Hello and Welcome to 2nd Ending. Now operating out of our new location in New Mexico ! It has been a rough few years for everyone in various ways, and I do hope you and yours are managing and finding some peace and understanding. The pandemic and it's aftermath took its toll on the biz, but we are grateful we managed to come out of it intact. I am currently restructuring some things and building up inventory again, so some of the listings for the moment are out of date as we restock. But PLEASE inquire, as we have a good 30+ instruments not listed anywhere on the site, in various states of the refurb process. Thanks..
What's our deal ? We refurbish/renovate/rehab vintage instruments ....getting them back into playing shape and into the hands of players. The shop has been around since 2007, initially selling on eBay and Craigslist. Starting out in San Francisco, we launched our site back in '08; in '11 we settled in hip, happenin' Portland for 7 years. We have now moved to sunnier climes in Southern NM, conveniently located just a hop-skip-jump from MX.
While there are a few other online businesses who also deal in vintage/used instruments, it is our goal to offer good, solid instruments at reasonable prices. Something difficult to find these days. A classic, tried-and-true vintage/used American, Asian, or European model should not be priced beyond the reach of most musicians.
Over the years we have also formed a network with reliable, honest suppliers. So if it is a specific model you seek, let us know, we may well be able to 'call our people' and come up with one.
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Focusing on vintage drums, saxes, woodwinds, and brass....the instruments are disassembled, cleaned, repaired, reassembled, and regulated to be put back into good playing condition. Some work is done in-house, and some is occasionally done by outside professional instrument tech and repair people . We are fortunate to have a lot of very talented and experienced repair folks in the West. All instruments are play-tested by pro musicians before being listed.
Besides the instruments listed as for sale....we also have a stock of horns and drums “in the pipe”, as they say. Not yet worked up, but scheduled to be in the next 6 months or so. So, if you cannot quite find what you are looking for in the listings, visit the “on the wall” and “on the bench” listings to see what’s coming up.
We also offer professional custom work on building, altering, and renovating vintage drums. Re-wraps, recutting of bearing edges, or providing single drums to match your existing kit. We also build custom drums and kits using Keller Maple, Mahogany, or Birch shells.
For those in the market for a nice, solid ol’ vintage musical instrument...up until now your choices were either eBay or Craigslist...the former being limited by the fact that you are always taking a chance on the actual condition and playability of the instrument...the latter being limited by the fact that there is only so much available locally.
The other possible option was to just buy online from a vintage online dealer offering grossly inflated prices, or one who fails to give a very honest representation of the condition of the instrument. Our purpose here is to fill that middle-ground, and make available good instruments in good shape for a reasonable price. Because, of course, not everyone can afford a $4000 sax, a $2500 drum kit, a $1000 trumpet, or a $2000 cymbal (nor should you have to). 2nd Ending offers instruments.... for the rest of us. Music for the Proletariat.....so to speak (?!)
As our title says..... "they really DON’T make ‘em like they used to." The advent of the internet has given these old classics the exposure and interest they deserve.
Feel free to browse our site. Questions and inquiries are gladly answered.
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