My Story

Some people have asked me tell my story of why I wanted to open a music store.



Back in high school my friend James and I would drive all the way to Woodman Ave. in the San Fernando Valley to visit The Valley Drum Shop. We lived in the Conejo Valley about a half an hour away (a big journey for me at the time). The Valley Drum Shop was the coolest place ever. It was better than any of the big music stores because of the people. A father and son ran the business. They were actually friendly and would take time to help. They would even let you test stuff out. One big draw of going there was the hope of meeting a famous drummer. The Valley Drum Shop made custom drums and they would sell them to people like Vinnie Colaiuta. We never met anyone famous but I always thought it would be cool to open a place like that.



After high school I worked in a yogurt store. It was the the country's best. Our friends the Dutton's owned the store. I saw how much work it was to run a small business and I also saw the dedication that it takes. If you don't work hard, keep the books straight, and turn a profit you only hurt yourself. It is a motivation like no other to wake up in the morning and work hard.



When we moved to Montana, I tried to convince myself that I could work for the State in a desk job. But I knew I would go postal. So we have thrown ourselves into this. We love it and God continues to bring peace about opening it everyday.



The picture is of the bass drum pedal that I still use to today. The man at the Valley Drum Shop inspired me to buy the best.

Sticks, Strings, and Sitars

Well, we haven't branched out to sitars yet......

We got our first shipment of drums and guitars. Imagine me getting to put together three drumsets in one day....my own strange idea of paradise.

Some new items to the shop that might be of interest to you.............

Gretsch Catalina Maple Shell Pack with a Deep Amber finish. $699 for 10, 12, and 14" toms... a matching snare drum, and a 22" kick. The 16" floor tom is free with this kit!

Gretsch Catalina Mod Shell Pack with a Black Widow finish. Brand new color that everyone went crazy for at the 2008 NAMM Show. 12 and 14" toms... a unique 13X6 snare and a 20x22 bass drum. $699

Add a Gibraltar hardware pack to these kits for only $100 more! Two cymbal stands, high hat stand, bass drum pedal, and a snare stand.

Katy says, "why haven't you come to see the shop yet?"

Fender Squier Jazz Bass in a cool stained burnt maroon finish. $249

Epiphone SG Special in stained Cherry Red finish. $169

Remember we have a full line of accessories. We now carry Fender cases, covers, pedals, mini amps and tubes!

Johnny has become an official TLH employee. He put in 3 hours of work in the last two days. He has learned how to put heads on drums, check off inventory, price, and shelf items. Pretty impressive for a 3 year old!

Let us know if you need any good deals or if you just want to complain about getting this blog.

Since you can't order from our website yet... Email us or give us a call.

406-871-7335 or thelessonhouse@gmail.com

http://www.montanalessonhouse.com/ (new updates coming soon)