Comments for Seattle Luthier and Guitar Store Reviews http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress Reviews of local guitar stores and luthiers. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Cat Fox***** - Highly Recommended by Betsy Dickes http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-34 Betsy Dickes Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:01:28 +0000 http://thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-34 I highly recommend Cat. she has the eyes of an expert -I will be going to Cat if I have any future work on my mandolin or guitar - I highly recommend Cat. she has the eyes of an expert -I will be going to Cat if I have any future work on my mandolin or guitar -

]]> Comment on Trading Musician Store*** - Recommended for some purposes by Used Guitars http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=7#comment-32 Used Guitars Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:01:26 +0000 http://thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=7#comment-32 Happy Monday! i think i will have to give this a go,. Enjoyed "Trading Musician Store*** - Recommended for some purposes" although maybe not everyone did. Sorry I'm late adding this. Just subscribed to your feed. Happy Monday! i think i will have to give this a go,. Enjoyed “Trading Musician Store*** - Recommended for some purposes” although maybe not everyone did. Sorry I’m late adding this. Just subscribed to your feed.

]]> Comment on Cat Fox***** - Highly Recommended by cat fox http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-19 cat fox Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:22:07 +0000 http://thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-19 Hey....Thanks so much for the glowing review! What can I say? I try.... cat Hey….Thanks so much for the glowing review!
What can I say? I try….
cat

]]> Comment on Dusty Strings Music Shop**** - Recommended by Tim_M http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=12#comment-5 Tim_M Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:00:40 +0000 http://thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=12#comment-5 This is a wonderful shop, and a Seattle treasure. I'm lucky enough to work a few blocks away, but have exercised remarkable self-control in not visiting every day! They have a great selection of instruments of all sorts, both new and, to a lesser extent, used, and the staff are very helpful and friendly. They also have a terrific selection of CDs, books, supplies. A few weeks ago I had heard a song on the radio that that I liked, and to get some info on the artist (who I didn't know) I took a quick look on Amazon, which had listed it as being out of print. I went to Dusty Strings, and there was a copy of the CD right there on the shelf. I've also taken many seminars there, all but one of which have been great, have taken some lessons, had a setup done on a guitar by a very competent luthier (John), and have attended some concerts there too. I also bought an acoustic guitar there, which I love, and may well buy other instruments there in the not-too-distant future. It's a great place to visit over and over again, and one of my favorite in the City. This is a wonderful shop, and a Seattle treasure. I’m lucky enough to work a few blocks away, but have exercised remarkable self-control in not visiting every day! They have a great selection of instruments of all sorts, both new and, to a lesser extent, used, and the staff are very helpful and friendly. They also have a terrific selection of CDs, books, supplies. A few weeks ago I had heard a song on the radio that that I liked, and to get some info on the artist (who I didn’t know) I took a quick look on Amazon, which had listed it as being out of print. I went to Dusty Strings, and there was a copy of the CD right there on the shelf. I’ve also taken many seminars there, all but one of which have been great, have taken some lessons, had a setup done on a guitar by a very competent luthier (John), and have attended some concerts there too. I also bought an acoustic guitar there, which I love, and may well buy other instruments there in the not-too-distant future. It’s a great place to visit over and over again, and one of my favorite in the City.

]]> Comment on The Folkstore - ***Recommended by Tim_M http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=73#comment-4 Tim_M Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:23:06 +0000 http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=73#comment-4 Although I haven't bought any instruments from The Folkstore (yet), I did have Stuart, the owner, do some work on two mandolins, and was pleased with his work and demeanor. He's definitely got his own opinions on what brands/types of instruments he likes (don't we all?), but he's very friendly and knowledgeable. He has a good selection of music books, picks, strings, etc. in addition to instruments. He's old-school (his web site says the store is a cell-phone and e-mail free zone), but that's a good thing. It's a small store, and a little hard to find the first time, but there's a loading zone right in front, so there's almost always a parking spot available. There was a nice write-up in the Pacific Northwest magazine (he has a link to it on his web site, but you can read it here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2004314074_pacificportrait30.html). I highly recommend a visit. Although I haven’t bought any instruments from The Folkstore (yet), I did have Stuart, the owner, do some work on two mandolins, and was pleased with his work and demeanor. He’s definitely got his own opinions on what brands/types of instruments he likes (don’t we all?), but he’s very friendly and knowledgeable. He has a good selection of music books, picks, strings, etc. in addition to instruments. He’s old-school (his web site says the store is a cell-phone and e-mail free zone), but that’s a good thing. It’s a small store, and a little hard to find the first time, but there’s a loading zone right in front, so there’s almost always a parking spot available.

There was a nice write-up in the Pacific Northwest magazine (he has a link to it on his web site, but you can read it here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2004314074_pacificportrait30.html). I highly recommend a visit.

]]> Comment on Trading Musician Luthiers **** - Recommended by admin http://www.thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=5#comment-3 admin Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:34:24 +0000 http://thistlemusic.com/wordpress/?p=5#comment-3 I was just reminded by someone on another blog - the two luthiers at Trading Musician whose work I liked were Aaron and Chris. I was just reminded by someone on another blog - the two luthiers at Trading Musician whose work I liked were Aaron and Chris.

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