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Fink's Music
4.5 ★★★★★ 11 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Athens, Alabama
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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (256) 444-0709
- Website finksmusicschool.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“They also do some minor repairs, which my banjo is in need of.”
“They also do some minor repairs, which my banjo is in need of.”
“They had everything I was looking for, including recommending a piano tuner.”
What players say again and again
“I only went by to pick up some guitar picks, but I could not help noticing the welcoming and helpful staff in this store.”
From the reviews
Living in Madison, AL, and being fairly new to the area, I was looking for a music store. An online search brought up a few options, each about 25 minutes away. I decided to try the one in Athens rather than trying to navigate downtown Huntsville. Fink's Music store is only 10.5 miles from County Line Road, west on 72.
Strings for most instruments, accessories, and a selection of stringed instruments for beginners. Friendly staff, and very cool that there is a music store in town again.
I only went by to pick up some guitar picks, but I could not help noticing the welcoming and helpful staff in this store. I will go back!
Selling or trading gear at Fink's Music
Fink's Music 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 Fink's Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Fink's Music. 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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