Rental and Repairs at Instrumental Music & Sound of Ludington

The Ludington Band Department is very excited to begin a partnership with Instrumental Music and Sound located on James Street right here in downtown Ludington. We encourage students to take a trip down to the store and say "hi." The Instrumental Music staff is more than happy to assist Ludington students in any way. Also, Instrumental Music has an on-site instrument technician. Nicole Peterson does a wonderful job working to fix instruments in a timely fashion at a competitive price. For any questions pertaining to products, rentals, service or repair call Instrumental Music at 231-843-4411.

For details about the instrument rental program available from Instrumental Music & Sound, download this brochure. (600kb PDF download)

Meet the Instrumental Music Staff

Nicole Petersen, The Music Mechanic
Nicole is a graduate of Mason County Central High School and the Minnesota SE Technical College where she studied woodwind and brasswind repair. She has a repair facility at the music store downtown and she plays Bassoon, Clarinet, and Saxophone. She is active musically playing with the General Assembly and with the WSCC jazz and concert bands and with the WSCC orchestra.

Jeff Nixon, Owner, Instrumental Music Jeff is a graduate of Glenbard West High School and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He moved to Ludington in 1979 to take a position with Dow Chemical and bought the store in 1981. He served on the 2nd Ludington City Charter Commission, was chairman of the 3rd Ludington City Charter Commission, and was co-chairman of the Ludington Lakefront Playground Committee. He is currently active in the community with the Ludington Area Center for the Arts and City events such as Friday Night Live. Jeff is also currently working with Martin Ritter to bring Madarozzo and Hoyer guitars to the US Marketplace.


Dave North, Manager, Instrumental Music
Dave is a graduate of Holt High School. He lived in the Lansing Area, was a member of several bands, and worked at Marshall Music for ten years. He moved to Ludington in 1990 and became the store manager that same year. He plays guitar and bass and builds his own guitars. In addition to managing the store, he repairs guitars, installs pickups, and is the lead man on all commercial audio and video installations.


Dave Kosla, Guitar and Sheet Music Specialist
“Koz” Is a graduate of White Cloud High School. He moved to Ludington in 1991 and is a guitarist par excellence. He teaches advanced guitar at the store and is the head of the printed music department.


Jeff Hoyer, Percussion/Guitar Specialist
Jeff is a graduate of Ludington High School. He served in the Coast Guard but has been a musician for most of his career. He plays guitar, bass, and drums and has a wonderful singing voice. He is the main guitar repair tech and has won the Ralph Harrison award for 21 years running.

Thank you for supporting our LOCAL music store!

Instrumental Music and Sound
109 S. James St.
Ludington, MI 49431
(231) 843-4411 office
(231) 843-1039 fax
www.instrumentalmusicandsound.com