and a host of others performed in a benefit concert at the Oley Fair Center from 2 to 5 PM. Short auctions of donated items occurred between musical performances.
Several hundred people of all ages attended -- drawn from Dave and Kathy's communities of musicians, dog lovers, cyclists, and more.
Hot dogs and other refreshments were on sale. Admission was free, donations were encouraged. Of the donations and food and auction revenues, 100% of the proceeds went to the Klines.
HUMIDIFY!
WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE CRACKED INSTRUMENTS ALREADY
Posted: 12/26/19
The weather has turned cold, and the air is dry. The dry air dries and shrinks wood in instruments. The instruments crack.
Please, please, please, humidify.
You can do it with an in-case humidifier, a room humidifier, or a whole house humidifier. However you do it, please maintain at least 40% humidity.
We want to earn your business, but not by repairing avoidable cracks.
FLY WITH YOUR INSTRUMENT IN ALL 50 STATES
FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2012
Federal Law Requires Airlines to Allow Musical Instruments on Planes
Updated: 1/19/18
Thank the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), for lobbying Congress (for many years) to get legislation that protects musicians who travel by air with their instruments. Acccording to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, musicians may carry an instrument onto the cabin of an aircraft if the instrument can be stowed safely in one of the approved carry-on locations, and there is still space for the instrument at the time the passenger boards. This ruling means that musicians need to board as early as possible to ensure that there's space. For more details about how to board early and what to do if an instrument is too large for carry-on storage, read on.
MEADOWOOD SPONSORS HALF MOON CAFE OPEN MICS
Date posted: 2/8/19, Updated: 10/10/19
Meadowood hosted summer-only, outdoor, open mics, first at the Kutztown Park, then at our Kutztown store, then at our Blandon store. In 2018, we moved the open mics to Clay on Main in Oley, where they can be indoors, monthly, year-long. We hope to see (hear) you there.
Musicians and audience members gather in Clay on Main's Half Moon Cafe (313 Main Street in Oley) on the first Monday of each month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Each act may erform up to 3 tunes. Acts should require little set-up time. Material should be appropriate for a family audience.
The Half Moon asks each adult to donate $5 and provides seating, a PA system, and sound technician. Free parking is available in the nearby church lot (please park there, not on the street where residential neighbors park).
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WHERE MEADOWOOD'S TEACHERS PERFORM
GREAT TEACHERS & GREAT MUSICIANS - WHERE THEY PLAY
Date posted: 12/27/19
Go see our teachers perform live. You'll be glad you did. SCHEDULE: next page
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