The First Quality Music Blog

As we continue cleaning out our Showroom and Warehouse for new products, we’ve decided to expand our Spring Cleaning sale! We still can’t advertise many of our prices due to vendor agreements, but you can find a list of the instruments we are featuring by clicking here – Give us a call at 1-800-635-2021 and we’d be happy to give you a quote!

We’re expanding our Sullivan Banjos line and need more room in the warehouse for some exciting new equipment! To clear up floorspace, we’re offering some amazing clearance pricing on nearly every Instrument in the showroom! We won’t be featuring these instruments directly on firstqualitymusic.com, but feel free to drop by our Louisville, KY showroom or give us a call at (800) 635-2021!

We’re proud to announce that the 2010 Taylor Road Show will be stopping by First Quality Music on May 25th! Drop by and hang out with Taylor factory experts for a day of guitar talk and test-driving! Last year’s Road Show was a great success and a lot of fun – expect even more this year! We’ll have some killer custom and one-off Taylor models for you to play, demonstrations of new Taylor technologies, and some great instruction on tone woods and guitar shapes.

Make sure to drop by First Quality Music on May 25th and check out the Taylor Road Show! You can find more dates and information at the Taylor Road Show website.

Rounder recording artist Summertown Road’s self titled debut CD is in stores today.   We here at First Quality are sure excited about the group’s new project!  You can find a list of the group’s upcoming performances on their Myspace.  Be sure and check out Jack’s Sullivan V-35 banjo when you catch a performance!

JENS & UWE KRUGER’S BANJO & GUITAR WORKSHOP – Lake Worth, Florida April 9-10th  2010

Time is fast approaching for what will be a wonderful banjo and guitar event in Southeast Florida.  Jens and Uwe Kruger, in conjunction with Fretmentor.com are conducting there first of what may become an annual “Jens & Uwe Banjo & Guitar Workshop”.

David Jakubiak, an instructor, writer for Banjo Newsletter, and the founder of Fretmentor.com is coordinating this weekend event.  You can see the details by going directly to his website and viewing the online form and registration process.

As if banjo and guitar instruction by Jens and Uwe were not enough, David has secured many exceptional sponsors who have donated items to be raffled.  We at First Quality Music have donated a Sullivan Bluegrass Jam banjo. This will be the grand prize for one lucky attendee.

The Jens & Uwe Kruger Banjo & Guitar Workshop will be held on April 9-10 in Lake Worth, Florida.  On Sunday April 11th, the Kruger Brothers will be performing a concert in Palm Beach.  Fretmentor.com has reserved a block of tickets for those who desire to attend the Sunday concert.  Tickets for the concert are only $10 each.

We look forward to seeing our friend and customers at this wonderful event.  Good luck to the attendee who wins our grand prize.

The following Limited edition models have run their course at Martin and the remaining few are being offered at unbelievable discounts!  Since we will be handling these on a per-order basis, they may read “Backordered” on firstqualitymusic.com - You can still place your order, and we’ll contact you within 24 hours regarding availability. Approximate delivery time on these items is 7-10 days, and all sales are final.

Martin D-28 Elvis Presley Special Edition – MSRP: $8,499 FQMS Price: $3,495.00
Martin Limited Edition Clair 2 -MSRP: $6,799 FQMS Price:  $2,695
Martin DX 175th Anniversary – MSRP: $999 FQMS Price: $450
Martin POW/MIA Special Edition - MSRP: $5,799 FQMS Price: $2,300
Martin CF-1 Black - MSRP: $5,399 FQMS Price:  $2,395.00
Martin CF-2 Black –  MSRP: $5,899 FQMS Price: $2,595.00

This special offer is only available while supplies last!

You can check these sales out here or give us a call at (800) 635-2021 to order or check availability.

From all of us here at First Quality Music, we hope you have a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. We’ll be open part of the day New Years Day, so feel free to drop by and visit. JC and Company will be taking the day off, though, so we’ll resume Vault Fridays next week.

See you in 2010!

-Your friends at First Quality Music

Our friends and First Quality featured artist Balsam Range have topped the Bluegrass Unlimited single chart with Last Train to Kitty Hawk.  Congratulations guys!!!  You can hear a Sullivan banjo on this tune picked by our pal Marc Pruett.  Be sure to catch a performance by the group at the upcoming IBMA fanfest, or visit their website for the latest news and tour date information.

First Quality Music has started a new division within our company called Derby City Game Calls. We have a lot of friends in the hunting industry that have encouraged us to make game calls with our instrument grade wood. With the technology to make instruments it just made sence to give it a try. After months of research and development and working right along with some top notch hunters we have developed a line of game calls that just sound wonderful and we believe will do the job. Kentucky’s own Tim Farmer who host the ever popular TV show Kentucky Afield got wind that a Kentucky company that has made banjos for 38 years is now also making game calls, so needless to say he had to check us out. We welcomed Tim in to First Quality Music and before we got started talking turkey calls we got him to play a little Bluegrass Music with the guys here at First Quality. Murrell Thixton, JC Gay and one of our very good friends Cody Pearman play along side Tim Farmer on Upright Bass playing the song Cumberland Gap.

We also Got Tim during his visit to sign our Wall of Fame.

During his visit here at First Quality Music we showed him around and when the Music Store closed we began to show him how we make Turkey Calls. Jim Dawson of Derby City Game Calls spoke with Tim as we filmed a segment for the upcoming episode on Kentucky Afield.

As we finished up our segent for Kentucky Afield, Brent Stoner of Derby City Game Calls talks with Tim going over different options and the basics of how we use our instrument building technology to produce wonderful sounding Turkey Calls.

Make sure to check us out on Saturday September the 19th at 8:30 pm Eastern time on KET Channel 13 on Insight Cable.

Hello everyone! We’re excited to announce a big giveaway here at First Quality Music with Martin Guitars! We’ll be giving away a Martin LX1 to one of our followers on Facebook and Twitter. Entering is simple, just click on the banners below and become a fan of First Quality Music on Facebook and a follower on Twitter! On November 4th, we’ll pick someone at random from our followers on the two sites (Yes, this means that if you’re following us on both, you’ll get two chances to win!).

Thanks, and good luck!

-First Quality Music & Martin Guitar Co.