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Melmusic is a family business run as an ensemble with the staff and management on equal terms. We are all highly Anti-Corporate and GENUINELY care more about happy customers than excessive profits. It's all about Service, Honesty and Fairness.

We specialize in finding good quality items at sensible, reasonable prices. We are NOT Corporate high turnover box-movers or shonky discounters. Basically, we sell the things the Corporate Biggies consider too low profit, that we consider represent excellent value for money. Melmusic is ideal for reliable entry-level equipment and good quality gear for the more pragmatic musician(As opposed to the more gullible status-symbol seeker! ;-)

We BUY secondhand contemporary musical equipment that fits our basic inventory requirements, although very infrequently....these days it really is cheaper and better to buy new than secondhand.

Odd, quirky and esoteric musical instruments and equipment. Our former collection of lame ducks has now flown South for the winter!

English

Live bands, live stand-up comedy, fast cars (what else!), maliciously stirring those that are precious and pretentious.

Brave New World, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1984.....most satire and black comedy.

Once again, black comedy, satire, quirky arthouse movies, low budget ensemble movies...you get the drift.

Australian and NZ indie music, clever tongue-in-cheek Pop music, hopelessly schmaltzy 50's/60's Hollywood musicals, Orchestral Classical music, original versions of now covered songs. My all time favourite album?.....Taranaki United Artists Live on Stage 1960, with Monty Julian, the Hi-Glows, Garry Chadwick's Harmonica Magic, the Lambert Twins and other notables. A cult classic unsurpassed by anything since.

Four Corners, Media Watch, Chaser, Rockwiz (gotta hand it to Julia!)...pretty well anything on SBS or ABC. Best thing on commercial TV?....NO SIGNAL!

The DJ who plugged one of the speaker outputs of his 1200 Watt power amp into an input of his mixing desk, completely vaporizing the tracks on the main circuit board. The Coup de Grace?...blaming us (in a most aggressive fashion) for not telling him to avoid doing this!!! We have since largely dropped selling DJ equipment!

Melmusic started in 1989 as Melbourne P.A. & Stage Pty Ltd, specializing in used Pro Audio, Sound Reinforcement, Lighting and Staging after owner, Brad Coates, became too old and jaded to continue earning a living as a professional musician!! The advent of wholesale gambling (pokies)in the early 1990's in Victoria changed Live Venues into Pokie rooms and effectively killed this part of the business. The operating name was changed to Melbourne Music Centre (Melmusic)and the business moved into selling Vintage Musical Instruments, Collectables and Vintage spare parts. The advent of eBay in 2000 killed this part of the business and we backflipped once again (if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!) and went in to value for money, quality on a budget, NEW Musical Instruments and Equipment dealers.

Direct Deposit,Bank Transfer, Money Orders (within Australia only) Paypal, Credit Card, Cash, Cheque (goods shipped when cheque clears), Eftpos.......whatever suits best.

All items under 20Kgs and with maximum length of 105 cms shipped via Australia Post, Registered and Fully Insured.(Insurance partly Austpost and remainder Melmusic's private insurance) Larger items shipped via TNT Road Express or Fedex. COD available, but it costs YOU more!! Pick up from store welcome...open 7 days from 10 a.m. Any customer wishing to save on postage costs may request standard mail and no insurance, but Melmusic is then NOT responsible in any way for loss or damage and cannot assist with tracing goods.

Everything we sell is fully guaranteed - From the standard 12 months, up to 10 years on some products! Anything faulty is replaced free of charge, including postal charges....quickly, efficiently and without any argument.

Our Business Address is: 523 North Rd, Ormond, Victoria, 3204, Australia. Our postal address is : P.O. Box 190, Ormond. Vic. 3204. Business Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm AEST Phone - Within Australia: (03) 9578 2426 International: +613 9578 2426 Fax: (03) 95979012

Melbourne Music Centre is a small family-owned business based on honesty and integrity. Basically, we believe that it is just not that hard to run an honest, legitimate business and still be able to survive comfortably. We are not on a Mission To Take Over The World as are some of the Corporate entities operating within Australia today. In fact, we don't particularly even want to expand our business! We would rather have a base of good, loyal customers that are happy with how they are treated and the way the business is run, than make $quillions by using shonky, questionable business practices. If this makes us fiscally/business naive, then so be it!! :-)