Where to find the best music shops in Indian Head Park? Top-20 options

Beautiful store and friendly staff, fixed my guitar immediately!!

Working on my sweet guitar several years ago. Simply the best !

If I could give this store 10 stars, I definitely would!

My daughter and I went to purchase a cello and the whole experience was phenomenal. The owner, Joe, showed us a variety of cellos in varying price ranges and was very knowledgeable about where the cello was made and its history. We went back a few times as we visited other stores but ultimately, the quality and variety that Kagan & Gaines offers was unmatched. Not only was Joe friendly and knowledgeable but the entire staff made shopping at the store a pleasurable experience.

They have a wide selection of instruments, even unique and rare ones, they offer lessons, and do repairs and maintenance.

They have definitely gained loyal customers with our family.

Nice and helpful staff, but they require you to give them your phone number to make a purchase. No thanks. Took my business elsewhere.

Really great staff, knowledgable and well stocked.

Unfortunately I won’t be able to justify shopping there any longer for my business because their three day return policy and extremely limited store hours make it difficult to get back over there within the period.

(I’m unwilling to pay a 20% restocking fee for unopened cables)

Hate to say it because I wish my business was going to an independent store rather than the corporate or online big boxes.

I gave this place a bad review after dealing with a younger employee But when the manager was alerted to the situation (A few days later) it was dealt with fairly. Kagan and Gains has a long time reputation in their neighborhood of being the first choice for musical lessons of any instrument and Fair pricing on instruments and accessories. It may not be the best place to shop for a new guitar But they can handle all your needs afterwords. I recommend them for all your strings, Guitar cases, Band instruments, ect. You will find all of them are of good quality and pricing.

I hate to agree with the user below who complained of a dishonest experience, but we are going through the same. I’ve read all of the other 5 star reviews and notice a pattern: it seems that for violin and stringed instruments, this is a great place. For renting brass/woodwind instruments via their monopoly with the school districts, they are subpar and dishonest. We should have just purchase a used instrument which would have resulted in us obtaining a superior instrument at, I am not exaggerating, 1/4 the total cost. We just had to call them to stop processing our credit card when we noticed we had been paying an abnormally long time on my daughter’s VERY USED, VERY DENTED saxophone (4 years!). We were “reassured” that, coincidentally, they were just going to call us as well as our payments happened to be completed. Yet they have no records of all the payments that we made, and are asking us to provide payment records going back to 2017 to “prove” how much we have paid in total. Luckily for us, we can easily provide them as they have all been made on the same credit card for years. We are also disputing the amount owed as our daughter’s original “nicer” model saxophone broke, was taken in for repairs, and she was given a loaner, student-model, older and dented sax. Her other one was never repaired and instead she’s just had this one forever. We were told at the time it would be “worked out.” Now they want us to pay the same amount as they were going to charge for the initial instrument to keep this replacement instrument permanently, as they also claim to have NO record that any switch was ever made or that the original saxophone was ever brought in for repairs. Typically, I endeavor to support neighborhood shops, but not when their record keeping is straight out of Mayberry. This is taking a lot of our time and energy to sort out, and we’ve ultimately laid out over $2300 to own an instrument that I have found at multiple music stores online for around $600 and under. We understand that renting the own is typically more expensive, but this feels like being swindled in every way. Extremely disappointed. My husband has been playing music for over 40 years – he also used to play saxophone – and his mother is a professional classical musician. He is used to dealing with all sorts of music shops and has never had an experience like this one.

Great communication online and over the phone. Fast shipping, and perfectly packaged. Will definitely buy another guitar from them in the future!

One of the best businesses I have every done business with. They are talented, honest and all around great people. I’ve kept going back to them over the years and will do so in the future. I hope the best for Tobias Music. Excellent!

They have serviced my Taylors, Martin and a premium Tak all-with great care and skill defiantly to go to place if you want integrity and workmanship.

They are more of a acoustic guitar place not really a place for bass players .

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So, I am knocking down my review from five stars to three; due to my most recent experience a couple months after the first one. So I reached backout to buy another guitar (place order) as I really wanted an AD22e or another model I can’t remember, but after confirming they could place the order I let them know that I wanted the AD22e and to provide me the full price so we could close the deal and they went silent, mind you I didn’t even get a copy of the receipt from my AD27e that never came which I had also requested from the last conversation.

I did finally get my guitar ordered but I had a national retailer place the order. I was disappointed I didn’t hear back from Tobias Music about completing the purchase and obtaining a copy of the receipt for my AD27e that never came.

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Just bought an AD27e (Taylor) from them after finding it for sale online. it was a great buying experience. I’m a lefty, buying guitars online is the norm, and most of the time guitars I buy take a day or two to pack and ship. we had a few emails back and forth and they were quick to respond and very professional. These guys had it packed and shipped the same day, and I didn’t place my order until after lunch; that’s service.

