Where to find the best music shops in Glenview? Top-12 options

I needed to rent a cajon for a performance in Chicago. I had to reach out to this company multiple times leading up to the performance in order to understand logistics for rental (price, delivery options, dates, payment options, etc.). They were definitely not forthcoming with information and I had to email several times to get the information I wanted, often with vague responses. Finally I was able to get through over the phone and made a booking. I was given a delivery location, date and time, and payment details but was never told explicitly that I had to pay in advance. I planned to pay on delivery but my cajon was never delivered and when I called to inquire, I was informed (rather rudely) by telephone that my order was cancelled due to non-payment. I understand if this is company policy but I was never informed of this, and was not told of my cancellation so I was left to scramble for a cajon last minute. On top of it, the owner was very unprofessional on the phone and yelled at me for not making the booking correctly. And the cherry on top of the cake was that I was able to buy a used cajon from guitar center for the same price as the rental fee was going to be. Would not recommend doing business with this company as I was treated very poorly.

Ross is a horribly rude and unorganized person to deal with. I’ve had the misfortune to have worked with him on numerous occasions. Most recently, I was contracted to play percussion on a gig that he was contracted to provide gear for. He was very snippy with the musicians and mgmt. and quite simply, performed his job inadequately.

He was hired to deliver and setup instruments for the concert yet had no idea what the stage plot or what the venue layout was supposed to be….it turned out that our venue layout was radically different than what we rehearsed in, and so we needed time to figure out how we would adjust and what needed to go where. Ross decided to blame and chastise the hired percussionists because he was running late and didn’t have the patience to work under pressure. While the producers should have provided a stage plot to him and the orchestra, it’s on him to have reached out as well if he had a deadline to meet. We were forced to help him with setup and he was extremely condescending. Hopefully will never work with this company again.

Mr. Jang is a very nice and friendly guy! I bought a violin which needed stringing to accompany my son’s journey into violin. Also gave me some tips how to tune . He also makes violins. Check it out sometime!

My son loves taking piano lessons from here. The teacher is very caring and patient and nice. Would recommend to all my friends.

Tamara really is outstanding teacher.

Ms. Tamara Dominguez has been our choir accompanist and church pianist at St. John’s UMC and we are delighted with her services. She is highly recommended!

I recently brought my 15 year old Seagull acoustic guitar in for service and I couldn’t be happier with the results. They got the guitar fixed up and playing great again!

This is a great place for lessons and buying quality guitars for a good price!

My father made me a Fender custom shop Strat from parts several years ago. He recently passed away, so it’s no surprise that it’s become my main guitar lately. What my father made was lovely, but Make’n Music took this Strat to the next level. For a reasonable price they fixed some wiring issues, leveled and crowned the frets, set up intonation and action, and did a full cleaning and polishing. I typically do most of the setup myself, but I will now be going to Make’n Music. This thing plays like an absolute dream. These guys are the real deal.

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Great service

Great people. Real nice, know what they’re talking about. Take their gear over the local competition because they just know it better, even if it isn’t spooky. Their techs are very likely great but weren’t in-site available when I visited. It’s still a beautiful shop.

THESE GUYS THINK THEY ARE SO SMART!!!!!!!!!

Store is really different from the earlier locations off Milwaukee Ave., Ohio St., and Artesian. Even the store off Hubbard – after the move from Artesian – had far more inventory.

Though I could be wrong, it seems as though the days of finding tons of high-end boutique, FCS, GCS and PRS guitars hanging on the walls is gone. Also gone are the days of 8-10 really cool high-end amp makers being represented, including several products on the floor from builders like Elmwood, Bogner, Matchless, Victoria, Fuchs and on and on. The effects offerings are also a small portion of what they used to be.

Not quite sure what happened to the store the past couple/few years. Used to be, far and away, the finest boutique shop in the country (used to get regular visits from cats like Billy Gibbons, Keith Richards and many others that would fly in just to buy gear).

I wish the current guys the best of luck. And hope they have a long and healthy ride. Would be cool to see the store return to its former glory years, when it was The Grand Daddy of cool gear.

It is always closed. Make sure you check its web site to see if it is open.

Excellent place for drum/percussion lessons.

Very helpful staff. Rent here!

Bought a ukelele

You can’t really buy instruments. Only rent. Didn’t have a cymbal bag too. “Total Music?” I think not….