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Call for Luthiers and Small Makers

Call for Luthiers and Small Makers Daymaker Music – Bainbridge Island, WA Daymaker Music is opening this November in downtown Winslow in Bainbridge Island, and we’re inviting makers and luthiers who value craft, sustainability, and community to help us shape what customers see and hear when they walk in. We’re looking for small makers, independent luthiers, and custom builders who want their instruments on a dedicated wall of our new retai…

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Thanks for the callout. I'll reach out soon to learn more. Best, Chris
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What lines do you carry and which ones feel worth it?

Hey! I am in the process of switching to full time repair from a home shop and in preparation have picked up a few product lines. So far I have D'Addario, LR Baggs, K and K and Fishman. I worked at a retail store and did all the ordering so it was easy to get these set up. Does anyone on here have opinions or suggestions for lines that they do well with. I do a lot more acoustic than electric work but was considering seymour duncan as a l…

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I’m a wholesale partner with stewmac that gives me 20% off, is the builder partner something different I should look into ?
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Tips/Lessons/Encouragement for new Venture

Hey Everyone! I am on the cusp of starting my own little repair shop from home. For around 8 years I apprenticed for someone who lives about an hour from me and has maintained a busy shop from his home for close to 50 years. The experience was great. I had a never ending supply of stuff to work on and was always watching someone else work on things throughout the day. In the first few years I was going on both my weekend days and would wo…

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Hi Corey! I too am just starting out! My shop has been open for about month. Yes, anxiety was high in anticipating whether or not I would get any business at all! Many sceptics ("good side gig but…
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Basement Repair Shop

Good Morning, Looths. I am looking for some advice regarding a new shop I may be opening up. There is an opportunity that has presented itself to me to utilize a basement space below a Consignment Instrument Shop that an old friend of mine is opening up. The shop is filling the void of a local music shop in downtown Montpelier, VT (Which has not had a shop since May). The owners of this new shop have retail experience and are avid longtime…

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Im no expert here, as ive only been in business in my current, rent "free" location(at home shop) a few years, but I can tell you my experience of working in retail music shops for the last 10 years. R…