Where do I get an instrument????
Remember – two BIG cautions:
1) Using an old instrument? Get it checked over and repaired.
2) DO NOT purchase an instrument at a department store; there is a reason that they are cheap! Go to a music store and get a good instrument; sure, get a student model rather than laying out a lot of money for a pro instrument, but get a quality brand like Yamaha, Bach, Selmer, Buffet, Fox, Artley, Gemeinhardt, Armstrong, LeBlanc-Vito, Besson, Holton, King, Ludwig, Vic Firth, etc. Of course, there are many other fine quality instruments as well; this list is not exhaustive. Ask one of us if you aren’t sure!
Below are some local music stores and some that are further away, but are either worth the travel, or the store services local schools (schools are listed in parenthesis after the store info). Stores with an asterisk (*) have returned our inquiry and are specifically interested in servicing our SVNHB members.
*Sudbury - Sudbury Music Center Inc - 354 Boston Post Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776-3007, (978) 443-8610 a satellite Co for Rayburn Music in Boston
*Wayland - Leonards Music, 50 Rice Rd., Wayland, MA 01778, http://www.leonardsmusic.com/profile.html, Becky Leonard, LeonardsMusic@verizon.net (Natick, Wellesley & Lincoln Public Schools)
Framingham, (Saxonville) - Liberty Music - 1613 Concord St, Framingham, MA 01701 - (508)877-5272
Framingham -- Center Music House - 18 Main St, Framingham, MA 01702-2908, Phone: (508) 875-0909 - http://centremusic.com/info@centremusic.com
Natick - Strike Up The Band Inc - 5 Washington St, Natick, MA 01760 - (508) 655-9223 StrikeUpTheBand@gmail.com
Acton – The Minor Chord- a satellite Co for Rayburn Music in Boston http://www.theminorchord.com/ 77 Great Road Acton, MA 01720, (978) 264-0299
Needham Music– 947 Great Plain Ave.Needham, MA 02492 – 781-444-6429, http://www.needhammusic.com
*K & C Music Co, Inc (K & C Music) 273 Lenox St, Norwood, MA 02062-3497, (781) 769-6520, Walter Andruschow - WalBarb@aol.com (Wayland & Weston public schools)
*Boston - Rayburn Music 238 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 (Across from Symphony Hall) http://www.rayburnmusic.com/ Phone 617-266-4727 Toll Free 1-800-874-6767 - Tom Rinaldi, Northeast Educational Sales Manager, tom@rayburnmusic.com (Wellesley Public Schools)
Boston (Percussion) - Jack’s Drum Shop, 1096 Boylston St., Boston, (617) 266-4617,http://www.jacksdrumshop.com/, email: info@jacksdrumshop.com
*Westborough - Robinson Music Inc - 108 Milk St Ste 5, Westborough, MA01581-1228, (508) 366-7007 http://www.robinsonmusic.org
*Westborough - David French Music Company, 76 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581, telephone: (508) 366-5994 / fax: (508) 366-2343, http://www.davidfrenchmusic.com/- Alan Ventura, School Service Representative, alan_frenchmusic@charterinternet.com(Lincoln Public Schools)
Arlington – - Osmun Music in Arlington. 5 Forest Street in Arlington, Massachusetts 02476, (781) 646-5756,http://www.osmun.com/ sales@osmun.com(particularly good for brass instruments, especially for pro instruments)