Elderly Instruments Spotlight: Lansing, Michigan

In 1972 a small shop opened in downtown Lansing with a simple idea: musicians deserve a place where they can find quality instruments and get real advice from people who actually play. More than fifty years later, Elderly Instruments has grown into one of the most respected independent music retailers in the country, and it is still right here in Michigan.

Located at 1100 N Washington Ave in Lansing, Elderly carries new, used, and vintage fretted instruments alongside a deep selection of strings, accessories, and related gear. Acoustic guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, fiddles, dulcimers, and everything in between. The used and vintage section draws musicians from across the Midwest who know that finding something special here is entirely possible.

What sets Elderly apart beyond the inventory is the knowledge in the building. The staff plays, teaches, collects, and repairs instruments. Whether you are buying your first guitar or hunting down a 1960s banjo that checks every box on your list, the conversation you have here will be worth the trip on its own.

Elderly also ships worldwide and maintains a robust online store for customers who cannot make it to Lansing in person. But the shop itself is the real thing, a Michigan institution that has served generations of musicians without losing what made it special to begin with.

Visit at elderly.com or in person on N Washington in Lansing.

Michigan Small Business Spotlight is proud to feature Elderly Instruments as one of Mid-Michigan’s most beloved and enduring small businesses.