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Bucks County Folk Music Shop
4.5 ★★★★★ 49 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in New Britain, Pennsylvania
Informal space selling guitars and banjos as well as mandolins.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (215) 345-0616
- Website buckscountyfolkmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Jackie was so kind and I ended up buying a beautiful Eastman dreadnought guitar with which I am very pleased.”
“I understand the frustrations of owning a small business,success is hard won and a resource like Bucks County Folk Music is a rare gem to have in our community.”
“I understand the frustrations of owning a small business,success is hard won and a resource like Bucks County Folk Music is a rare gem to have in our community.”
“Having previously bought two used Mandolins I never "fully"understood the advantage of having a properly set up mandolin.”
“When I asked about a guitar maintenance lesson, she arranged it and neither she nor the musician, who spent about 90 minutes with me, would take a fee.”
“I understand the frustrations of owning a small business,success is hard won and a resource like Bucks County Folk Music is a rare gem to have in our community.”
“Went in today to look at mandolins and violins!”
What players say again and again
“Having previously bought two used Mandolins I never "fully"understood the advantage of having a properly set up mandolin.”
“She seemed to know what she was talking about and gave me a good amount of advice on instrument maintenance when I asked her.”
“After Kim spent 20 or so minutes with me on product knowledge & some important info she was just like John, go for it, so I did.”
“Picked up my first mandolin and the staff was very helpful in helping me make my decision.”
“That is exactly what I got, a perfectly playable mandolin and a very reasonable price to go with it!”
From the reviews
Bought a beautiful Eastman mandolin here the other day. The staff was helpful, knowledgeable, and patient! They let me try out lots of mandolins and spend time playing them, both when I visited them a month ago and the other day. Never felt pressured. Fair prices and outstanding customer service.
I have been shopping here for the last 10 years. The shop is small, well stocked and I always walk away knowing more about an instrument, style of music or local musician each and every time I go.
My 1st trip to the BCFMS - what a wonderful alternative to the average brick & mortar and typical big box store. Housed in an 1800's building, it has a sense of warmth as you are surrounded by guitars, banjos, fiddles, penny whistles - even bodrans.
As a novice guitarist, I've been to this quaint, old-timey shop several times for basic information and guidance. Kim has been helpful and generous in sharing her knowledge.
Selling or trading gear at Bucks County Folk Music Shop
Bucks County Folk Music Shop comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Bucks County Folk Music Shop
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Bucks County Folk Music Shop. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
