Our seven year old daughter has been taking lessons with Mr.Thomas Marcellis since 2020, and we have been incredibly pleased. He is professional, patient, musically gifted, and above all a great teacher. He makes her want to learn more! She enjoys coming weekly, and has established confidence in herself that will only continue to grow as her knowledge base increases. We are very grateful for the opportunity to have her learn from Mr.Thom, and would highly recommend Guitar Studio to everyone.
Tom is a very talented musician and does a wonderful job teaching my daughter piano. I’d recommend him to anybody
Met Tom and took my first lesson today. Great guy and patient and knowledge teacher. Unfortunately he is located too far for me to continue taking lessons with him. My loss.
Staff are always friendly and eager to assist whenever I go in.
I love working with Cadence. They have fair prices and great customer service.
Always very knowledgeable, and friendly.
I will say they have made an extrodianary effort to correct the issues we had. They have a fair rent to own program. The only reason I am rating 4 stars is because it did take some time. Overall make sure you are very clear what you want and what you will get
I broke a clarinet and without a problem the next day Cadence Music picked it up and fixed it very fast about 4 days and while it was being fixed I got a loner…GREAT EXPERIENCE
They had what we were looking for and easy parking. I found the customer service average; clerks on duty seemed less than motivated to help.
I had my oboe fixed there about a month ago and when I got it back it was still broken and it cost $150 originally for them to do nothing to it, but on the bright side they polished the keys so then it made it look like they actually fixed my instrument
Be Very careful with this company. They charged me for a Rental on a snare drum that i never saw or even asked for. They said they delivered the drum to a Middle school for my son and the school knew nothing about a drum. Cadence then sent me to collections for $800.00, I found out about the drum from the collection company. FRAUD
The owner is extremely rude and the employees are incompetent. I usually go to Mostly Music in North Fort Myers because the owner is nicer and knowledgeable about all instruments. he is not just out to make a quick buck by ripping off students. I am going to try First note in the Cape next because I heard, from a music teacher, they are less expensive and more honest than Cadence.
4. River District Radio
Address: 12713 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Tom is a great teacher and great guitar player. Enjoy the lessons while learning a lot. Would highly recommend Tom to students of any age.
Great lesson, great communication. I’m excited to continue working with him.
If you want to have your child dissapointed after being surprised with a guitar lesson only to get to his location- he is a No Show!!
How do you ever redeem your self after a dissapointing 1st lesson..No Lesson.
We even asked how do we confirm…he said just show up.we did.
I would not entrust my child to someone who can’t communicate and does not care if they dissapoint the kids.
Im just hoping the next “professional” i try is really a professional!
8. Mr Music, Inc.
Address: 12951 Metro Pkwy #3, Fort Myers, FL 33966 , McGregor , Florida , United States
My daughter has been taking guitar lessons here for over a year and I we are so pleased with the progress! She enjoys going and her teacher, Hunter, is fantastic!
We have been using their services and classes for over 4 years. Recommend to anyone interested in learning music.
I’ve had a great instructor at Mr. Music and bought a new guitar there as well as having some restringing done. I’m very satisfied with the personnel and service—Good doing business with theml
I took music lessons here for a while. Everyone inside was really nice and the instructor was really knowledgeable.
I didn’t like that I was being pressured to pre pay for continued lessons even though I couldn’t with my work schedule. When I told them I couldn’t schedule anything further until a week of two, the guy started telling me i would lose my spot and there would be nothing he could do.
Overall, not a bad experience, just really put a damper on it.
Plenty of parking , decent customer service, good selections of instruments , prices not that good, sales rep tried to push sales instead of suggestions.
Nice Place but very pricey… A lot of things you can get on Amazon for way cheaper.
Made a HUGE mistake purchasing a digital piano from Mr Music, Inc – Fort Myers. I wanted to support a small local business and I did something I don’t usually do and purchased it without looking the product up online. I figured I would be paying a little more by not buying from a big box store but turns out I paid over DOUBLE!! And the owner is very firm on the no return policy. Do NOT make the same mistake I did. I take responsibility for my lack of research but am disappointed that this small business is ripping people off so bad.
Carl says he’s “reactionary” teacher (no lesson plans). Be prepared to tell the teacher what you need to learn??? 6 lessons and what I learned is how good Carl can play guitar and that it’s a really difficult instrument to learn. What a POS! Dave (the owner) is okay.
Can’t give zero stars. If you feel like you need to form your own opinion that’s fine. But I can promise you that I never write bad reviews. Take it or leave it.
9. Fletcher Music Centers
Address: Fort Myers, FL 33919 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Assessment: ★☆☆☆☆
1/5 based on 1 evaluations.
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The place is not there anymore. They moved out 2 years ago
10. Jay & Kay’s Organ & Piano Co.
Address: 1400 Colonial Blvd Ste 1B, Fort Myers, FL 33907 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Jay was a treasure trove of professional information on the Roland product line and made a valuable recommendation on the piano best suited for my needs. He patiently spent a lot of time on the phone with me answering questions and educating me prior to my visit. He saved me quite a bit of time researching different keyboard options and due diligence. I can enthusiastically recommend him and his business for anyone looking into a purchase of digital pianos.
