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Guitar shops worth the trip in Cleveland

Cleveland's stop is a family-run acoustic and bluegrass shop downtown, about 30 miles up I-75 from Chattanooga.

Papaw Odell's (opens in a new tab)

200 Harle Ave NW, Cleveland 37311

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Phone: (423) 641-8985

A family acoustic shop in downtown Cleveland named for the owner’s grandfather, a local bluegrass picker. It is built around guitars, mandolins, banjos and fiddles and offers luthier service. The racks run from Eastman and Gold Tone to Gallagher, Bourgeois and Deering, with used mandolins like a 1961 Gibson A-50 and a 1921 Martin Style B. Tuesdays are by appointment, so aim for Wednesday through Saturday.

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