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Really cool staff, very helpful, and don’t just try to get you to buy something.

Cause they have what I want/need

Brought my guitar in since it was missing a bridge screw. I had to wait a bit for their tech to come in, but everyone was super friendly while I waited and gave me space to mess around with the guitars. When the tech eventually came I was helped pretty fast.

Went to get some nylon tipped drumsticks. They don’t have them in stock yet. Many to choose from but we needed these certain ones recommended by my son’s teacher.

Good store, with tons of musical instruments, but unfortunately the pro audio section is lacking any real inventory. I would love to see them expand the store and increase the inventory they keep in the pro audio section.

Not at lot of products. Inventory was really low. On the other hand we found what we were looking for and bought the last cord available customer service was quick.

Very few Infinity Telecaster guitars in-stock

I shopped online purchase a guitar amp never made the shipping to me it is now been almost a month and I still haven’t gotten a refund on us something that had been taken off of my porch is what I’ve Been Told the store didn’t even file a claim I had to do that online haven’t heard anything greatly about filing a claim on the of the store that I bought the amp from but apparently I had to go online to do it which was something I was told didn’t have to be done but I did so anyways as of today I still haven’t gotten any word from the store about it or anything I’m not sure what’s going on

End up ordering on line with someone else.

I Love this store. Thank you Jamie for the awesome attitude to customers and music!

Nice people and 1000x quicker than guitar center

Got my guitar here manager was super nice and understood what I wanted and helped me in every way she could

Your one stop shop whether you want to buy or rent or repair musical instruments. They have friendly staff with reliable service and they do have branches at many places in Colorado

Good selection of musical gear, instruments, some sheet music, and other necessities. The rental prices are high – the markup on their instruments is, too- but overall it’s a good store with a friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Very limited options. Good for beginner or any starter . Cheaper instruments and cheap music stand. Not recommended for intermediate or professional needs :/

Helpful staff, but totally under staffed. If you roll in expect a huge line and pack a lunch. It is a very poor experience.

Purchased a viola starter pack at a school rental night. Was told it would be delivered to the school within a few days. It is now more than a month later and my kid never got the starter pack. To top it off the customer service line does not answer the phone. I sent an email to see if I could get it resolved and the same day I got a random $30 charge on my credit card. This has been a very frustrating experience and my daughter still has no viola pack!

I rented a trumpet for my daughter and as I was returning it, one of the workers said that I could get a hundred dollars credit for a different instrument. I told her that I would wait until my kids were out of school so they could pick which instrument they wanted. Last Thursday, I went in with my kids to return the trumpet and find a new instrument. I gave the trumpet to the man at the cashier, expecting him to complete the process with the credit opportunity. Without a word, he returned the trumpet without mentioning the credit opportunity. When I asked about it, he said “Sorry I already returned it. I can’t do anything about it.” This employee scammed me, and his response was a pathetic excuse of an apology. I am incredibly disappointed. If I could give zero stars, I would.

Great staff. Helped me find exactly what I didn’t know existed. I came in with a problem, they promptly guided me to the perfect solution. Its tricky to find, the entrance is in the back of the building. You’re welcome.
The staff is very knowledgeable. They have degrees in percussion and music. They have a fantastic selection of med-high end product in store and any accessory you would want or need. They also offer lessons at about a buck a minute.

Amazing customer service and fantastic instructors. Absolutely the first choice for anyone who is interested in learning percussion.

These guys know there stuff! Very helpful and friendly too!
I’ll be back.

Helpful and friendly staff. Great selection for musical needs.

The staff worked hard to make sure I got what I needed.

Guys do a great job of keeping my guitars in top running condition. They are very knowledgable about all things guitar related and the new shop is very welcoming.

Fantastic music shop Two guys were in there working. So very helpful. I shopped the stores and net before heading out. Allegro music has great prices

The staff was easily the best feature of the store. They were very friendly and supportive in helping me understand their products and services. Not only do they sell instruments but they offer lessons and practice rooms too. The selection of used electric pianos was limited and the prices of new instruments was higher than what I could pay shopping online, but with services like rent-to-own (great rates) and such knowledgeable staff I will be a return client.

I suppose it couldn’t be personal, that would be silly. Some of the visits are just awkward and incomplete I suppose…

It’s a nice place, they just don’t seem to carry much for Ernie Ball electric strings. I’ve always had to wait and order even in the old store.

I’m sure y’all make bank on lessons anyway, not strings.

My son dropped his guitar off over two weeks ago to get fixed and they never even pulled it out of the bag to fix it. They lost the paper work and we’re worthless at customer service! My son had to find his own guitar in the mess and nothing had been done to it. Never getting our business again ( actually didn’t have to pay because they didn’t touch it) and I’ll tell everyone they are horrible.

We are looking for a viola and came to your store today to purchase one. We walked in and there was 1 person in front of us and 2 others walked in behind us. We waited over 20 minutes as your worker kept helping everyone else that walked in behind us. Needless to say you guys just lost the purchase of upwards to $1,000. Too bad because you guys have some really nice looking Violas from the shelf.