I moved from out of state and was looking to purchase a new piano. From the moment I walked into Jay and Kay Piano I was treated with the utmost curtesy and was made to feel very confident that this was the correct place for me. Jay answered all my question patiently and even gave me unlimited instructions on how to use my Roland GP609. I couldn’t have been more happy. Great place.
Kip Traffican
Wonderful, helpful people. They know their products and are willing to work with their customers. They helped our church obtain a much needed piano and worked with us to everyone’s satisfaction. If I could give them 10 starts, I would!!!
Friendly and knowledgeable … good experience!
This is more of a music school than a music store if that makes sense. Sure, there is some sheet music and instruments for sale, but it’s obvious that they are for the student teacher relationship. The staff guy was pretty nice to me and I got a good vibe of the place though, just not really my cup of tea
Great people very helpful highly recommended
I’m new to the area being only 4 years in Cape Coral. While our 1st home we built didn’t have room for a Piano. I made sure that our 2nd home we are building now does. With all the shortages of product inventory I decided to buy a Piano now. Being a former business owner I try to buy everything from local companies. I called Jay & Kay by phone I explained exactly what I’ve told you above. I said to Jay I’m picking up a sandwich from Parkway subs and illl be there in 20 minutes. Upon my arrival I entered the store. No greetings. I walked around for about 25 minutes. No one ever approached us. I took a card off their desk and wrote a note. Left my phone number. No one has ever called me.back. That was on 07/26/2021. Not sure why Jay invited us to his showroom with detailed instructions of their location. Waste of time. I drove down to Piano Distributors and then to Nicks Pianos. I was greeted very well by Anthony and Nick at each location. Then I drive to Dave’s Piano’s Tamps area again another professional very knowledgeable as well. I compared the 3. I made my selection and place a deposit on the 60k piano
Don’t bother going to Jay & Kay they don’t need to waste your time
Sadly to say I wanted to buy in my local neighborhood. Support the local businesses after the Covid 19 destruction.
I personally left their business card on the counter and had wrote a note on the back asking them to call me with my phone number on it. Crickets !!!
11. Guitar Center
Address: 4440 Fowler St, Fort Myers, FL 33901 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Always a pleasure to shop there never no pressure very professional .
My son is new to guitar and we had a very helpful wonderful experience. I don’t remember Her name she was great
I am here visiting and a very friendly young lady helped me find a case to fit my Roland SPD-X. Good experience.
It good
Service was terrible, had to wait about 20 minutes to check out, was the only one in line.
Had a used guitar and wanted to sell it. Salespeople were very nice and very helpful. Guitar was no good.
Marcell had every bad customer service, if you weren’t the correct color he wouldn’t bother helping, would give you a nasty attitude, ignore you, if you walk to another employee & try ask them he would react in a very disrespectful manner, should be ashamed of his self & the way he treats people, overall our experience was a zero star rating, won’t be going in there again, not 2 be made feel like we don’t belong….
They told me on the phone “Yes we have that in stock”. I get to the store, 12 miles, and sure enough they have it in stock. And if I pay full price I can order it, wait a week, then finally get to see and play the thing. Of course if it has any flaws or defects Guitar Center will gladly give you a check that takes 10 business days to clear the bank, or….. they can order another one shipped in, another wait of a week at least.
It seems that Guitar Center doesn’t understand the most basic idea of a “music store”, allowing the customer to try an instrument and compare it to others before deciding to spend their hard earned money.
Seriously Guitar Center you need to give me a reason to even drive to your store here in Ft Myers. Consider this fact! Musicians Friend offers the exact same process of buying an instrument that the Ft Myers store does. Buy it first then see if you like it when it arrives.
And under that buying process Guitar Center has made it clear they don’t really want/need customers in their stores.
Worst service. No knowledge of products.
12. Steve Farst Live Acoustic Entertainment
Address: 14053 Northumberland Dr SW, Fort Myers, FL 33908 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Just had the pleasure of hearing Steve and a group of Fort Myers musicians including his friend Heather Brooks and too many others to name at YABO Restaurant. We were eavesdropping on Heather & Derek’s engagement celebration thanks to Heather’s generosity.
Okay, we are tourists but we are from the Toronto Canada area and know great music when we hear it – so besides our Fort Myers buddy Danny Sinoff – we can’t think of another place to hang out and listen to great music. Steve will be back Friday so if you are in the area do yourself a favor and head over to YABO!
Such a pleasure to listen to…always…
The best of the best. A true artist and performer, he takes any event to the next level. Cheers!
13. Forget Me Not
Address: 12719 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Jay and Kay are super nice! As a piano teacher, Kay has a lot of experience. Her lessons are fun. She knows the right tricks when it comes to understanding the piano. The environment is beautiful and well organized. If you want quality lessons this is the place!
You can’t go wrong Choosing this place for music lessons or voice lessons! Their staff is so kind and so sweet. They have beautiful rooms for lessons. They’re very flexible as far as times and payments go. My daughter has attended here for a couple of months and she is very happy. Miss Diane is a phenomenal and patient teacher.
