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Where can i buy a guitar in tuscany?

Hello Everyone :)

Thank you in advance to anyone who has an answer to this question

I am a professional musician traveling to Italy in August for vacation

I would like to be able to practice while I am away and I do not want to ship my guitar or travel with my personal guitar

Where can I buy a guitar in Tuscany?

We will be near Pienza in August (south of Siena and Florence)

My plan is to purchase an inexpensive used or new acoustic or electric guitar, use it for a few weeks and then give it as a gift to one of the local Italian kids before we head back home

Again I want to thank you in advance to anyone who has any advice/opinions/suggestions

Sincerely
Joe :)

Posted by
11154 posts

Have you asked your lodging host/mgr about this?

Posted by
1526 posts

Ceccherini, via de' Ginori, Florence
(open also in August, but not on Saturday afternoon and Sunday)

Posted by
48 posts

Has anyone ever been to any of these music stores?

Toni De Stefano Liutaio - Costruzione e Restauro Strumenti Musicali a Pizzico
4.7
(7) · Musical instrument store
Chianciano Terme Province of Siena, Italy
+39 347 030 5053
Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM Wed

Sebastiano Ferrari - Violin Maker
No reviews · Violin shop
Tavernelle, Province of Perugia, Italy
+39 333 881 5421

Checcacci Musical Instruments
4.6
(115) · Piano store
Siena, Province of Siena, Italy
+39 0577 44521
Closes soon ⋅ 7:30PM

Makassar Produzione Strumenti Musicali Cortona
5.0
(7) · Musical instrument store
Camucia, Province of Arezzo, Italy
+39 338 525 8480
Closes soon ⋅ 8PM

Navini - Musical Instruments
4.7
(89) · Musical instrument store
Castiglion Fiorentino, Province of Arezzo, Italy
+39 0575 653122
Closes soon ⋅ 8PM

Erreti Musica
4.6
(132) · Musical instrument store
Perugia, Province of Perugia, Italy
+39 075 34001
Closes soon ⋅ 7:30PM

Bottega del Rame
4.5
(28) · Gift shop
Montepulciano, Province of Siena, Italy
+39 0578 758753
Closed ⋅ Opens 10AM Wed

OVS
4.3
(24) · Variety store
Etrusco - Centro Commerciale
Chiusi, Province of Siena, Italy
+39 0578 275764
Open ⋅ Closes 8:30PM

MIPATRINI 1962 SAS
4.6
(54) · Record store
Perugia, Province of Perugia, Italy
+39 075 500 2362
Closes soon ⋅ 8PM

Posted by
1689 posts

Perhaps you could try your question on the Reddit subgroup r/italy. It's bilingual and it is followed by some knowledgeable young Italians.

Posted by
48 posts

Ok tried Reddit this is what i got so far:

1 day ago
Amazon?

1 day ago
Maybe you can buy one online at thomann.de

1 day ago
For cheap stuff, Thomann is the best. Just make sure it is delivered on time.

1 day ago
if a used guitar is ok for you, you can take a look at mercatinomusicale.com. Search for "Chitarre acustiche" (acoustic) or "Chitarre elettriche", then you can filter the results for price and area (Toscana)

1 day ago
Thank you for the suggestions so far :)
Id prefer to drive somewhere local and pick the guitar up myself.
Thanks again! :)

Any other suggestions?

Thank you in advance :)

Posted by
1689 posts

It gets worse. Buying the guitar is relatively easy - finding an Italian kid to give the guitar to is even harder. Most have the means to buy one if they're interested and in August they won't be at home anyway.

Posted by
48 posts

Thank you Mike :)

You are right I had not considered that they will all be on vacation LOL

:)