(I plan to add more links soon. Let me know if you have a favorite place/link that isn't listed here!)
Places to buy instruments, sheet music, and accessories in Portland:
(please support local independent music stores!)
Places to get your instrument fixed:
Trade Up Music - stringed instruments and amps.
Wally's Music - band instrument repair. In Oregon City, but worth the drive!
Michael (Miguel) Maldonado - band instrument repair. Reasonable prices. Call Trade Up Music (503-236-8800) to get the number.
Wire Audio Electronics Repair - amps, keyboards, electronics. Call Trade Up Music to get the number.
Immortal Piano Company - piano restoration and tuning.
David Kerr Violin Shop - violin, viola, cello, and bow repair and restoration.
Cool Stuff on the Internet:
A couple sites for looking up guitar chords:
A couple tab sites (please keep in mind that tabs on the internet often contain mistakes! They are just one person's interpretation):
8notes.com - free sheet music for a variety of instruments.
Other music-related links:
KEXP.org - University of Washington radio station. Streams live online. They play an excellent variety of new and local music. And it's commercial-free! Lots of podcasts you can download, too.
allmusic.com - a great resource to learn about musicians, look up albums, hear samples of songs.
