12 Days of Christmas Gifts: Day Three—The Musician

It seems like saying "Buy Local" has become the in thing to do, but for small businesses in our area, there is nothing new about shopping locally. For the next 12 days, we're going to post an item each day showcasing some of the great businesses in Edgewater and Davidsonville.

Day Three: Is your mate a music lover? Not the kind of music lover who knows how to play the radio, but the kind who can play an instrument. If so, we've got a few gift ideas from the two music stores in town.

In Edgewater, on Mayo Road and , which recently relocated to the Lee Airpark shopping center, both offer instruments and instruction. Bay Tunes sticks more to the rock-n-roll inventory while Brass on Ivory does guitar, but also carries woodwinds, strings and brass.

At Brass on Ivory, look for reeds for a clarinet player, a nice stocking stuffer at $3 to $5 each. Sheet music starts at $5 and goes up from there. There are also scarves, belts and lanyards with music-themed motifs for $4 to $15. They also have instruments, like violins, clarinets and xylophones for rent or sale.

Does your loved one have an old instrument that he or she would like to play if only it could be repaired? Brass on Ivory does repairs and refurbishments on all kinds of instruments right in the store. A gift certificate or a surprise refurbishment would be a great gift.

At , get a Paul Reed Smith calendar for $15 or an automatic guitar tuner for $10. They have a nice selection of guitar straps, some beautifully embroidered for $20 to $50.

If you've got really deep pockets, Bay Tunes has some high-end electric guitars, including one Paul Reed Smith that retails for $3,000. Paul Reed Smith is a Maryland company and all of the guitars are made in their factory on the Eastern Shore.

Both offer gift cards or gift certificates for merchandise or lessons.