My Rick Dealer Makes The Paper

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:30 am

Chuck Levin’s Music Center, an institution in the DC area, made the Washington Post today with a large article in the Style section.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/27/AR2006022701623_pf.html

[You will probably have to “register” before seeing the article. Apologies.]

I had no idea that:

1. Paul Reed Smith once worked as a repairman there.

2. The place sells (mail order I guess) to New York and Los Angeles and that Chuck’s sells “more instruments than any other single music store in America.”

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:44 am

...by modern standards it's still a pawnshop gone horribly awry...

Funny!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:25 am

That place is the best kept secret in the USA. I've been buying stuff there for years. Brian Meader is a great guy to deal with.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:32 am

Alan, agree, that's a great quote.
And if you ever saw the place you'd understand.

Scott, yes, Brian is a great guy. He had the patience of a saint when I was selecting my bass amp.
My Rics were sold to me, though, by Paul Schein (quoted in the article).

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:54 pm

Never bought a guitar/bass there, but we've bought several saxophones there....top notch staff!

janglebox · Post by **janglebox** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:45 pm

Paul sold me a 660-12, and I also bought two 360-12CWs there. As the article describes, it can be a madhouse... but it's a wonderful place to buy guitars.