8521 Allentown Pike - Blandon - PA 19510
610-916-1285
Tue: 10-8 Wed - Thu: 10-7 Fri: 10-6. Sat: 10-4
Fine stringed & fretted instruments - Expert repair & instruction
A little about us...
Meadowood Music, a wonderful stringed instrument specialty shop, begUn 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 near & far to visit the store on-line. It shows the store inventory (we do our best to keep it current) & 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
THE KEIM COLLECTION - LOVELY GUITARS TO ADOPT
Posted 7/28/21
With the passing of our friend Keith Keim, his wife Bonnie found herself with a collection of premium guitars. She does not play guitar, and wants Keith's guitars to live with people who will love them as much as he did. Bonnie asked us to help her find good homes for Keith's guitars. Here we list the guitars that we still have.
Click on the names of the guitars here to see photos, specifications and prices.
2018 Martin Custom 0 Koa/Spruce
2011 Martin Custom 000 12-Fret Koa
BERKS FIDDLE FESTIVAL AT BEAR CREEK MOUNTAIN
Posted 8/3/22
Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 18th, 2022 and plan to attend the Berks Fiddle Fest at Bear Creek Mountain Resort -- the new home of the Lyons Fiddle Fest.
The Fiddle Festival moved to Bear Creek in 2021, after being cancelled due to COVID in 2020, because Lyons Park suffered damage from flooding that moved a stream right into what had been the festival grounds. Although the new location caused last year's Fest ‘feel’ a little different, organizers are making every attempt to keep the festival as familiar possible while enjoying the amenities of a mountain resort. As before, there's plenty of space for lawn chair seating, more room for the jammers, a new crafter area, and plenty of parking.
A new home, a new name, but the same ‘feel!’ Visit the Berks Fiddle Fest on Sunday, September 18th at Bear Creek Mountain Resort, 101 Doe Mountain Ln, Macungie, PA 18062.
For more informaation about the Festival, to see who's performing, or to register for the fiddle contest, visit
https://www.bcmountainresort.com/play/events/berks-fiddle-fest/
LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT
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Updated 8/2/22
Our wonderful instructors offer in-person and virtual instruction on a wide array of instruments (teacher biographies and list of lessons offered HERE). If you or your child would like to learn to play an instrument, CLICK HERE to sign up NOW!
BLUEGRASS JAM CONTINUES IN NEW LOCATION
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROSITY OF TRINITY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP!
Posted: 9/21/20, Updated 7/1/22
The Bluegrass jam has temporarily moved to Trinity Bible Fellowship Church on Main Street in Blandon, and CONTINUES there INSTEAD of at our store. Thanks Trinity (https://www.facebook.com/TrinityBFC) for making a large room available to Meadowood Music's Bluegrass Jam from 6-8 PM every Tuesday!
NEW OUTDOOR, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED JAM
YOU'RE INVITED
Updated: 7/12/21
Meadowood is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Blandon Lions Club. The Lions are making their lovely Maiers Grove available for a
TWICE-A-MONTH COMMUNITY ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION.
BEGINNING APRIL 22, you are invited to bring your acoustic instrument to play with other members of our community. The jam will be on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.
All levels of musicians and styles of acoustic music are welcome.
Print music and music stands are welcome.
The Lions are happy to share their facilities with the community:
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Benches - no need to bring chairs.
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Public restrooms with running water.
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Pavilions that make it possible to play rain-or-shine.
We suggest that participants make a $5 donation to support the Lions Club in its efforts and to help maintain the lovely grove.
Larry Ross will host, mentor, and manage the jams. You can reach him on his
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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.
To read past e-newsletters, click here.
WHERE MEADOWOOD'S TEACHERS PERFORM
GREAT TEACHERS & GREAT MUSICIANS - WHERE THEY PLAY
Date updated: 1/22/21
Everyone's performing schedule has been devastated by COVID issues. Please visit our teachers' websites linked on the next page for updates.
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