They also took the time to dial the guitar in; it came with the action set and was tuned ready to play out of the box. Paul did a great job and really made this buying experience easy, and hassle free. I’ll have to check back often to see what other lefty guitar they get in. If I have the chance, I will buy from them again.

Wolfs Head Inn. Always enjoy this place .

Lots of variety in this mall, you can gamble, eat ,grocery shop

Wolfs Head Inn!
Great food. Great staff and reasonable prices.

Food

Went to wolfs head inn good food and service and free popcorn

Great place for hamburgers and beer

2 hr wait on delivery and 10% of pizza uncooked

Too many restrictive parking signs and some of the stores are empty.

We are from Oregon looking to find a part my husband thought he needed for his hammond. Thinking he could do it himself. I found this company online. They retuned our call and my husband agreed on a part. They charged us over the phone and sent the part. It was the wrong one. I get it, my husband is not a tech. Miscommunication happens. We called and we were told we could get a refund. Sent it back but it was late getting back to them. We have tried multiple times to reach out to them with no return call and no refund. Update : We finally received a return call after one last a tempt to reach them. UPDATE : One last attempt was made to reach out to The Organ Service Co. We received a return call the next day and are awaiting a refund. PS….. my husband believes in communication and rewarding those who work hard and help him. My husband went out of his way to ask if the man he spoke to likes pizza. He found a local place and had this man’s favorite pizza delivered at our expense. We did not expect the lack of communication we received.

Awesome music store. Great service and instrument repair. Very fair beginning instrument rental rates.

My son is learning the violin. He has come a long way with once a week lessons.

We have been happy long time customers of Luscombe. The music selection is amazing. Additionally they have ordered special pieces for us over the years. Many years of music lessons and supplies. I love going to Luscombe. Thank you!!

The teachers are great but the instruments and rentals are not so great, since the recent downsize, you can’t find some things there.

Yearly music by the pound sale is AMAZING

way over priced

Extremely unprofessional. We got on the wait list, waited 2 months and got a call saying they had a spot for our day and time. We returned the call the next day saying we wanted to start as soon as possible. Office called us back saying the the instructor, Elizabeth Olson, should be calling us to make the final arrangements. She called the Sunday of MLK weekend, we were with family the next two days. We connected Tuesday and she wanted to do an assessment on the day we agreed on but a time that didn’t work and wasn’t agreed upon. She said she understood and arranged the following week on the original agreed upon time and day. We accepted, then she messages us and said she found another client that would use the extra day and bumped us out. When we questioned her motive, she said this is just business.

Absolutely the best place to go to sell or buy used gear. Even after nearly a year between visits the staff recognizes me, and they are always happy to help, answer questions and be cool.

Evolution music by far is Chicago’s suburbs best choice for used buy n sell.Mitch is ur man one of chicago ares most knowledgeable used instrument assets..to have in ur corner..w 20 + yrs experience in the field.Also does great accurate guitar setups n teching.and is there to meet all ur musical questions wants n needs..Mitch Noah n staff are very accomodating..No disappointments here

Extremely helpful and smart passionate dudes helped me out as a beginner I couldn’t be more happy!

Bought a nice used snare for a reasonable price. I will be shopping here for great deal on used parts

Very shady business! Takes payment for item and does not ship it. They have a reputation of doing this to others. I had to open a dispute in order to force him to give me my money back. Would not recommend sending them any money as myself and others have been scammed by this person.

Asked to see a guitar and the manager couldn’t be bothered. I emailed the company to ask for help and got no response.

Terrible experience, treated so poorly. Bought online and never again, aren’t to be trusted.

We love School of Rock! Great experience for my son who loves music!

Love this place and the people who make it work. Wish we had SOR when I was a young musician!

Just finished the first adult program and performance at Hinsdale school of rock. Staff across the schools is top notch and a special shout out to John Nugent for helping us cross the fishing line and making our first adult performance program a resounding success!

I’ve never seen such a dedicated, enthusiastic, and cohesive group of young music lovers and the families which support them. Kell seems to be able to bring the best out of these kids and her commitment to the kids and the music is unwavering.

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My kids and I play 3 different instruments and Flatts and Sharpe’s instructors are some of the best in Chicago. Lots of sheet music, too!

Flatts and Sharpe has been an amazing experience for our daughter! The recent concert was amazing! We are so proud of her and thankful to the entire staff! Ricky you ROCK!!!

I am impressed with the quality of work done on a very neglected tenor sax. This instrument had rust and mold on it, the bell was flattened on one side and it needed full pads. The tech did a fantastic job in getting it cleaned up, reshaped and overhauled. Thank you!

I contacted him from out of state regarding an inoperable digital baby grand piano. I was fairly sure of the fix but looking for the parts. Tony was very knowledgeable and helpful in getting the correct repair kit sent to me and now everything is working as new. Thanks!!

