A local guitar shop is closing...

14 May 2021, 12:08 AM

I have know the owner since he opened the place in 1986. Great guy and I have purchased a few guitars from his store, Paradise Guitars.

They are having a retirement sale. The business was doing well but Mike just wants to retire so he sold the land and the building and is doing quite well for himself.

Needless to say my two daughters and I visited the store for what will most likely be the last time.

We brought home a record number of string instruments in one haul.

Left to right, Breedlove 12 string. Breedlove 6 string, Ibanez ES-335, Ibanez Banjo and two sweet looking and sounding Ukuleles.

The Breedlove guitars are USA built and are very well built and ring like bells. Awesome sounding. The ES-335 is something I have always wanted and the price was too good to pass up. My youngest has always wanted me to buy a banjo, today was the day thanks to a killer deal that Mike made me on it.

I now have an Eastman all solid wood 12 string for sale in case anyone is interested. lol

14 May 2021, 09:48 AM

ShiroKuro

That's quite the shopping spree!

Imagine the house, and vehicle, one would need to do something similar with a piano spree...

14 May 2021, 10:10 AM

CHAS

Fun day. Hope you enjoy them all.

You bought your son a banjo? That is like teaching your wife to shoot.

14 May 2021, 11:01 AM

pianojuggler

Think he'd give me a screamin' deal on a banjo and ship it to the left coast?

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14 May 2021, 11:49 AM

markj

SK, I'm going back at noon to get another guitar for my brother in Texas.

Chas, I only have daughters. I should have specified. A son that was like me would probably have driven me to an early grave. lol

PJ, Send me your cell phone # in a PM and I will text you when I get there shortly after 12:00 Central time.

14 May 2021, 01:37 PM

CHAS

14 May 2021, 02:11 PM

pianojuggler

With Mark's help, I just bought this:

I got a screamin' deal!

Mark plans to ship it to me next week.

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14 May 2021, 02:23 PM

wtg

Hot diggity! Between markj, CHAS, and pj, we have a banjo trio.....can't wait to hear your first concert....

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14 May 2021, 03:12 PM

pianojuggler

Chas and I could be "Drooling Banjos".

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14 May 2021, 04:08 PM

ShiroKuro

Sooo Cool PJ!! And Mark!

quote:
"Drooling Banjos"

14 May 2021, 04:16 PM

RealPlayer

Mark and pj, you really cleaned up! Enjoy all those instruments!

We had a store like that locally, Mandolin Bros. Musicians came from all over. Sadly, it closed when the owner died about 10 years ago.

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14 May 2021, 04:58 PM

CHAS

quote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
Chas and I could be "Drooling Banjos".

That I could do. Not the playing maybe, but I could work on my drool

14 May 2021, 11:07 PM

markj

The fancy pants banjo. I love the inlay work.

This photo does not show the wood grain or the inlays very well. It is tricky getting a good photo. I will try to get a better one. The inlays are mother of pearl or abalone. I will have to inspect them closer.