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Clarion Music Center
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Instruments
816 Sacramento St
San Francisco,
California 94108
(415) 391-1317
The master who minds the shop here is an amazing flute player. Let him show you a few things next...
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The master who minds the shop here is an amazing flute player. Let him show you a few things next time you visit. Located in Chinatown, Clarion's got an array of world instruments here, but mostly they specialize in Chinese instruments. The gong selection is insane, beautiful bamboo flutes, pipas, ruans, erhus... They give lessons on a lot of these instruments in the basement, host concerts. On top of selling quality, hard to find instruments, this place is a real resource to connect with the Bay Area music scene.
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Guitar Center
Category:
Instruments
1645 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco,
California 94109
(415) 409-0350
It's hard to imagine, but San Francisco hasn't had a guitar store of this size or caliber as long...
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It's hard to imagine, but San Francisco hasn't had a guitar store of this size or caliber as long as I've been here. It's a very good store, very good selection of guitars (electric & accoustic), amps, pedals, etc. They let you try out guitars and amps with complimentary cords so you can finally see how you sound on a $10,000 strat with that awesome amp. The acoustic room is very very nice also.
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Noe Valley Music
Category:
Instruments
3914A 24th St
San Francisco,
California 94114
(415) 821-6644
How crazy is it that the Mission doesn't have a music shop? There are so many musicians here, but...
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How crazy is it that the Mission doesn't have a music shop? There are so many musicians here, but don't even think about buying a guitar string or a clarinet reed. Closest place now is Union Music, which just moved not so faraway. Before that, you had to trek over to Noe Valley to Noe Valley Music. This is a small, but groovy music shop that has a lot of the basic stuff. They have some nice guitars and other instruments. It's also a popular place for running lessons.
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Lark In the Morning
Category:
Instruments
2801 Leavenworth St Ste 1
San Francisco,
California 94133
(415) 922-4277
There's a dearth of cool musical instrument stores in the Bay Area. However, if you're willing to...
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There's a dearth of cool musical instrument stores in the Bay Area. However, if you're willing to travel deep into the heart of tourist hell (the Cannery) you'll find Lark in the Morning, the retail store for a company that sells the craziest, most diverse selection of musical instruments I think in the US. They've got wind, percussion, strings, other weird stuff from all around the world. Yes, a lot of what they've carry is crap, but that's why you should go to the store rather than order from the catalog or website. You can actually play the instruments there, see what's good, and learn a lot in the process. You've probably never even heard of 3/4 of the instruments here, so block out a few hours for a visit and get ready to make some noise.
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