Tony and Tom serviced my 18+yr old Kawai digital piano. Great service, didn’t try and sell more servicing than required. Was prompt and friendly.

I couldn’t be happier with the service I received from Tony at Soundscript Electronics. He went way above and beyond in repairing my 20+ year old digital keyboard and did it quickly and reasonably priced, and kept me well informed during the process. I would highly recommend him and his company to anyone needing his services-he’s great!

I purchased a piano several years ago from Steinway Piano Gallery in Hinsdale.

The piano was at one point sustaining tones (without using the damper pedal), so I turned to the gallery for help for finding just the right piano technician. Andree Hancock listened to my concerns and matched me up with a very knowledgeable and personable technician who continues to service my piano every six months.

I will be moving my piano soon and want to give a visual to the person who will be taking my instrument in on a temporary basis. I called Andree and she let me know she will have the template for the layout available for me. She really understands how much this piano means to me and I greatly appreciate that in and of itself.

I stop in at the gallery every now and then just to say “hello” and all the staff are friends to me. The gallery is like a museum to me as the pianos are so beautifully presented.

The staff are very helpful and they let you play on their pianos, the best in the world

Very nice place. I was so happy to see my 7yr old grandson play on your grand piano. Owner, she was very nice.

My wife and I originally booked a four hands holiday recital here. Andree Hancock, the retail sales manager, couldn’t have been more unhelpful during the entire process. She tried to make literally everything all about her. We had to switch to a different venue last minute. I do NOT recommend purchasing a piano and/or planning any kind of event here. Furthermore, I have a strong suspicion that Andree knows next to nothing about playing the piano…and yet she’s somehow a retail sales manager of a STEINWAY Piano Gallery. What an absolute joke.

Staff was rude and was unhelpful when I went in to try and purchase a piano

Beautiful place they have. Awseome people.

John is a hero amongst mere mortals, and a true credit to the music gear industry.

I have taken vocal, cello, bass guitar, and guitar lessons through Midlothian Music. They are fairly priced, but I all depends on your own chemistry between you and your teacher. I think they do a great job helping you find a match with someone that works well with you. They owner and his son are super kind and also very helpful with lesson book recommendations, repairing guitars, etc. Would not recommend bringing band and orchestra instruments in here for repairs, they seem to be better with guitar and bass guitar repairs. That aside, they are a nice little business!

I love all the products but at times the service was bad, other visits there were good service. Thanks!

Never coming back I waited 40 minutes to play a bass which I never got to do so I just left

I asked for an estimate to repair a leak on my daughter’s flute. With no parts needed, they wanted $40. I declined their service and the man on the phone hung up on me. When I picked up the flute, somehow additional keys were bent and leaking. Ridiculous!

Stopped in to inquire about purchasing a used guitar and was treated rudely. I won’t be returning.
I wasn’t going to post these details but since they replied with incorrect information, perhaps confusing me with another customer.
When I responded that I wanted to spend $100 (not $75) the person behind the counter told me I needed to go to Toys R Us, did not offer me options or ask me any questions. THAT is why I walked out. I gave my $200 to Evolution Music. Their customer service is outstanding.

Amazing service, a great local store

Rossi Music is a neighborhood gem! I really like that now there is vinyl records for sale with a diverse selection. Thank you for that! Plus the owners and front guy are cool.

Rossi Music is an excellent store. The quality of the store’s inventory is top tier. They have a wide variety of beautiful instruments to choose from. The instructors at Rossi Music are down to earth and really know how to teach. I’ve made so much progress in learning the guitar! Rossi Music is a definite 10/10.

I visited this place for sheet music. The songs I wanted were found online and promptly printed for my purchase.

SUZAN M.O’Rourke wrote on 1/19/2019 I visited Rossi’s in the Fall of 2018 and looked at a variety of instruments but seems to have a shared phone number with Little Company of Mary Hospital aproximately 1 or 1.5 miles east on 95th street. Unfortunate use of a beautifil web site The store offers sheet music and new snd used rental /purchase of instruments.

This place claims to offer guitar repairs. So i brought in a Gibson LP Custom that simply needed to be re-wired. The pickups were already installed all that was needed was to wire it up and solder it all together. A nice clean pallet to work with.

3 weeks in, I call and was told, We are waiting on parts! Ok? So i decided to buy a wiring kit offline for 100.00 and drop it off. Took me 1 day to get the parts, Took them 3 weeks and they were still waiting for wires and volume pots? Really?

So they had all brand new parts, wires, etc that i purchased myself. Once again, A nice clean slate to work with, Everything was brand new and clean, So wiring and soldering should have went smooth and looked good.

Another week later, I call and ask if its ready, Yeah! Come get it! So i guess they dont call people when instruments are ready for pickup?

