Stores in the Area:

Saied Music
2880 North Point Circle
Fayetteville, AR 72704
(479) 571-2400

Guitar Center
160 E. Joyce Blvd.
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 571-2900

Tulsa Violin Shop
220 North Main St.
Tulsa, OK 74103
(918)582-1942

Palmer Violin Shop
1114 W. Poplar Place
Rogers, AR 72756
(479) 621-0777
(479) 966-2072
info@palmerviolins.com

Robertson & Sons Violins
3201 Carlisle Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505)889-2999

Arkansas Music Works
2400 SE J St
Bentonville, AR 72712
479-273-2600

Blue Moon Music
3107 North College Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 521-8163

To the left is a list of local NWA area music stores that carry instruments and supplies necessary for lessons and classes. Each student will need to have an instrument with a bow, case, rosin, and tuner, preferably a tuner that clips on to the instrument so noise in the room does not interfere with tuning. Guitar Center carries the Intellitouch tuners starting at $39.99. Musicians Friend carries a Snark Chromatic clip-on Tuner for $29.99. Below is some information to help you shop around and compare prices for instruments and supplies:

Basses
(Young students need fractional size instruments- I can supply a number of these: )

Age
Height
Bass Size
String Length
6-8
Less than 3'3"
1/10
28" (71cm)
8-9
3'3" to 3'9"
1/8
31.75" (80.5cm)
10-12
3'10" to 4'5"
1/4
35.5" (90cm)
13-14
4'6" to 4'11"
1/2
38.375" (97.5cm)
15-Adult
5' or taller
3/4
41.75" (106cm)

Rosin - I prefer Oak Bass Rosin -or-
Nyman Rosin for Bass ($12 to $15 a cake):

Myman

Strings

need to be replaced once or twice a year. In addition to the local stores, some good online sources for strings are Prodigy and Shar. I recommend Helicore Orchestral Medium for Bass (about $125 per set) made by the D'Addario company.

Helicore