Located in the mountains of Western North Carolina in historic Black Mountain,
Acoustic Corner is a different kind of musical instrument shop. In these days
of large corporate chain-stores and impersonal internet sales, Acoustic Corner
offers an array of unique acoustic instruments in a hands-on, relaxed, helpful
atmosphere.
We feature guitars, mandolins, basses, bouzoukis, banjos, violins, lap
dulcimers, and other instruments popular in Celtic, Old-Time, Bluegrass, Jazz, and
other acoustic music styles. Most of our instruments are hand-made or manufactured by
hand in small factories. We also carry a full array of accessories, books, recordings, and
instructional materials.
This website is your opportunity to get to know us and the shop, and learn a bit
about what we do and what we offer. This is not an e-commerce site. We strongly
believe that each instrument is unique, and we encourage our customers to come visit
us and experience the instruments first-hand. A limited amount of mail-order is available,
however, if a trip to the Southern Appalachians just isn't in your plans.
For general information about Acoustic Corner, us or call 828-669-5162.
Our hours are 10 to 7, Monday through Friday, and 10 to 5 on Saturdays. For more specific questions about our inventory, call or our showroom.
» WELCOME, SUMMER!!!! «
JUST ARRIVED:
Huss and Dalton OO slot-head guitar
Eastman MD615 mandolin
GoldTone Cripple Creek MINI banjos
Guild D55 American-made guitar
Pernambuco bows from ArcosBrasil
Shen SC100 cello outfit
Romanian/Polish Koscielny violin
ON THE WAY:
Eastman MD605 mandolin
Mike Ramsey Woody banjo (June)
NEW PICS IN THE SCRAPBOOK
There's just a few new shots in the Scrapbook . . . Tom and Stephanie's trip to Huss and Dalton, and this year's Fiddles and Folklife Festival at Warren Wilson.
INTERNET MISHAPS
We only just found out that our 'Acoustic Corner Email List' fill-in form hasn't been working, probably not for months. We just got it up and running again, so, if you entered your email info there anytime in the past year, please enter it again. We'll get you on the list for sure this time.
NEW LOCAL MUSIC SCENE WEBSITE
Our own local music maven Don Talley has started a new service to publicize live local musc. His website, www.blackmountainmusicscene.com, has all the info you need to catch some great music almost every night of the week, right here in Black Mountain. Thank you, Don!!
INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO (IPZ) DONATIONS NEEDED
The Instrument Petting Zoo at fall LEAF was a huge hit! This joint venture between LEAF, the Swannanoa Gathering, and Acoustic Corner aims to expose kids to a wide variety of musical instruments through a fun, safe, hands-on experience. The IPZ has appeared at several street festivals and at the LEAF Festival. In addition the Zoo will make its appearance in 2009 at the Swannanoa Gathering and at Shindig on the Green. BUT we really need more instruments. The IPZ is made up entirely of used, donated instruments, including small bodied guitars, violins of all sizes, mandolins, and banjos, as well as small percussion and novelty instruments. If you have an unused instrument in any sort of condition, we could use it; we'll repair it and put it in the Zoo! Please call or write for more details, and check out our Scrapbook for pictures of the Zoo in action.
RENTALS and BAND SUPPLIES
Just to remind everyone . . . we DO carry some band supplies, including reeds, lyres, flip folders, drumsticks, and such. And our rental fleet is bigger and better than ever, with violins ranging from full size to 1/16, violas, junior violas, and of course guitars, banjos, and mandolins. And we just added two full-sized cello outfits to the fleet. Call or email for more details.
INTERNET PRICE MATCHING
As a rule, we do not attempt to match discounted internet prices. Often, instruments advertised on the internet at discounted prices are not even available; the advertised price is simply a marketing strategy. Please, before you ask us to price match, check with the internet discounter to see if they actually have the instrument in stock (and check out our 'Philosophy' link off our 'Inventory' page if you want to know more about brick-and-mortar music shops vs internet discounters).
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Acoustic Corner proudly honors the WNCW member card with a 10% discount on all merchandise excluding
rentals, repair, bulk strings, and consignments. To find out more about the best radio station in the world
and its membership program, visit WNCW.
Directions to Acoustic Corner
Black Mountain is located 17 miles east of Asheville on I-40. Acoustic Corner is located
in the central business district, but slightly off the beaten path.
From I-40, take Exit 64
and head north, on Hwy 9, into downtown Black Mountain. Cross the railroad tracks, and go
through the next two lights, putting you on Montreat Road, after an odd little jog at that second light.
Turn left almost immediately into a parking lot, just past the Kiwanis Thrift Store; Acoustic Corner
is at the back of this lot, on the left.
