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| 620A Comox Road Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 3J3 Phone: (250) 716-7261 Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (250) 716-7291 Fax: (250) 716-7292 Email: nanaimo@long-mcquade.com Lesson Centre Email: nanaimolessons@long-mcquade.com Store Hours Monday: 10:00am - 6:00pm |
Directions to Long & McQuade Nanaimo
Long & McQuade Nanaimo is located less than a kilometre from Nanaimo Harbour with a bus stop right at the corner. The main parking lot is in the rear of the store.
Located at the corner of Comox Road and Prideaux Street, Long & McQuade Nanaimo has over 10,000 square feet including a 10 room lesson centre. We have departments to cover all your musical and equipment needs.
Services offered at this location
- A large selection of instruments and equipment
- Sales & Rentals
- In-house financing
- Performance warranty coverage
- Music Lessons in most instruments
About our Nanaimo Location
Long & McQuade Nanaimo has the largest selection of musical instruments in the mid-island region. We have an extensive collection of acoustic and folk instruments from Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Larrivee, Epiphone, Yamaha, Simon & Patrick, and many others. Our expansive electric and bass guitar offerings include Gibson, Epiphone, Fender, Squier, Ibanez, EVH, Godin, Jackson ESP/LTD, and many others.
We are a proud dealer of Yorkville PA and Traynor amplifers.
Music Lesson Centre
Long & McQuade's Music Lesson Centre in Nanaimo features professional studios, highly qualified teachers and private instruction for all ages, levels and styles.
We teach lessons in:
- guitar
- bass
- drums
- piano
- woodwinds
- brass
- strings
- and more!
Register for music lessons today by calling 250-716-7291 or sending an email to our Lesson Coordinator!
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Performance Assurance
Buying a new instrument is an exciting event and we want to ensure that every instrument we sell comes exactly how the manufacturer intended it to be. That is why Long & McQuade performs a quality control check for every stringed, brass, and woodwind instrument over $99 ordered online at Long-McQuade.com.
Our team of experienced staff will unbox your instrument and perform a detailed inspection to ensure it leaves our warehouse looking and playing great with our QC card signed and dated for your peace of mind.
We work hard to source the best instruments from around the world from the finest brands. It is important to us that you are completely satisfied with your new instrument purchase from day one onwards.
Stringed Instrument Performance Assurance Checklist
Unlike our free set-up, which is included within the first year of purchase, this process is done to have the instrument set to the factory specs rather than to each player's feel or preferences.
We look after the following:
- Inspect finish and hardware.
- Check electronics to make sure everything is in working order. Check batteries on active pickups.
- Inspect strings.
- Inspect frets and fretboard.
- Check truss rod. Adjust for bow and relief.
- Tune instrument to manufacturer’s specified tuning.
- Check/set action height.
- Stretch strings and re-tune instrument and ensure machine heads are working well.
- Check for fret buzz by playing every note.
- Check/set intonation.
- Check/set pickup height.
- Cleaning and professional repacking.
Band and Orchestral Performance Assurance Checklist
We look after the following:
- Proper lubrication of valves and keys.
- Proper pad placement and levelling.
- Proper fit of tuning slides.
- Proper fit of tenon joints.
- Lubricating corks for ease of set up.
- Inspecting the case.
- Safe removal of any shipping corks.
- Ensuring all accessories function properly.
- Inspecting bow hair and test tension.
- Ensuring soundpost and bridge are set correctly.
- Testing tuning pegs.
- Tuning strings to correct pitch.
- Cleaning and professionally repacking.