Violin Sales and Repair
Business Overview
Bob Tedrow, Homewood Instrument Co. http//hmi.homewood.net A lot of the work is incredibly tedious and boring, and I really dont know why I like it, Bob Tedrow says laughing. He is referencing the labor involved in crafting replicas of 19th-century concertinas at his shop, Homewood Instruments Company. Its a painfully focused process. Imagine hundreds of tiny, delicate moveable parts, no owners manual nor blueprint from the original artisans buried alongside them. Unlike his work, Bob certainly cant be classified as tedious and boring. Between his enthusiasm, quick wit and intense knowledge of music, it is easy to see why his store has achieved a 20-year tenure in Homewood. Bob was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, and moved to Birmingham two decades ago so that his wife could attend Cumberland School of Law. We liked it, and we stayed, he says. I liked the lack of snow, and this place has spectacularly wonderful people. While Bobs move to Birmingham may have been his wifes doing, he blames his early education in music on a different lady. My love of music is really my grandmothers fault, he explains. She was a jazz piano player and an avid sports car enthusiast. She smelled like turpentine and cookies, and she taught me to play my first instrument, which was the ukulele. Store Motto We build things that cost a lot of money that not many want such as concertinas. Its really the secret to our success. Stop in for lessons on the concertina, the banjo, guitar or ukulele ($45-$75/hour) or have your guitar, violin or woodwind instrument serviced or repaired. Or, you can just enjoy Bobs stories. His repertoire includes selling a custom-built concertina to a client in the South Pole. At Homewood Instrument Company, there is always a motley crew of musicians, but for a true experience in Bobs talents, he advises visiting his street. We have a neighborhood band that plays (with) Irish music, he says. The band is called La Playa Ceiliafter the street we live on. If people want to hear us, all they have to do is drive down our block on a summer evening. We play on the porch and love for people to come sit and have a glass of wine and listen. I have always thought that Birminghams music scene is marvelously eclectic. It is charming how our city has a range from fiddlers to symphony music to all those American idol contestants. It is very diversified. BOB TEDROW
Line of Business
Professional > Professionals Equipment and Supplies
Brands We Carry
Loar, Gibson, Martin, Kentucky ad infinitum
Products and Services
Sales and service of Musical Instruments
Additional Information
Website: http://hmi.homewood.net
