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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

99.0. "Music Emporium" by GENRAL::ALBERTUS () Wed Nov 19 1986 11:52

    Anybody out there done any business with a company called 'Music
    Uporeum' (yah, I know it's misspelled but c'mon ... it's 6AM) ...
    a mail order house in N.Y. (I think).  Have seen their catalogue     
    and it's got some very good buys on guitars, electronics, etc.
    
    In fact, the prices seem a bit too cheap; Mahtin (snicker, they
    ARE excellent guitars) D-28 @ $950 and a D-35 for about $50 more.
    Ovations (few styles) and Ricky's (a couple) for about a good a
    deal.
    
    Just curious if anybosy's dealt with 'em and if these guitars are
    seconds or whatever.
    
    Have tried calling them a few times and still haven't gotten through.
    
    AA
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99.1TOPDOC::W_JOHNSONWed Nov 19 1986 13:006
    
    I've bought some drum equipment from them and all went well. A friend
    bought a tascam four-track tape machine from them and had some
    hassles. It took them a long time to get it to him but he got it
    in the end. Sorry - no info on guitars, but I think I'd be a bit
    skeptical about ordering an acoustic guitar by mail.
99.2some more on Music EuporiumGENRAL::ALBERTUSWed Nov 19 1986 13:1410
    True about a box by mail.  Supposedly, there's the 'Always your
    money back if you're not totally satisfied' and hassling over that
    would be no fun, back and forth and so on.   Would certainly want
    to see, touch, play it before purchase but these are all to be factory
    firsts ... finally did talk to someone there just after I wrote
    the first note.
    
    Just might be worth it for the price difference ... about $500.
    
    aa
99.3I'll give the Emphorium a plus.JAWS::PELKEYOh mama, don't take my Kodachrome awayWed Nov 19 1986 15:2517
    We've used them a bit, and have had no problems, other than
    the typical card or phone call every now and then with an "Out of
    Stock" note on it.
    
    Great for things like:
    
    			A gross of picks.  (can't beat there price)
    			A case of strings....
    			A bunch of Drum sticks.
    			A few mikes../cables...
    			A couple of pickups....

    nothing major though...
	
    Turn around time was o.k. too.
    
    /ray
99.4M E good for axes, but don't trust UPSAQUA::OCONNORWed Feb 26 1986 11:3712
    I bought a guitar from them around '77.  I did drive down to pick
    it up however.  Not really because I distrusted them but mostly
    out of fear of what UPS would to the axe.  Their prices have always
    been very low.  The service they gave me when I went down to pick
    up the guitar seemed fine, I don't know for sure because I had my
    hand in a cast at the time.  BTW they gave me the mailorder price
    in the store.
    
    				Joe(ZR)
    
    
    			
99.5MTBLUE::BOTTOM_DAVIDMon Mar 02 1987 14:345
    Is that Music Emporium out of El Cajon(possibly San Diego) California?
    If so i did alot of business with them years ago with good
    results...... 
                 
    dave
99.6Number pleaseSOJU::SAKELARISMon Aug 12 1991 13:546
    Well what in the hell... I'm trying to give a call down to Music
    Emporium ( rockville, Md.) and I can't get a listing from either 800
    information or business info. Have these folks gone out of business?
    Anybody got the phone number?
    
    "sakman"
99.7LEDS::ORSICuz I felt like it.....OK!?!!Mon Aug 12 1991 15:5110
    
    		Music Emporium
    		1150 Rockville Pike
    	    Rockville, Maryland 20852
    		1-800-648-8460 		or (drums direct) 1-800-332-5338
    	     or  301-762-5100
    
    
    	Neal
    		
99.8RAVEN1::BLAIRNeed a hot tune and a cold oneMon Aug 12 1991 18:129
    
    	I thought that Music Emporium had changed their name to East Coast
    	Music Mall.  I don't have the number with me but they have had the
    	very bestest prices and quick delivery (on the right coast, that
    	is) of all mail order companies I've dealt with.
    
    
    	fwiw,
    	-pat
99.9ECMMSMURF::BENNETTPancretizationMon Aug 12 1991 20:162
	East Coast Music Mall is in Danbury, CT.
99.10KDX200::COOPERI even use TONE soap !!Mon Oct 26 1992 20:1213
I have to say too.  I wanna turn !!

I recently picked up a '83 Gibson LP Custom...white on white, gold hardware,
little cranks on the tuners, and a Gibsonm Kahler-type tail (that I don't use).
Previously owned by a drummer who took it out of the case once a year even if
it didn't need it.  Absolutely showroom.  It still sits mostly, but it surely
is pretty.

So between the gibbo, he strat and my two Ibanez, I have a full quiver.
Plus I got a Lexicon 'verb and MIDI controller for a SONG!


jc (Who is now totally broke :)
99.11KDX200::COOPERHello me, it's me again!Wed Jan 13 1993 22:268
    All the talk about pan pedals and such got me to thinkin' (rut-roh!)
    
    Wouldn't a Surf Board style pan pedal be cool as hell?  You could bang
    heads and pan in time to the music...
    
    I was lost, but now I'm found !!
    
    :-)
99.12GOES11::G_HOUSEBig cheese, MAKE me!Thu Jan 14 1993 15:485
    Hahaha!!!
    
    Pannin USA!
    
    gh
99.13KDX200::COOPERHello me, it's me again!Thu Jan 14 1993 19:214
YEah, man....  I mean I could make the audiene PUKE from sea sickness
AND my playing!!

:-)