Had a blast this afternoon checking out instruments at Griggs!…read more Tom helped me out in the flute and clarinet room, and showed me all the awesome Cannonball gear and the useful (weatherproof!) features of the Buffet Festival like an extra left-handed Eb key - not to mention what to keep an eye out for in their next releases! Go ask him if you're curious!). Then we checked out the beautiful flutes and feels of the different options. Also went over to see the tenor ukuleles and bases in the guitar room, and Mark was walking me through the options and explaining the backgrounds of the different companies. He also helped point out to me options on different levels, like the basics versus instruments with "extras," or the higher end ones. Dana also had welcomed us as we walked in, and he and my husband connected over the organ - musicians of which are comparatively rare. You can tell the people here love what they do, and want to share it with you too. I'll definitely come back next time I'm in town!

As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by a long haired gentleman named Tony. He quickly directed me…read moreover to the "flute expert" and she then helped me find the perfect "pretty melodies" I had asked for. You could tell she had played through the books and even gave me a few of her favorites. It's a busy store, divided in two rooms, with lessons going on in the back. When you first walk in the front doors its all guitars and drums and rock and roll kind of stuff. Then to the right it is more band instruments, such as flutes and clarinets and such. Great place for pop sheet music! What a collection!

Great place to visit. Nice antique a bit pricey. I did get them to go lower on a few pieces I…read morepurchased. Larger variety then I expected. Must see.

From the owner: Buy, Sell and Loan of Antiques and Collectibles, Jewelery, Guns and Ammunition…read more Products: Antiques, Collectibles, Firearms, Jewelry and Fine Jewelry, Tools, Household and Vintage Items, Knives, Guitars and Other Instruments, Watches, Hawkeye Gear, Games, DVDs, Beer Signs, Sporting Goods, Compound Bows, Electronics, Belt Buckles, Coins, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silverware. Services: Pawn and Loan Services, Trading, Buy and Sell All Forms of Gold and Silver Location Facts: Downtown Davenport

I met Mike Wallace more than 35 years ago when I took my teen-aged son to Bowlby's for guitar…read morelessons. He stuck with it for awhile and played off and on after he grew up and left home. Like most things, life gets in the way and people give up things they like the most. He kept his guitar though. During Covid, with plenty of time at home, he started playing it again. All the things Mike taught him about the music of the guitar--the notes as well as chords, picking as well as strumming--it all came back to him. So imagine our surprise when he contacted his dad and asked him to help him make a wooden, Appalachian-style banjo! He sent him links to his online research and gave him a month or so to acquire what he needed before he came to the QC a month later to run the Bix. Thanks to another "Mike" at Native Woods in Rock Island, the wood was purchased and cut so the two of them could assemble and string it when he arrived for the race. Enough of the project was done that week so he could finish it back in his apartment in Brooklyn, NY. This never would have happened without those guitar lessons with Mike Wallace at Bowlby's many years ago.

Mike Wallace is my go-to guy for all of my guitar and amplifier servicing needs. I have known him…read morefor over twenty years since he was working at Bowlby Music, and my experiences with him have always been positive. From everything as simple as getting picks to restringing a guitar all the way up to replacing the filter capacitors in my 1968 Fender Bandmaster, Mike is the one that you want working on your gear. A Triple Plus service and quality!!!

Mike is a straight shooter and knows his stuff. I love the new location and it's great that the…read moreMuscatine area has a music store where the owner is friendly and knowledgeable.

Great place. VERY friendly service. The owner Mike works with people directly and is not pushy…read more Much better place than places like Guitar Center. I'd highly recommend checking the store out

WOW, I was Impressed, I was privileged enough to be invited to the Fun Lowrey Day @ the Hilton…read moreGarden Inn on Friday the 18 2016...had a great time hearing Brad Bryon, Jim Wieda, and my favorite Dennis Awe giving us a concert on the Lowrey Organs.....and the luncheon was really great...what a group of nice people... Lydia