Instrumental Music Center Speedway
Welcoming shop with a wide assortment of musical instruments including guitars, ukuleles, and keyboards.
About Instrumental Music Center Speedway
Instrumental Music Center Speedway is a Tucson music store serving musicians, teachers, students, and families from its location on East Speedway Boulevard. Its stated plan is to "make more music makers," and the shop brings that idea into its selection of instruments, lessons, rentals, repairs, and educational services. The store carries a wide assortment of musical instruments, including guitars, ukuleles, keyboards, band and orchestra instruments, drums, basses, and related accessories.
The shop serves a broad range of players, with products described as spanning student to professional lines. That includes instruments for band and orchestra, as well as guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, and accessories. Its online shop has featured products such as flutes, trombone mouthpieces, violins, electric guitars, ukuleles, instrument stands, drum thrones, clarinet holders, and maintenance items. Sheet music, brands, financing information, rebates, gift cards, and instrument demonstrations are also part of the store's broader offerings.
Instrumental Music Center also provides several ways for musicians to maintain and develop their work. The business offers instrument rentals, repairs, private lessons, and services connected with schools, including school pickups. Its repair team includes technicians working with instruments such as brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano, and guitar. Private instruction is available in subjects including guitar, piano, cello, violin, viola, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, ukulele, voice, musical theater, classical guitar, and electric guitar, based on the specialties listed for its instructors.
The store describes its approach as honest, friendly, and informed by product knowledge. Staff members work with customers to determine which level of instrument is appropriate and then recommend options suited to those needs. The business also says that none of its staff works on commission. Instead, its mission statement describes sales as a byproduct of developing meaningful relationships with customers. That emphasis is reflected in the store's effort to make the buying process straightforward for busy people and to help families choose products based on their actual needs.
Instrumental Music Center has served musicians and teachers in Tucson for over 25 years. Its website also connects the store with local music activity through a Tucson music calendar, local spotlights, event information, and features such as an instrument petting zoo at farmers markets, a Final Friday open mic at the store, and a Little Strings Summer Violin Camp. These offerings place the shop within Tucson's wider music and education community, alongside its work with individual players, families, teachers, and schools.
For those getting started, the shop's process begins with a conversation about the player's needs and experience, followed by guidance on suitable instruments or services. Visitors can browse instruments and accessories, ask about rentals or repairs, explore private lessons, or inquire about school-related support. Instrumental Music Center Speedway is open to Tucson musicians at different stages, from students choosing a first instrument to experienced players seeking equipment, instruction, or repair assistance.