8521 Allentown Pike - Blandon - PA 19510
Tue: 10-8 Wed - Thu: 10-7 Fri: 10-6. Sat: 10-4
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March 4 begins
Meadowood's 27th year!
Fine stringed & fretted instruments - Expert repair & instruction
A little about us...
We are Mike & Paula, the owners of Meadowood Music, a stringed instrument specialty shop that we opened in March of 2000, a place where excellent service & products are the norm, where people make & share music, where high quality musical gear is available at great prices. Originally on Main Street in Kutztown, PA, we moved to our current location on route 222 in Blandon, PA in 2005.
In addition to selling stringed instruments & accessories, we repair them. Mike builds & restores violins and does factory-authorized, warrantee repairs on Martin Guitars. We, with a cadre of excellent musicians, offer high quality musical instruction.
We maintain this website so that people near & far can easily "visit" the store & see our inventory
(we do our best to keep it current). We provide information for 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.
We'd love to hear from you.
Call us at 610-916-1285.
Click HERE to email us or use the 'Contact' link in the menu above.
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WE'RE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH KU PRESENTS!
A RICH COMMUNITY RESOURCE
Kutztown University has brought
superb live music, theater, and dance to our community for nearly 40 years.
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Visit the KU Presents! WEBSITE.
WHERE DO
OUR CUSTOMERS COME FROM?
Meadowood Music serves musicians throughout Berks County and the greater Lehigh Valley region, including Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Kutztown, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Boyertown, and surrounding communities.
We also welcome customers from Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, the Philadelphia region, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington DC who visit us for curated instruments, expert repairs, and personalized service.
News and Happenings
Meadowood is a full-service music store in Blandon PA serving
Reading, Kutztown, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Boyertown, Allentown, and other surrounding communities.
We offer music lessons, and instrument repairs in addition to
a curated selection of stringed instruments.
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CLAY ON MAIN 2026 SPRING CONCERTS & OPEN MICS
Updated 2/7/26
The spring concert lineup is nearly complete. We'll post it soon!
LOWDEN GUITAR OPEN HOUSE
A TASTE OF IRELAND
MON, MAR 23, 4-8
ENJOY PREMIUM GUITARS, LIVE MUSIC, AN IRISH BUFFET, AND DISCOUNTS
Updated 3/12/26
YOU'RE INVITED
Come to our Lowden Guitar Open House, a St. Patrick’s-themed showcase of Ireland's premier acoustic guitars, live music, and an Irish-themed buffet dinner.
See the SCHEDULE.
SAMPLE IRISH FOOD AND GUITARS
Have Shepherd's Pie, Irish Stew, Colcannon, Parsnips, Slaw, Shortbreads, Ginger Ale, and Guinness Zero as you peruse/play the first Lowden guitars to arrive at Meadowood (an F-32, an O-25, F-35 Ebony/Sinker Redwood, S-32 12-Fret, F-20, WL-25, F-50 CPM/LZ, O-35, maybe an F-34+ Koa/Adirondack - plus three consignment pieces: S23C, WL-35, S-35JX). Preview the GUITARS.
ENJOY LOWDEN GUITARS IN LIVE PERFORMANCES
Enjoy performances by two respected local players, Rich Dodson and Jason Nye, both excellent musicians, both Lowden owners.
MEET LOWDEN'S INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR
Lowden's Head of Global Sales and Marketing, Steve Harvey, will hold a group Q&A session so you can learn more about George Lowden's design philosophy, and the brand's unique body shapes, bracing, and voice. He will also schedule six private 20-minute sessions for those who want to discuss specs/costs of specific guitars. If you want one of these one-on-one sessions with Steve, RESERVE yours in advance.
SAVE MONEY
If you fall in love with a guitar at the open house, or decide to order one during the open house, save 10% that day.
THE KATYAH COLLECTION
THE INSTRUMENTS OF KATHY GOHR
Updated 1/10/26
Meadowood hosted an open house Sun, Nov 9, 2:00 to 6:00 pm where instrument lovers perused/purchased Katyah Gore's instruments (30+ guitars, plus numerous banjos & mandolins). We still have a number of the instruments, and will be getting more from Katyah's family as we have space.
LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT
SIGN UP NOW
Updated 1/10/26
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!
seminars at Meadood music
FREE MONTHLY SEMINARS ON MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE
Updated 3/12/26
The next seminar is on Mar. 14 at 10:15 AM - Sset up your PA or amp for a gig
Instructor: Barron Batchelder, the lead sound technician for Clay on Main.
Only 10 seats total - a few seats still remain. REGISTER HERE.
Seminar schedule between now and May 2026 - HERE.
There's a refundable registration fee Why if it's free?
Because, in this busy world, people are less likely to forget appointments if they have a few $$ on the line. We'll refund your fee when you arrive; if you don't attend, we'll use it to cover the cost of preparing the seminar.
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: 6/24/25
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.
WHERE MEADOWOOD'S TEACHERS PERFORM
GREAT TEACHERS & GREAT MUSICIANS - WHERE THEY PLAY
Date updated: 6/22/25
Our teachers' performing schedules, completely derailed by COVID, have finally returned to normal. You can again see these talented individuals perform. Click below to get the date and time of upcoming performances. For details on the locations of the performances, click on the links at the top of each teacher's listing. Go see them. You'll be glad you did.
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