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Palmer Music Company
4.9 ★★★★★ 411 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Conway, Arkansas
Music store featuring guitars, ukuleles, violins and amps, plus lessons and repairs.
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 (501) 327-8129
- Website palmermusic.co
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 | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“The friendly knowledgeable staff explained everything we needed to know about purchasing an electric guitar.”
“I went with my husband to buy his first bass guitar and we couldn’t have had a better experience.”
“It’s rare to find a place this authentic - a space where transparency, knowledge, and encouragement all come standard.”
“They were also very helpful in finding the right instructor for my child to learn guitar.”
What players say again and again
“It’s rare to find a place this authentic - a space where transparency, knowledge, and encouragement all come standard.”
“I am a beginner in learning how to play the guitar, and to be honest a bit intimidated, especially at my age.”
From the reviews
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (6/5 Stars) Palmer Music isn’t just a store, it’s a heartbeat in the Central Arkansas music scene. From the moment you walk in, you can feel the passion and genuine care they pour into everything they do.
I am a beginner in learning how to play the guitar, and to be honest a bit intimidated, especially at my age. But the staff, and especially Colin, I believe that’s the young man’s name, was very professional and extremely knowledgeable and really took the time to show me exactly what I needed to get started.
The friendly knowledgeable staff explained everything we needed to know about purchasing an electric guitar. They demonstrated different guitars then handed them over to my budding musician to try out.
Amazing crew there! Ryan was able to do a same day turn around on my Martin HD-28 (pickup install/bridge slotting) after traveling from NWA. Super pleasant to work with and excellent communication. Will definitely return with future business - worth the 2.5 hour drive!
Selling or trading gear at Palmer Music Company
Palmer Music Company 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 Palmer Music Company
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Palmer Music Company. 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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