Folk Shop

I came here looking for an acoustic guitar, they have a huge selection that I couldn’t find anywhere else. Its like a big treasure chest of instruments of all kinds that you could spend hours on discovering. I ended up getting a 12 string recording king guitar which is in my opinion the best 12 string i’ve come across. Insanely cheap too. I walked into the store with crutches because of an ankle injury and I forgot them at the store. I guess I was so excited that I forgot about the pain.

Went here to check out accordions & fell in love with one + brought it home. Lifelong instrumentalist looking to try something new. Agree w/​these five star reviews re: knowledgeable staff, price range, assortment of instruments. Appreciated the hands off approach to letting me try out different accordions after checking in w/​me that I’m a musician.
Had a bit of a weird experience myself. Not sure how typical this is.
Left w/​a lil’ vintage wooden accordion & a neat handmade case & the understanding that it’d been sitting + aging for a long time + would go out of tune & need to be retuned & that the tuning’d be free & while I waited. Also the leather was pretty worn & was told for the thumb strap it’d be replaced, too. Figured it was sort of shop practice, I dunno.
When I brought it back in to be tuned like. 2 months or so after I brought it home, got quoted a repair price for the tuning & the hand strap, which was in the same condition as I bought it in. Was a quick drop off & was sort of flustered by the whole thing so didn’t deal with it in the moment. Also told it would take several days to get the tuning done. Decided to call back the next day to clear things up but accordion was done by then way earlier than expected and had to negotiate in shop. Ended up paying half the quoted price for the originally quoted as free or included repair… dude seemed to have no recollection of the history of the instrument he sold me or of saying the imminent tuning would be included. Would’ve had no idea to get the thing tuned, otherwise, since it’s a new instrumental adventure for me. Didn’t get into it about the thumb strap.
Really glad to have the accordion but kinda not sure I’d be back in the shop again.
Reminded me of experiences being a young woman at an auto shop, a disempowering environment. If you’re a young woman maybe bring an older adult or some bros + get stuff in writing.
Blarf. /​:

The Folk shop has exactly what I want/​need in a really warm environment. My son has been traveling and as soon as he gets back he wants to look for a drum there! This is a shop you can keep coming back to!

If you’re thinking about it, don’t hesitate. Go to the Folk Shop. Period. But give yourself plenty of time to enjoy. You won’t be disappointed. Very nice selection of vintage, pre-​owned, and new instruments across a range of price points. Tons of banjos. The proprietors and small staff are friendly and super knowledgable.

I love going to the Folk Shop. It’s located on Campbell road, with a tiny parking lot. However when I go here, I lose all sense of time. There are harps, drums, banjos, guitars, string instruments, percussion instruments and loads of small instruments which I could not resist purchasing to sharing with the children I work with (who can’t use a slide whistle, right?). I am not a musician, but frequently there are other customers discussing trading and repair work. My husband traded a Fender mandolin for a bandolin they had for sale, and was so happy with the transaction. They sell sheet music in the front, and have ads for music lesion instructors all over the front walkin. This is a place that encourages touching and trying, and sometimes there is talent just radiating from the customers inside. What a Tucson gem.

This is THE PLACE to go if you are looking for any type of traditional musical instrument. I found a wonderful soprano uke there after going to all the other music stores in Tucson. The people are friendly, helpful and quite knowledgable. This was the highlight of my visit to the area.

After having driven by this place for a couple of years on the way to school, we finally stopped to check it out. This place is so quirky and fun! They have a huge variety of stringed instruments and other musical goodies. The people working there are relaxed, friendly, and they know what they’re talking about. I’ve even been caught up talking to the other customers who are just as friendly and passionate! Please check this place out before heading to one of the big box music stores!

The Folk Shop has a helpful, knowledgeable staff, and a good selection of low-​end new guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments, plus a limited but interesting selections of drums and non-​stringed instruments, as well as instructional books and videos, accessories, etc. They also offer a small but carefully chosen selection of used and vintage instruments; these aren’t cheap, but they’re often really nice. The staff welcome browsers and are very generous about letting you try instruments out, even if you aren’t seriously looking to buy.

The Folk Shop is one of Tucson’s brightest gems. Every time I go here there is something new and unexpected (and totally neat) for me to find (and play). Their prices are great and everyone who works here is a character. Gotta love it!
For added adventure go clap your hands in the banjo room… you’ll thank me later!

Fantastic store and the staff is awesome.

Amazing collection crammed cheek by jowl into a smallish shop, including a wide selection of stringed instruments, percussion, etc. Staff is always very willing to provide suggestions and help. Prices are totally reasonable and their wonderful collection of used instruments means you can get a great deal on something that might otherwise be out of price range. Plus it’s locally owned! If you like used bookstores because you never know what kind of gem you’ll find, you’ll love this place. Screw Guitar Center, I won’t go anywhere but the Folk Shop!

Living in Tucson, it’s not uncommon to find folksy instruments but this place does beat all.
They have all kinds of unique and fun instruments. (No really, I didn’t know people took the kazoo that seriously) I also found a turkey baster music book. And the owners are so kind. They allowed me to photograph the instruments when I was doing a shoot for my photography class.
The best part is that they have bagpipe practice chanters. I’m not sure there’s another place in town (except for the Celtic shop I recently discovered) to purchase one of these.
Aside from unique instruments, the service is always great here.

For fans of all stringed instruments, The Folk Shop is a must stop. And if you love antique instruments, you’re really in for a treat.
It’s rare to see a shop with lots of banjos but there they were hanging on the wall in their very own room. Being an erstwhile banjo player myself, this was a sweet sight to see.
Vintage guitars, mandolins, accordians and button boxes, fiddles, ethnic instruments (lots of drums), and wooden pipes to blow… they’re all here.
They buy, sell, trade, and consign making it an overall delightful place to shop for all things musical.