Curvy Sounds

About Curvy Sounds

Curvy Sounds is an independent musical instrument shop at 31 Heaton Hall Road, catering to beginners and experienced musicians alike with an unusually broad and inclusive range. It stocks new, pre-owned and vintage guitars alongside a wide spread of other instruments, including ukuleles, mandolins, banjos, harps and orchestral strings, woodwind and brass such as flutes, saxophones, clarinets, oboes, percussion, and instruments for children and world music.

Beyond retail, the shop carries accessories, amplifiers and electronics, offers guitar repairs and customisation, and helps connect customers with local music teachers, reflecting a friendly, community-minded approach to music-making. Its everyday opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday, from mid-morning through the afternoon.

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Heaton's Guitar Raffle Raises Over £7,000 for the Rothbury Estate Appeal

A bespoke-guitar raffle run by Curvy Sounds and a dozen Heaton businesses has raised more than £7,000 towards Northumberland Wildlife Trust's bid to buy the Rothbury Estate for nature.

Heaton Independents Rally Behind the Rothbury Estate Nature Appeal

Curvy Sounds and a dozen Heaton businesses, plus Maxïmo Park and Nev Clay, are fundraising with a bespoke-guitar raffle for the Wildlife Trusts' bid to buy the Rothbury Estate for nature.

The Best Independent Shops in Heaton

Chillingham Road and Heaton Road are packed with independent character, a bookshop, record and skate shops, a wholefoods store, Newcastle's oldest sweet shop and more. Here is where to shop local.