out & about by Gin Denton
In Wilkesboro, you can find rare instruments and gear at the Vintage Corner, at 101 West Main Street.
THE GIFT OF MUSIC
In Galax, VA, Barr’s Fiddle shop has an array of traditional instruments and offers lessons. They are located at 105 South Main Street.
Romantic gestures come in many forms. A wonderful gesture that will give you and your recipient the feel goods and bring joy for years to come is giving the gift of music.
Your love may be into music but not playing an instrument. A new turntable and some great vinyl are excellent gifts. Records are popular now, and you get the vinyl plus a digital download of the music. Many of my favorite bands now offer vinyl; I’m sure yours do too! Vinyl is the music collector’s choice.
An instrument, music, tickets to a performance, and music lessons all make great gifts. There are many music stores in the area that can help you find an instrument for that grand gesture. Give a guitar, give a bass, or give a uke. If your love already has an instrument, get them music lessons with a great instructor. Mount Airy has several music stores that are long-time staples in the community. Olde Mill Music, at 236 North Main Street, sells instruments and offers guitar, bass, uke, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, piano, voice, and drum lessons. Mayberry’s Music Center, at 117 North Main, has all your traditional instrument needs. Vip’s Violins is another local shop to find traditional instruments and lessons. Find them at 1600 South Andy Griffith Parkway.
The Comics and Record Shop, at 137 South Bridge Street in Elkin, is a great place to buy vinyl. Antique stores often sell old records, and there is no shortage of antique shops in this area; every town has a couple. Besides these shops, you can go online and search a favorite artist and have a fabulous new album delivered to your home.
In Elkin, Ace Music and Pawn, located at 117 West Main Street, has a great selection of guitars and basses. For lessons in Elkin, check out the Reeves School of Music, at 129 Church Street.
If you are not in a hurry, consider a custom gift by local luthiers, such as a ukulele by EJ Henderson, a guitar by Wayne Henderson or by Gray Burchette, or a fiddle by world famous luthier Joseph Thrift would be a fabulous and unforgettable present. Another great gift idea is luthier classes with Joseph Thrift at the Foothills Art Council in Elkin or with Wayne Henderson at the Wayne Henderson school of Appalachian Arts, in Marion, VA, which has a two-year waiting list currently.
In King, Shannock’s Pawn, at 607 South Main Street, has a wide array of both new and used instruments.
Enjoy shopping for the perfect music gift as you celebrate your Happy Valentine’s Day!
In Rural Hall, you can purchase instruments at Brothers Music and Trade, at 8096 Broad Street.
Happy Trails to you!
18 • SURRY LIVING Feb. 2022 Issue