I pick it up and bring it home, Plug it in and hear the worst noise ever.. The output of the pickups was all wrong. I have never heard a guitar sound this bad. I look inside and was shocked at the job!! Wires twisted together just hanging there. Soldering burnt thru the brand new pots! This was HORRIBLE!

I call him about it and he said, Oh well i plugged it in and the pickups had sound? Your kidding me right?

I could have brought it back for him to “fix” but after looking at what he did to a brand new wiring kit, Its best to keep guitars far far away from this guy. PLEASE if you have a guitar that is halfway decent and needs a setup, pickup swap or anything that requires a brain, Please take it elsewhere! This place is far from professional.

Bad customer service, dude with long hair gave me attitude and had a overall bad vibe

My son was taking lessons and love it! I paid for his classes in advance and was told that I didn’t and was expected to repay for my son to continue lessons. Advice if you decide to use their service take your own calender and make sure a teacher sign off the day he gave lessons. This will help you keep up for when the teacher cancels for the days you paid for.

Awesome people!

Awesome place to learn an instrument
You can event rent it, so very convenient.
Amazing people and teacher

Flatts & Sharpe Music Co. in Rogers Park is my favorite music store in Chicago! They have a great selection of instruments and a ton of sheet music. Cool little stage in the front room where they have in-store performances. I am always treated nice by the folks there and love stopping in whenever I can to see what new goodies they have out.

Friendly staff. Fun little old school music shop. Sheet music selection kinda light. Look forward to going back, though. They offer music lessons, too.

My daughter says her Violin instructor is very nice:)
It’s better to walk there, if you’re local; no parking 4 to 6pm….
There’s a pleasant, vintage vibe.

Took my les paul in for a set-up, and it was no longer playable when they were finished. Would not recommend.

i couldn’t believe how nasty to me one of the women at this shop was. feel terrible for anyone that has to work around her cause wow! i would’ve come here again as well if not for her!

I purchased an antique, vintage trumpet for my 78 year old father to inspire him to play again, he played from age 7 thru mid-20s. I found this store to repair and update the trumpet, my goal was to make it usable and as perfect as possible. After dropping it off, I called to pay for the service and was talked into buying a brand new case by the owner (woman). She seemed friendly and was happy to make a sale, I told her that my father would be driving a long distance, over an hour, to pick up the trumpet & case and that he had had recent surgery, and now a difficult time walking – I specifically asked her to be extra helpful and kind to him due to the nature of his journey to pick up his gift.
What happened when he arrived was the exact opposite. He said the owner was abrupt, and not helpful, so much so she denied having the trumpet mouth piece when it was simply on a counter right in front of both of them, he had to show her where it was. He said it seemed she was trying to rush him and get him out of the store asap. She was preoccupied and didn’t give him the attention needed to do a simple transaction let alone with the extra courtesy I had asked of her. My father told me she was very abrupt and rude to him !
I recommend you do your research before doing business with this owner, After this incident I read reviews on another well known review platform (I know a bit too late!) and saw a post left by a patron mentioning that this woman may be racist – I thought, isn’t that interesting, my father is Hispanic. Makes me wonder!

The crew knows their stuff when it comes to live production. Top Notch equipment and service!

Cheap, straight forward, and kind staff!

I really enjoy buying my DJ equipment in here staff is always very helpful.

Everything you need for your concert or party$

My family and I have been going here for years.
Outstanding service, great prices, great conversation.

Doug is amazing!!!! My mom has been coming here for YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!

The guys there are great. So friendly and helpful when I bring my son’s instrument in.

I have had some good service from them in the past, but recently I have had a few problems, but nothing to big. I found cheaper ways to get the same thing I get from here but I still come for them for repairs and such.

Doug is a good guy. Not too many string choices, but if you call ahead he can order what you need. Best for elementary and grade school band stuy, but I am happy with my harmonica and ukelele from there.

Austin Music Center is a great neighborhood music store. It’s like the
Old school ma&pa stores of years gone
by. It has all things musical rite n our
Neighborhood. U no convenience ha ha
And real friendly people 2 accommodate your needs,musically that is. Go check it
Out 4 urself, don’t just take my word 4 it.
Althought u could; my word is better than
Gold Pepople!!! just kiddin. The corner of
Austin&North Ave is where u’ll find this
jewel. Peace b wit y’all. Bye

Cheap instruments, overpriced in my opinion.

Great experience there. Friendly staff and more importantly were very motivated to get me anything I needed. I will definitely be back!

Super friendly!

Words cannot describe the incredible service Axes Music has provided me for years. Not only have the incredible talented staff taught me how to play many instruments, they have carefully guided me into a career in music which I absolutely love. This business is absolutely incredible and each and every member of their staff is extremely talented, and very friendly. Overall Axes Music is the place to go for music lessons, instrument service, and professional recording.