The Three Best Music Stores in the Capital District

In the Capital District there are three major music stores that offer a vast array of musical equipment and services, for the professional musician or for the person who just plays for fun. Not only can you purchase the best drums, keys and strings that money can buy, but you can also sharpen up your skills, by taken a few lessons. Let's take a look at these three stores

Drome Sound Since 1968 Drome Sound has been Upstate New York's largest music retailer. Recently moving to a new location and under new management, Drome sound has "low prices, great selection, outstanding service plus new and improved policies that will make it your music store of choice." Drome sound was recently picked as one of the top two music stores in the Capital district by local alternative newspaper the Metroland.
Guitars - Drome Sound carries many name brand guitars such as:
Martin, Marshall, Peavey, PRS and Vex just to name a few. You can also find other famous brands at Drome Sound. They also have new and used vintage guitars and amps.
Drums - Drome Sound sells brands such as:
Pearl, DW, Ludwig, Pacific, Yamaha, Latin Percussion, Toca, Meinl, Remo, Evans, Vic Firth, Gibraltar, Sabian, Zildjian and many more. You can also buy used and vintage drum kits at Drome sound.
Keys - Drome Sound carries Yahmaha digital Pianos and Portable keyboards.

Drome Sound also has a variety of pro audio equipment. They ship worldwide and offer in store financing. Don't worry if you can't make to the Capital District any time soon, you can visit Drome sound online:
http://www.dromesound.com or you can check out their auctions on ebay: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZdromesoundQ2ecom

The Only Guitar Shop Opened 27 years ago they "strive to provide quality products, extraordinary value and outstanding service to their customers in a clean and well-equipped environment in order for adults and children to have access to a variety of products, programs, services, and activities intended to enhance talent, promote music education and appreciation, and nurture personal musical growth and development." The Only Guitar shop offers the following services:
7-Day No Hassle" Return Policy
30 Day Layaways
Special Orders
in-Store Financing
Private Music Lessons
On-Site Repairs and Service

They also sell new and used guitars. For more information on The Only Guitar shop visit them online at: http://www.theonlyguitarshop.com

Hermie's Music Store: Has been in business since 1945, they have two stores located in Schenectady and Clifton Park. Hermie's has experts in "band instrument repair, guitar, bass, & general string instrument repair, Amp/Electronics repair, drum and percussion repair. Hermie's sells the following instruments.
Band instruments:
Bugles made by Jupiter and Oxford
Clarinets made by Antigua, Winds, and Armstrong
Saxophones by Jupiter, Peace, and Yamaha
Drums: Peace , Sonor, and Preimer
Keys: Roland, Alesis and Casio

Hermie's sells vintage equipment along with used equipment. For more information on Hermie's Music Store visit http://www.hermiesmusicstore.com .

Each of these store has something for the professional musician and the aspiring musician.