Bill Ashton
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Been some time since I walked through local City Music. A candy apple red Gretsch 512x or something was still hanging behind the counter (drool!), but as
I started down the long acoustic aisle I find a Guild, then another, then more. Apparently they are a Guild dealer again!
Back in early/mid 90's, when the store opened as FM Music (owner a former worker at Fitchburg Music and having bought part of it out) they were a Guild dealer and I recall "True Americans" and D-25's on the wall. Eventually sold and renamed Action Music cannot remember Guilds in the mix, resold again and opening as City Music, they were a dealer and
carried most of the GAD line (My former GAD30PCE came from there about ten years ago). When New Hartford closed, Guild dealership ended. Now its back, I see they also are handling Cordoba. Did not see Marc Rhines the owner, will have to ask whaz up?
Their market is not in high ticket American-made pieces, so I will expect to only see Asian there, but nice to have it local again for Union Music in Worcester (now on its second
owner since Carl sold) seems to carry only the electric line...not a complaint, usually have a nice mix, but have not seen any acoustics.
I started down the long acoustic aisle I find a Guild, then another, then more. Apparently they are a Guild dealer again!
Back in early/mid 90's, when the store opened as FM Music (owner a former worker at Fitchburg Music and having bought part of it out) they were a Guild dealer and I recall "True Americans" and D-25's on the wall. Eventually sold and renamed Action Music cannot remember Guilds in the mix, resold again and opening as City Music, they were a dealer and
carried most of the GAD line (My former GAD30PCE came from there about ten years ago). When New Hartford closed, Guild dealership ended. Now its back, I see they also are handling Cordoba. Did not see Marc Rhines the owner, will have to ask whaz up?
Their market is not in high ticket American-made pieces, so I will expect to only see Asian there, but nice to have it local again for Union Music in Worcester (now on its second
owner since Carl sold) seems to carry only the electric line...not a complaint, usually have a nice mix, but have not seen any acoustics.
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