About Village Music at Lynwood Center

In September of 2003 Village Music opened its doors to the public in the historical Lynwood Center on Bainbridge Island. It started as a show place for the custom instruments built by the owner, Alan Simcoe, and a string shop, specializing in classical guitars, their repair and teaching. The store quickly outgrew its space.

In 2006 Village Music was able to move into a larger space in the Lynwood Center building. With the new space, Village Music expanded to include a full hand percussion section, a larger violin and cello section and larger selection of guitars. The move also allowed for an on site workshop for Alan to build his instruments.

The workshop that can be seen by passers by as they come and go from the shop, as they go in to see a film at the Lynwood Theater, or have a cup of coffee at the Treehouse Cafe. Village Music chooses its instruments based on their sound, and they are chosen to fill every price point. Village Music is run by Alan and his family, his wife, Debby and daughters Alaina Toadpipe and Marissa Simcoe help with the sales and office, and his grandson Rowan is often found there testing all new instruments for quality.