Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?

Subject: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: GUEST,Knappo
Date: 24 Feb 02 - 07:25 AM

Can anyone please recommend a guitar store you trust in the Ashville, NC area that would be able to give an honest evaluation of a Martin guitar. My sister-in-law has one about 30 years old and wants to know what it may be worth and if it is in good playable condition. She knows very little about instruments and I don't want her to get ripped off. Thank you,Tom

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: GUEST,Knappo
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 12:15 PM

Don't no one live in them thar parts? Tom

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 12:25 PM

Well, Doc Watson does.......

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: GUEST,Knappo
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 12:34 PM

Sorcha: Thanks. That's a start. I bet he knows of one or two. Tom

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 12:40 PM

If nobody else suggests anything, may I suggest you get in touch with David Holt who lives in Ashville and probably knows more about the guitar scene there than anybody else in the State.

Murray

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: GUEST,Knappo
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 09:50 PM

Thanks Murray, I may do that. Cheers, Tom

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: ddw
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 10:21 PM

Knappo, I can't remember the name of it offhand, but there is one on Highway 25 (Hendersonville highway out of Biltmore) that specializes in supplying bluegrassers with guitars, banjos and accessories. If there is any store in town that ought to know, that would be my guess.

I won't vouch or anything about them since I've never dealt with them, but maybe that will give you a start.

If you feel like driving the Hendersonville, there's a store on the main drag there where the owner and staff seem pretty knowledgable and helpful.

good luck,

david

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: Jeep man
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 10:23 PM

Blue Ridge Music Co. 828 Hendersonville Rd. Asheville

Bobby Anderson owner. This is the bluegrass center for WNC and they are very honest and reliable. They are dealers for Martin, Santa Cruz, Taylor, Collings, Gibson, Deering, Weber and many more. Phone [phone]. Jeep

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: BK
Date: 26 Feb 02 - 12:14 AM

There's always Mandolin Brothers in New York & Gruhen (sp?)Guitars in Nashville. Insurance companies will generally accept their evaluations.

Bueno Suerte, BK

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: ddw
Date: 26 Feb 02 - 12:18 AM

Yeah, Jeepman. That's the one. I couldn't remember the name of it. I went in there looking for fingerpicks one time and the folks seemed friendly, but I haven't had reason to go back.

BTW —— I'm going to be in Black Mountain/Montreat the first two weeks in April. Anything going on that's interesting then? If you know of anything, drop me a PM.

cheers,

david

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: GUEST,Knappo
Date: 26 Feb 02 - 06:25 AM

Jeep man: Thank you very much. It sounds like just the place. I'll send that info right on down to her. Cheers, Tom P.S. Thanks to all of you.

Subject: RE: Help: Recommend guitar store in Ashville,NC?
From: Jeep man
Date: 26 Feb 02 - 01:39 PM

I think so DDW. I'll check our calendar and get back with you. We just finished a big festival in Asheville last weekend. Great time. Jeep