Check out all of our fun stickers and magnets, including new items by Gina Dilg (@fiddlesmcgee)! Come and honor these Traditional Music Superheroes with your very own sticker or magnet! Featuring: John Hartford, Joe and Odell Thompson, Roscoe Holcomb, Kitty Wells, Jean Ritchie, Ola Belle Reed, The Carter Family, The Stanley Brothers, Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Fred Cockerham, Tommy Jarrell, and more! Check out our Facebook or Instagram pages for a video showing you each one!
New swag! Picker's Pouches and Drum Key Keychains!
Check out this super cool new Weed Patch Swag! We now have Handmade Leather Picker Pouches with our Logo on 'em - just $7.99! Handmade Drum Key Keychains are also back in stock for $10 (with drum key)! And, as always - Weed Patch Logo Picks are 4 for $3.00. See you soon!
Locally made Parlor Guitar by Alan Brittingham
Here's another beautiful locally-made guitar available for sale here at Weed Patch by one of our incredible luthiers! Alan Brittingham (Alan's Guitars) of Seymour, Indiana is shown here with his newest Parlor Guitar featuring a Solid Alaskan Sitka Spruce Top, Purple Heart Back and Sides, Purple Heart Fretboard, and Maple Binding that has been dyed teal for that striking look! We also have a beautiful Classical Guitar and a really awesome P-Bass made by Alan Brittingham here at the shop, too! Come on in to check them out!
Cigar Box Guitars by Crooked Creek Guitars
Are you looking for a new unique instrument for your collection? Stop by Weed Patch and check out these awesome Cigar Box Guitars (and more!) by Dan Loomis of Crooked Creek Guitars (from right here in Nashville, Indiana!!
Featuring the following:
1) The 3-String Panjo with Single Coil Pickup, Floating Bridge with Fork Tailpiece, Wine Bottle Cap Volum and Tone Knobs, Walnut Fretboard, Poplar Neck/Headstock, and Deer Antler Bridge - $465.00
2) The 3-String Super Fuel Oil Can Guitar with Humbucker Pickup, Black Walnut Neck/Headstock, Antique Brass Volume and Tone Knobs, and Adjustable Hard Tail Bridge - $465.00
3) Arturo Fuente Fully-Loaded 3-String Cigar Box Guitar with Mini Humbucker Pickup, Piezo Pickup, 3-way Switch, Built-In Effects, Oak Neck, Black Walnut Fretboard, Antler Nut, 12 Gauge Shells for Volume/Tone Knobs - $495.00
4) The 4-String Electric Shovel Guitar with Deer Antler Nut and Bridge, 357 Volume Knob, and Handmade Leather Strap - $430.00
5) The 3-String Camacho Cigar Box Guitar with Mini Humbucker Pickup, Maple Neck, Black Walnut Fretboard, and Bullet Nut - $395.00
6) A Lefty! The Left-Handed Ammo Can Can Guitar with Humbucker Pickup, 12 Gauge Shell Volume/Tone Knobs, Walnut Fretboard, and Maple Neck/Headstock - $465.00
Thomas Edison's Diamond Disc Phonograph
In the years just after World War 1, Thomas Edison's Diamond Disc Phonograph was at it's peak of production. This Edison Official Laboratory Model C-19 "Chippendale" was manufactured as the most luxurious model of gramophone in 1919. Come and grab this awesome piece of history - available here at Weed Patch Music Company ($595, fully functional, includes 37 discs)! Come check it out!
New Luthier in the family - Dylan Maloney from Bloomington!
We are so excited to introduce you to our newest luthier in the Weed Patch Music Company family - Dylan Maloney!
Dylan is based in Bloomington and learned the craft from master luthier, Daniel Lopez in Xalapa, Mexico. Dylan combined the roots of traditional Spanish-style guitar construction and adapted them to his to create his own style of steel-string guitars. This Parlor Guitar and OM Model can stand up to any larger body guitar in sound and are incredibly effortless to play. We absolutely love them!
You will often find Dylan working at Ardent Instruments in Bloomington along with Nick Romy. These two lovely folks are often the ones behind the scenes of many of the higher-end repairs that come through the shop. If you've had a neck reset, bridge re-glued, instrument re-fretted, or pickup wound as a customer here at Weed Patch Music Company, then it is likely that Dylan or Nick completed your repair! We are incredibly honored to work with both these fine folks and so honored to now get to carry Dylan's guitars also! Come in and check them out!
Vintage Gibson instruments now in stock!
Hey Gibson lovers! Check these awesome vintage Gibson instruments out!
Gibson A-Style Oval Hole, Orange Finish - $1850.00
Gibson A-Style Oval Hole, Orange Finish (Includes CG-020-MA Hardcase) - $1850.00
Serial: 3539x (last number isn’t legible)
Similar mandolins we're made between 1911 and 1920. The pick guard has a patented date of 1909 with the metal clamp as July 4 2011.
Gibson A-Style Oval Hole Mandolin, Sheraton Brown - $1995.00
Gibson A-Style Oval Hole Mandolin, Sheraton Brown (Hardcase Included) - $1995.00
Serial: 5198x (last number isn’t legible)
Similar models are from 1920s (1921-1923)
Gibson RB175 1963 Seeger-Style Long neck banjo - $1595.00
Gibson RB175 1963 Seeger-Style Long neck banjo (Original Chipboard Case Included) - $1595.00
Serial: 144277
Rosewood fingerboard, mahogany neck, 32" scale length
Tuned to open E
Songbird Dulcimers Chickadee 13/12 Hammered Dulcimer
It’s May the Fourth and you know we can’t miss out on an opportunity to post a very nerdy video of this Songbird Dulcimers Chickadee 13/12 Hammered Dulcimer that is out of this world! This dulcimer is handmade in Muscatine, Iowa and is currently available as a Complete Package with the dulcimer, case, stand, hammers, and tuning wrench for just $549.99. And, if you’re looking for more of a smaller starter instrument, then stop by to check out the new 9/8 Fledgling Hammered Dulcimer, available as either a single or double-strung instrument!
