Musicians who are interested in helping the many people in the local community affected by the recession can now benefit from their helping hand. Roadhouse Music is teaming up with the Independent Music Store Owners Group and SIT strings for their fifth annual Food for Strings food drive. The event is taking place on November 16 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Musicians need to bring at least three non-perishable food items, and the experienced staff will install a brand new set of SIT strings, tune and polish the instrument for no charge. All food collected will be donated to the First United Methodist Church of Middlefield’s food bank which disturbs food through the Geauga Hunger Task Force. Donations will be accepted even if the customer is not interested in a restring.
To ensure each customer receives a quality restring, the store, which normally staffs two guitar techs and one desk clerk, will triple it’s staff for the day. A few regular customers volunteer to strip strings off the guitars, polish and clean, while the guitar techs will restring and tune. The repair shop, which houses two guitar benches, will have six for the day. Instruments will be fitted with SIT strings, a local company out of Akron, Ohio which makes the high quality strings right here. Any instrument requiring more than just restringing can be assessed and left for repair at a discounted rate for the donations.
Musicians who donate food in exchange for the restring will be a part of a nationwide effort to support food banks local to their store. The Independent Music Store Owners Group has organized more than 20 stores to participate in the 2013 drive. In 2012, iMSO member stores changed more then 1,573 sets of strings and collected more then 11,772 pounds of food.
About Roadhouse Music
Roadhouse Music is a locally owned music store, established in 2003, that offers new and used instrument sales, trades, lessons, printed music, drums, sound equipment, vintage gear, and accessories. We have two full service repair shops in house for guitars, amplifiers, band instruments, pedals, and more. Band instrument rentals are also available from Roadhouse Music. Private lessons are available on just about any instrument from highly qualified instructors. Roadhouse Music also offers custom sound systems for schools, churches, and other venues. You can call us at 440-632-0678 for all your musical needs.
