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KC Guitar Show Is Back With New Ideas

October 11-12, 2025, The KC Guitar Show

will happen in a large retail space in Ward Parkway Shops.

There will be room for 25 dealers and hundreds of guitars 

that you can’t see in music shops. 


What will be so different? First, the historic, nonstop popularity of The Ward Parkway Shops brings foot traffic that is very different for guitar shows. Ward Parkway itself is a weekend draw with well-loved retail shops like Trader Joes, Target, TJ Maxx and a variety of restaurants. Did you know America’s first multi-screen theater was the AMC Theater in Ward Parkway?


Dealers will experience White Glove Service. The KC Guitar Show staff will meet you at load-in and move you to your booth. When the show is over, load-out will be the same service.


"Every Guitar Has A Story" will be videotaping both days.  This will be the first time the prolific media generator will have a multiple day shoot. The goal will be at least 30 amazing guitars and their stories captured at the show.


Are you a dealer? Are you a luthier? Are you a player that wants to sell a guitar or trade things you don’t use now for an upgrade? Are you interested in buying a vintage or custom guitar? Do you have a guitar that is rare or has a great story? Do you like to hang around the cool people that populate a guitar show?

If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions, go to


KC Guitar Show at Ward Parkway Shopping Center
KC Guitar Show at Ward Parkway Shopping Center


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I Want To Learn How To Repair Guitars

When I walk into a guitar show, I see an exciting forest of guitar necks. I stroll through the tables and often see guitars that are 20 to 100 years old. They are beautiful and uniquely playable. I want to see some wear, but I want them to do what they are supposed to do. Play with their own sound. You don’t think about the repair guys when it is done well. They are invisible. Your only focus is the guitar.


Who are those repair guys? Maybe they are ninjas because they are unseen. Maybe they are surgeons capable of life saving operations. Maybe they are alchemists who transform base metal to gold. I think they are wizards. I see Harry Potter disguised in jeans with beards.


To me, it is staggering to think of all the details that may require attention. Each detail may have a different solution because of the unique nature of each instrument. How many choices do you have to make just to change the strings? The most honest answer is, ,”That depends.”


How do you become a guitar tech capable of making repairs?

It appears the best way is to become an apprentice to someone with experience and skill. Most music stores that sell new guitars have guitar techs that “set up” the guitars from the manufacturer. Be humble. Be nice. Beg your way into helping that guy. Then move on to another guy like that. You may not find a good teacher on your first try.


The second route is a good parallel track. Find a school that teaches it. This is not an either/or choice. Try to do both.

Google “guitar repair school.”


You can make a livable wage doing this.

The opportunities go beyond. You can go from the back room of the local music shop to going on tour with music stars. The possibilities are infinite.


Consider this, the good ones all start to build their own designs.

That is when the inner Harry Potter takes a bow.



Guitar Repair to Luthiers
Guitar Repair to Luthiers



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