The Moon & Stars Ukulele - your perfect Eclipse themed ukulele!
We’re getting ready for the total solar eclipse - viewable here in the path of totality on Monday, April 8th! This Moon & Stars Ukulele by Eddy Finn is the perfect uke for all of your eclipse-related songs and festivities! Stop by our shop and pick one up - just $129.99 with the gig bag included!
Maple 17-note Kalimba by Meinl
We LOVE the ease of play of a kalimba (also known as an mbira or thumb piano) and the beautiful music that you can make with one! This maple 17-note Kalimba is available (with carrying case, tuning hammer, and microfiber cloth) for $54.99…and we have lots more varieties for sale, too!
McSpadden Dulcimers Solid Walnut 4-String Dulcimer
Check out this beautiful all solid walnut 4-string mountain dulcimer made by McSpadden Dulcimers from Mountain View, Arkansas! It’s a perfect instrument for love songs this Valentine’s Day weekend!
Appalachian Spirit Mountain Rose Zither
Here’s a different kind of rose to get for your sweetheart, a friend, or yourself this Valentine’s Day! The Mountain Rose Lap Harp by Appalachian Spirit Folk Instruments is handmade of beatufiul poplar and southern pine and sounds amazing. And don’t forget all of the amazing love songs available in the Beatles Lap Harp Music Packets!
Missing Link Bela Fleck Baritone Banjo
This Missing Link Bela Fleck Baritone Banjo has made it’s way onto our Christmas List this year! The Baritone Banjo was made popular by John Hartford and Bela Fleck and the low C tuning just sounds beautiful. Pair that with the beautiful inlay work, 12” black suede head, and maple resonator and rim, and it is just a beautiful combination!
Handmade Fauz Cajons
Check out these awesome Fauz Cajons that are handmade in Huntingburg, Indiana! Here is Jesse Underwood, co-owner of Fauz Cajons, on their Crux Model Cajon. We have several shapes and sizes of Fauz Cajon available now! Come in and play!
Now carrying Menzies Banjos by Jeff Menzies
These are definitely some of our favorite items in the shop right now! We are extremely proud to now be carrying Menzies Instruments, owned by Jeff Menzies who makes gourd banjos, tackhead banjos, minstrel banjos, gourd fiddles, akontings, and more, and is located in Kingston, Jamaica. Jeff has a deep connection to community, people, and his work, and does a ton to educate others on the West African and Caribbean roots of the banjo. Currently Jeff is working to create a school and Cultural Center on the island of Jamaica called the Jamaica Academy of the Arts to teach folks to play the banjo, to have a mentorship program for lutherie skills, and to bring the instrument building Arts back to Jamaica which is home to so much of the history of the banjo. A purchase of a Menzies Instrument goes to supporting a great cause and an incredible luthier! Check out some of the amazing Menzies banjos we have in stock now!
Menzies Tackhead Banjo #554 - $1599.99
Menzies Bottle Gourd Banjo #551 - $999.99
Gourd Banjo #556 -$999.99
Gourd Banjo #547 - $999.99
Vintage 1934 National Duolian Resonator
Hey, have you seen this awesome Vintage 1934 National Duolian we have in stock!?! It’s pretty special! Originally built between 1930 and the onset of WWII, the Duolian was favored by many of the blues players of the day. As described by National in their 1938 catalog, the Duolian single-cone resonator guitar is an “All metal body, finished in prismatic silver gray. The hardwood neck, joining the body at the fourteenth fret, is comfortable to play, especially in the high register. The National resonator produces a rich, powerful tone of beautiful quality.” Price has just been lowered to $3150 (with period-correct hardcase included).
Ortega Double Neck Ukulele
And now time for something that NOBODY needs but EVERYBODY wants - Yes, a double neck ukulele! We pride ourselves on having unique instruments here at Weed Patch, so you know we couldn’t pass this one up! This Ortega Hydra Double Neck Ukulele has an Ovangkol Top/Back/Sides and a Walnut Fretboard, a Magus Preamp/Pickup/Built-in Tuner, and both a 4-String and an 8-String neck - all for $349.99! Super weird, but oddly fun!
White River Hammered Dulcimer
It’s graduation weekend for Indiana University! If you’re out and about supporting a graduate in your life, make sure to stop by Nashville and see us! And, if you’re looking for an excellent used hammered dulcimer, you have to see this 2017 model 15/14 Hammered Dulcimer from the former White River Dulcimer Company of Indianapolis. It comes as a complete package with case, stand, 2 sets of hammers, tuning wrench, and beginner books all for only $375.00!
A Concertina Sea Shanty
It seemed like a great day for a sea shanty! Check out this 20-button anglo-style beginner concertina! Features two 10-button rows which play a diatonic major scale in the key of C and G and includes the carrying case and note guide chart for $349.99. Foot Tambourine sold separately!
Taylor 314CE Acoustic Electric Guitar
Everybody is always asking if we have any Taylor Guitars in stock and now is your chance to get a great deal on a like-new Taylor Guitar! This 314CE Acoustic-Electric sells new at $2199.00, but we have it available here in excellent condition (with Deluxe Taylor Padded Case) for only $1650.00.