My son has had an amazing experience in this school. His teachers are super professional (Ms. Diane and Ms. Melissa). A very special thank to Rosa (front desk) for her patience and attention to details. We appreciate her and the excellent job she does. Thank you.
Fort Myers School of Music is great place to learn music and instruments.
We have had 5 lessons so far and 2/5 the instructor has called out. The very first lesson they didn’t even let us know until we were already there.
Firstly, my complaint isn’t about my instructor. Steve has been fantastic from day one; he’s extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. I stuck with this school as long as I could because of him, and it’s hard to leave for that reason.
Be prepared, DON’T miss a lesson. They won’t reschedule and you’ll still have to pay for that week. You can go to a group meeting to make up, but you’re paying for a private lesson; makes perfect sense.
BE AWARE, they remind you of your first renewal, and then renew your lessons without as much as a heads up.
DON’T call with ANY complaints or questions; they don’t seem to care. They just remind you of the paperwork you signed, that they hardly explained (and what they did explain, they were very vague). You won’t get anything but a nasty reply. I had called to inform them I wanted to cancel my lessons while I was out of town for the next few weeks (being I didn’t want to pay for them and not be there) and the only thing they could say was “well, aren’t you doing them online?”
Great professors, not so much with the front desk staff. I will truly miss working with Steve.
Was interested in taking lessons. The location & pricing were good for me. Perhaps the instructors are great, but we will never know as the person who answers the phone is really not a good representative of the business and is losing you customers. Almost sounded like a 14yo girl who didn’t know the answers to any questions, didn’t understand why you would want to know a little about the teacher u were selecting…just there so the phone stops ringing. So annoying as I really wanted to try this place out. Giving a 2nd star for at least there being a website & someone answering the phone.
15. Coral Sky Music
Address: 1059 NE Pine Island Rd #3, Cape Coral, FL 33909 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Stopped by on a whim, Frank is great and I love the PRS he sold me. 5 Stars for sure.
Top of the line best place I’ve been to, the guy that runs the place actually cares about his customers and their progress in music. Best place in the cape no doubt.
Frank is a great guy to deal with.
Great little place with knowledgeable staff. CHEAPEST GUITAR STRINGS I’VE FOUND IN TOWN! Not a lot in stock, but they will order in.
Stopped in today to check this place out only to find a ‘We Fear COVID’ notice on the door. LOSERS!! Can’t believe people in the music industry act this way!!
Drove all the way to the store and closed at noon on a Friday.
16. Cigar Cutters
Address: 13451 McGregor Blvd #28, Fort Myers, FL 33919 , McGregor , Florida , United States
Been friends with the owner for over 30 years and everything he touches turns to gold cigar cutters us a very nice place to relax and enjoy yourself
I’ve only been there once, unfortunately I could only stop in and grab a few sticks but the place is super nice! Let me tell you their humidor is fully loaded with extremely good options and the prices are phenomenal! Definitely going to be my go to place from now on!
Great atmosphere and friendly staff!
Very nice and knowledgeable workers.
Great place to meet a buddy have a drink, an smoke one of their excellent cigars they have on hand. If you are new to the cigar scene, an you are not sure what cigar to select.. Just ask! They’ll help you out for sure
I wish they had a liquor license… That is the only negative.
Second time I’ve been here and bought cigars with tobacco wor/weevil damage. Shouldn’t have come back twice. J.O. Habanos ABC liquors in are Cape Coral are much better. Kyle knows his picks at ABC. Won’t be back to Cigar Cutters. Lazy owner.
Wanted to come in for a haircut on a Sunday. Called to confirm that the barber was there. I asked “is this a barber,” I received a response of “no this is a strip club” from the woman answering the phone. I asked several more times because I wanted to make sure the barber was on duty. She said to hold on. I assumed she was gonna hand the phone to the barber to speak with me. Instead she picks up a minute later and I ask if the barber is on staff. She says she can’t hear me. This goes back and forth until I’ve asked the same question a few times. Obviously the woman on the line could hear me as she kept responding to my question with “I can’t hear you.” I eventually hung up as it was a waste of time. Was looking forward to coming here and having a haircut and smoke, but I guess I will not plan to come here any longer. Not sure if the woman who answered the phone thought she was being funny, or if she was drunk, or didn’t want my business, but either way it was terrible customer service and I’ll never bother going here.
Drove quite a distance to get there on the evening of Mon 2/4/19 as their web posted hours stated they were open until 8pm. The place was locked and dark when we arrived 7:20pm. Suggest you either update your advertised hours on the web, or adhere to hours of operation if you care to be more customer friendly.
Dolly Archer is such an amazing store! They have a wide array of vintage furniture and other home decor! The owners are awesome and so helpful. This store is one you won’t want to miss!
The most darling shop in Fort Myers, Florida! You’ll never leave empty handed because they are constantly bringing in new and unique finds that add the perfect touch to your home. Simply being with Thais and Richard, the owners, makes you feel so welcome! Such charm and genuineness that you keep coming back. A must visit for the owners and the spectacular items!
