Halifax Folklore Centre
1528 Brunswick Street B3J 2G2 Halifax, NS, Canada

Hey friends. As of Tomorrow we will be offering Curbside only for sales or repair drops or pickup. If dropping off repairs we ask you message or call ahead to start repair tags.. Stay safe, we will all be better musicians when this is over with!Hey friends. As of Tomorrow we will be offering Curbside only for sales or repair drops or pickup. If dropping off repairs we ask you message or call ahead to start repair tags.. Stay safe, we will all be better musicians when this is over with!

For all the Yamaha fans the Yamaha fg3x red label reissue in on the wall this week. Onboard pickup and comes with a case. We are open to reduced numbers, but can offer door service or ship. Stay safe, play lots of music. #yamahaguitar #halifax #shoplocal #playmusic #novascotia #playmusic #guitar #downtownhalifax

We are still here fixing and selling instruments. Back to limited numbers allowed in the shop. But feel free to call ahead or pop by if you need to stock up on anything. Stay safe. See you soon. #halifax #stringedinstruments #hensel

The newest guitar to the @godin_guitars line up is the Composer concert hall Mahogany. Solid mahogany top and back. Factory pickup installed. Very cool guitar for $899.99! Brave a rainy day and see it for yourself! #madeincanada #halifax #guitar #mahogany #downtownhalifax #shoplocalhalifax #novascotia #playmusic

A guitar that hung in our guitar graveyard for years found its new lease on life today. All to save a late 50’s Gibson J-50. It’s donation will not be in vain. Also cutting the top off a guitar with a Sabre saw is really cool.... #guitarrestoration #guitarrepair #halifaxfolklorecentre

Great price on this Hagstrom Super Swede! It’s all the cool of a lp style guitar with a few extra tricks up its sleeve. Come on down to the shop and try it out! #halifaxnovascotia #hagstrom #downtownhalifax #shoplocal #guitar #rockout

The Deal of the week this week is a Used Ibanez Artwood aw65ece. Solid cedar top a fishman pickup ready for the shed or the stage. Only $350. Come on down and try it out !

The Time to Monster Mash will soon be here. Come on down and grab your glow in the dark skull Uke for only $50 this week!!!!

The Sigma 000M-15 is forever a shop Favorite. Sports a solid Sapele (mahogany) top and is a great smaller guitar. Looking for that Martin look and sound for a fraction of the price. This is it. $539.99 Come give it a strum and see what you think. #halifaxguitar #novascotia #shoplocalhfx #novascotiamusic #sigmaguitars

A Gibson ES-150 from 52ish. Hit the wall this week. It has had a D conversion. So a second p90 and controls were added later. This will be a fantastic players guitar! Priced at $2995. It truly rocks or Jazzes! Come on down and turn it up. #halifaxguitar #archtopguitar #vintagegibson

Fresh to the wall. A 1962 Harmony H-173 nylon string. Just had a neck reset and a bridge reglue. It’s a rad folk picker. Come on down and try it out! #halifaxguitars #vintagechicagoguitars #harmonyguitar #novascotiabusiness #shoplocalnovascotia #oldwood #nylonstrings #downtownhalifax #halifaxfolklorecentre

Check out our website. Www.halifaxfolklorecentre.com to see a bunch of newly listed intruments for sale!! A few real dandy things fresh to the wall!!

Do you love Rock ‘N’ Roll? Come get your Joan Jett on with this 1962 Melody Maker D, perfect early 60s Gibson neck, amazing pickups, fantastic condition and... it comes with original gatorskin chipboard case and the HANGTAGS!! This thing rips. . .. ... #guitars #vintageguitar #halifaxguitars #halifaxfolklorecentre #gibsonguitars #melodymaker #joanjett #iloverocknroll

Explore the cosmos with this relic from the former Soviet Union. A balalaika from the 60s that pays homage to the space race with a charming inlay of (what we assume to be) the launch of Sputnik. Swipe to see the inlay in detail. Come check it out today before it blasts off! . .. ... #balalaika #halifax #halifaxfolklorecentre #vintage #spacerace #russia #ussr #sputnik

Phones are back. Call away!!!Phones are back. Call away!!!

