Eskimo Joe in the House!

Our good friends from Eskimo Joe where back in the store today on their way to to Nova 937 to do a private show... all good except their gear did not not make it Perth in time so they were sans-guitars!  Stu & Joel are both now playing Maton acoustic guitars so we offered to lend them a couple of our guitars for the occasion... and as Concept Music has the biggest (and best!) selection of Maton guitars Perth we certainly gave them plenty to choose from! Graham & Lee were on hand to help.

Visit to the Maton guitar factory

Earlier this week Graham was attending a trade show in Melbourne to check out some of the lastest gear and unexpectedly had a few spare hours before his plane left so he headed out to see the lads at Maton. The factory is in Box Hill and is fantastic place to visit if you're ever over that way. Graham went for a walk around the factory with Andy from the Maton Custom Shop who showed him a couple of the latest designs he is working on... in particular Maton Custom Shop "Traditional" which is little more old school in design & will suit all those fingerpickers out there very well.  It is about the same size as a Martin 000 (funny about that!).  :-)    Andy is holding one he is half way though making... and Graham just couldn't resist ordering it (no surprises there!). It looks like it's going to be a stunning guitar.

The guys in the "Mini" Maton section were also pleased to see Graham... especially as they told him Concept Music is one of the biggest "Mini" dealers in the country!  We have sold over 80 of them since they released them only 5 years ago!

Great work Maton... keep it up.

The all new Concept Music... 99% Finished!

Phew... well, JUST in time for Christmas the totally new Concept Music is just about finished!   And I'm not sure which we bit I like the best?! Certainly the Acoustic Room (or "Studio" as someone called it last week) must be right up there & it certainly is lovely... very much like "home". It's nice to have somewhere to sit down & close the doors in private & just play & listen.... very happy with it.

Acoustic guitars finally up on the wall....

The deadline I've given myself to get everything finished is December 1st so that means I only have 1 week to go to get all teh sections of the shop happening... a week to biuld a new stage, repaint the old showcases, finish off the lighting, hang all my old guitars.... connect up a new computer terminal...

Hmm... I think I'd better & go & get stuck back in!  Today I've pretty much got the acoustic section finished & just have some touching up & edge strips to put in... slowly slowly.

Acoustic Room (continued!):

Yesterday I think I caught a glimpse of light at the end of our renovation tunnel with at least one room in the shop is pretty much finished now. Stuart came in to hang the wallpaper in the acoustic room & in our entry wall.... & what a difference!   It really looks excellent... definitely give the room a more relaxed & "home" vibe & I think it has just also changed acoustics slightly as well...  I can see many, many customers getting lost in there... & me for that matter!

Somewhere to sit...

It look long enough but we have finally taken delivery of a new ottoman for the acoustic room. And it isn't as wide as I had remembered but it's the perfect height for sitting on while you try out a few guitars... & the colours are great against the slate coloured Formica flooring. The acoustic room is nearly finished now with just some wallpaper & a few more guitar hangers to put up... & oh yeah, & take the masking tape off the glass doors!  Oops.. my bad! Totally forgot all about it.  I'll put it on my list.

Come in soon & have a nice quiet sit in there... it's lovely.