INSTRUMENT REPAIR & SCHOOL DONATION PROGRAM

 

The Boise Blues Society has a stated mission of promoting blues music in Idaho.  What better way than to get instruments and related equipment into the hands of youthful musicians who may develop an interest in the blues; and even if they don’t develop an interest in the blues, it is still a great investment in our youth.  If you have instruments that are not being used or gathering dust in a closet, please consider donating the instrument or related musical equipment to the Boise Blues Society for inspection, repair (if needed) and distribution to local school music programs for use by their youth.

 

The Idaho Blues Society (IBS, formerly the Boise Blues Society), also has created a shop for local online sales on social media and related online selling platforms to assist sale of some of the donated musical equipment that is not useful to Idaho schools, with the funds raised from all sales going to costs associated with instrument repairs for eventual school donations, as well as to support the Blues in the Schools Program for Idaho’s youth.

 

Areas of ongoing music program needs include:

 

Horns-All Types 

Flutes/Piccolos/Clarinets

Guitars

Bass Guitars

Violins and other String Instruments

 

 

The Idaho Blues Society is not accepting the following musical equipment donations due to the difficulties associated with school placement:

 

Partnering with the Boise Blues Society to inspect and repair instruments and equipment include John Bolin with Bolin Guitars [email protected] and Chris Murray with Murray Amplifiers [email protected].  For horns and drums, volunteer  Bryan Fickel [email protected] has agreed to help BBS get these musical instruments to our youth.  If you have expertise in the inspection and repair of used instruments and want to volunteer your services to help, contact BBS at [email protected].  You volunteer your expertise and BBS provides the supplies you need for repair, if warranted.

 

For a prior video about our program from a couple of years ago, see this clip from Channel 6 television:

 

https://www.kivitv.com/news/boise-blues-society-looking-for-old-unused-instruments