Hey Folks our phone lines are mysteriously down this morning but we are here. Feel free to pop in or send an email!! We will get it sorted out shortly !!Hey Folks our phone lines are mysteriously down this morning but we are here. Feel free to pop in or send an email!! We will get it sorted out shortly !!

Every Shark guitar needs it’s day. We have the one and only Garrett Mason putting the shark to the test. See if you can make it do this. I know I can’t. #halifaxguitar #bluesguitar #sharks #swampmusic #novascotiamusic #springgardenroad #novascotiamusic

Hanging at the shop this week we have a very mint. Hohner hg-920. Made in the late 70’s in Japan. Sports a solid spruce top and a laminate rosewood back and sides. Very well made great sounding Dreadnaught. Come on down and give it a pickin this weekend. #halifaxguitar #guitar #novascotiabusiness #hohnerguitar #hohner #japaneseguitars

No amp? No problem! Take a bite out of this rad shark guitar! Become the envy of all those around you. Built in amp for those times you need to rock out on the go, but this isn’t a one finned shark, you can also plug it in for true power. Come check it out before it swims away . .. ... #guitar #guitars #halifax #hfxfolklorecentre #halifaxguitars #weirdguitars #shark #builtinamp #rad

For Saturday we have this lovely little Hensel guitar. Hensel’s were made in Toronto by Arthur Hensel in the 1930’s and 1940’s. This one had been restored prior to us receiving it in the shop but we did do a few extra things to it. Solid mahogany back and sides and a solid spruce top. This is a great smaller body 12 finger picking machine. Comes with a case and has an LR Baggs element already installed. Come on down and give it a pickin. #halifaxguitar #vintagecanadian #henselguitar

Just on the wall today we have a Trinity College Octave Mandolin. These are always great instruments. Solid spruce top solid Mahogany back and sides comes with a case! Looking for something bigger? We have the same instrument in an Irish Bouzouki! #irishinstruments #halifaxmusic #octavemandolin

New model Seagull in the shop today. We have the Maritime solid wood series Dreadnaught in the very cool Burnt Umber Finish. Made in Canada. solid Spruce top and solid Mahogany Sides and back. Has a pickup equipped so you are ready to go for any upcoming gigs! #halifaxmusic #novascotiamuisic #playguitar #seagullguitars #downtownhalifax #buylocalhalifax

Feelin blue? This Art and Lutherie Legacy in Denim Blue should sort you out. Made in Canada! Solid spruce top. Has a great sound and great look. For only $595.00. Come on down and give it a try. This line also comes in some other great colours if blue isn’t your thing! #halifax #shoplocal #madeincanada #halifaxguitars #novascotiaguitar #playmusic #playguitar #downtownhalifax

This Jay Turser is new in the shop! This new model is sporting a solid mahogany top! And is hanging at just $225! This is seriously hard to beat for anyone looking for a cool 15 style guitar! #mahogany #jayturser #halifaxguitar #guitar #om #novascotiamusic #halifax #novascotia

We are back in black. Check out this #washburn bela tono. Just back in the shop after a long hiatus. Come on in and check out this very cool guitar for only $349.99!!!! #novascotiaguitar #halifaxmusic #washburnguitars #playguitar #halifax #downtownhalifax

Giannini Craviola hanging around the shop. Super cool! #halifaxguitars #novascotiamusic #giannini #craviola #jimmypageguitar #billwithers #guitar #springgarden

Looking to start playing some tunes? Well we have #guitars and all sorts of instruments to get you started on! Everything in this picture is under $200! Come on down to the folklore centre and find your passion! #guitars #novascotiamusic #novascotiaguitar