Faders Music bright after renovations
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This article was published 02/10/2019 (2231 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Faders Music is looking anything but faded after completing some renovations over the summer.
The store, which sells instruments, musical equipment and more as well as giving music lessons, has refreshed its interior and made it a whole lot easier to navigate. The business first opened in 2007 and employs 14 people.
Owner Chris Nylen said that the back of the store where the classrooms are used to be closed in and difficult to access, but now students and instructors have a clear path.
Now the classrooms have been redone to be more comfortable.
Some sound deadening material has been used to prevent sound leaking between rooms and Nylen has ordered some wall-mountable acoustic panels to further soundproof the rooms.
The store’s office was once used as one of the classrooms, but it is no longer needed for that purpose. Now a repair bench has been installed in the office to make guitar fixes easier on employees.
“We used to run into trouble with double-booking rooms and all that kind of stuff,” Nylen said. “Now we’re able to keep that flowing better.”
According to Nylen, there was a hurry to get the classrooms finished for the beginning of September. When kids go back to school, they start signing up for music lessons, he said.
Selection has also been improved. The store is now an authorized dealer of Fender guitars and equipment as well as Ibanez guitars.
That includes some high-end models, like a $2,700 green Ibanez prestige series guitar and a $2,500 Fender American Elite Stratocaster.
“With the way the store is laid out now, by adding that room we seem to have gained space in our showroom as well, which is awesome because we were always running out of space,” Nylen said.
Vinyl record selection has also been improved. There is now a dedicated area for records and a pair of speakers is waiting for a companion turntable to spin some tunes.
Faders has been selling vinyls for approximately five years. Originally it was a single rack of records, but the medium once thought dead has gained a resurgence in popularity and now the store can justify having a dedicated section.
On Oct. 12, Faders will be officially showing off their new digs with a grand re-opening event.
Nylen said he’s still figuring out details, but said that there will likely be some deals on Fender products as the event will also double as the store’s launch as a Fender dealer. Details will be announced on Faders’ website or social media presence.
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