Music Swop Shop

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This musician’s haunt on the corners of Lygon and Elgin Streets has been accumulating vintage, collectable and rare musical treats for nigh-on 25 years, which is why so many bands pay a visit when in town. As the name suggests, it specialises in second-hand stock – and not just electric gear; you can pick up brass and woodwind instruments, not to mention mandolins, banjos, accordions and fiddles. The staff are also pretty nifty with repair jobs, so you can take along that three-stringed, busted acoustic that’s been languishing in the corner of your room for eons.

Words by Penni Pappas   |  

Music Swop Shop details

Address
145–147 Elgin St

Carlton 3053

Telephone 03 9348 1194

Open Mon-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat-Sun 11am-3pm

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