I cherish going to all the songs stores in my county.
My friend and I have a lot of Dad & pop stores however my buddy and I also have a few corporate songs stores.
I have to confess that I properly shop at the larger stores just because the prices are fair. I have big sales & you can even buy a lot of their device on the internet. I would like to be able to go into one of the locations I am negotiating on the price of anything that has resting on the floor. It’s kind of hard to do that with small corporations when they have lower margins. Fortunately, a lot of songs stores took a beating 20 years ago. A lot of songs stores have to spend money for extra overhead too. If you have wood instruments you are going to need proper humidification. It can’t be too dry & it can’t be too wet in the air. So you are either going to need a dehumidifier or a humidifier depending on the type of weather conditions you live in & where the songs stores are situated. I know that since I live in a unquestionably dry weather conditions, the songs stores have to use humidifiers to prevent the wooden instruments from cracking. They’ll get so dried out that they shall either warp or crack. It’s just a factor of running a songs store with wood instruments. Obviously this includes things like acoustic guitars, violins, cellos, & basses. Luckily I don’t even play any of these instruments myself. I properly just play synthesizers & keyboards. I still like to visit the songs instrument stores though.