If there is an negative star I will definitely rate this shop. We rent two cellos for our kids for 9 months with their rent-to-own program, we had been told that we can use the rental equity purchase ANY music instruments. However, when we returned them the staff told us our equity should be used on those rental/used musical instrument, if we want to use them on something different, they will take 25% from our equity and they also sell us those musical instruments $100 more. I went to the store three times and every time I got different explanation on their policy. Can you imagine they sell an $500 used Yamaha student flute which costs only $200 on amazon? And an ukulele for $145? Come on! We paid about $900 rental just thought we can get something interesting for our kids when we return but it ends up we just got 2 cheap Yamaha junior guitars which Allegro charged $250 each (only costs $135 on amazon). Highly recommend those who plan to rent musical instruments from them to get an used one from Craigslist or Facebook marketplace.

Update 6/24/19
You are very welcome to post the policy I signed here, if there is any. If you told customer the equity can be used for “rent to own”, I don’t understand what is the issue when we really want to buy some instruments. The problem is you guys keep changing the words you say to your customer. You literally want to throw an used Yamaha 220 student flute to us for about $500, which the a brand new newer model costs only $480 on amazon, that’s a rip-off! And come on, we both know what quality your cello are, those just basic student cello which you can find the new one in amazon $250 each.
To those who want to rend musical instruments from Allegro, I suggest you do some research first on Facebook marketplace or Amazon, unless you do not care how much you paid. Their “rent-to-own” program will sell over-priced instruments to customers when they want to use the equity.

My daughter has been taking lessons with Ms. Rafferty for almost a year now and is thriving with violin! Ms. Rafferty is a master at her craft and has given my daughter techniques that help her do well for a lifetime of music. She values tendinitis prevention which I appreciate. Her work as a teacher is very thorough and detailed.

Nicole has been a wonderful and patient teacher. As an adult learner with several setbacks this year, she has been wonderful in helping me learn at a good pace. I really appreciate that she also gives good feedback and helps you to learn to understand techniques and how to fix your errors when you’re not in the studio. She has also been wonderful in helping me take the perfectionism out of learning to play, which I am truly grateful for. I highly recommend her for violin, especially for adult learners like myself.

Nikki has worked with our son for the past 2 years. He is thriving having her as his violin teacher. We love how she works with him. We couldn’t have asked for a better teacher!

Excellent customer service! I ordered the wrong mallets and they were awesome about helping me make the exchange via shipping. Super friendly and knowledgable. Will order direct from them from now on.

Awesome store! Went in for a snare drum and a couple other smaller things and Richard, one of the nicest guys I’ve met, was incredibly helpful in helping me find the right things for the sound I was looking for among the massive swath of options they have, across the board. Don’t hesitate checking this place out, it won’t be your last visit. I know it won’t be mine. Thanks guys!

Pete is amazing. Wicked smart. How does he remember the exact mallets he sold my son a year ago? He can speak to every nuance and technicality in percussion. A truly trustworthy advisor.

Unprofessional staff. You’re better off going to guitar center and that’s just sad.

I used to like this store.. but they ordered the wrong size snare head…and worse,they took two days to get back to me.. not shopping here ever again.

Order took many months to complete. Pete the owner was condescending and unwelcoming. He truly cares more about money than anything else. They are overpriced and would recommend just buying gear online.

Not pushy and very helpful. Thanks for the awesome trombone.

Always a good place to start your search.

Bought a Williams keyboard for my daughter. Great experience. Everyone was friendly and the keyboard is very nice.

Decent sheet music selection. They do repairs but send the instrument off for them to be done. Double check the repair receipt as mine was overcharged by $120.00. They did fix the error, but only after I argued 3 times with the workers. Satisfactory but not my first choice. I do love the accessory selection though.

Okay, nothing personal here, it simply doesn’t offer enough to receive four or five stars. Are there a few digital pianos, audio interfaces, & an assortment of guitars, amolkfiera, & percussion instruments? Yes, suitable selection. Best to visit if you’re renting instrument or beginning a specific musical journey early on.

Nice place check it out

I rented a saxophone for my kid for school, and no complain about the instrument. However, when school was closed because of COVID, we no longer need it. The store was closed of course, nobody answered the phone. I left a message on their website asking about returning, nobody ever replied me, they just continued to charge my credit card.

Just walked in the store, not a customer in sight, 4 employees huddled and not one spoke to me or offered assistance. I headed to leave and asked “are you too busy to assist a customer?” They said no but I still was not offered assistance

Run don’t walk from this business! Worst experience I have ever had. The company policy of auto billing for lesson and auto scheduling is broken and just wrong! I would call each week and ask that they cancel my lesson and remove me from the auto scheduling only to be on the next weeks schedule. Also asked the manager to no bill my card for another month of lessons only to be billed and then I find out the manager has left. What a terrible experience and I will never do business with this company again. I wish I had checked with the bbb web site before doing business with this company. Terrible reviews and right as rain!

Great collection of new and vintage guitars. The museum is awesome also!

If you are a music lover of any instrument, this is a need to go to place. I WOULD highly recommend it.

I had originally discovered this company years ago and formed a outstanding relationship with the owner, Gordon.

I drove over there the other day because I definitely wanted to give Gordon’s cause a donation. Gordon does this thing which is called “Guitars for our Troops”.
He sends out Guitar’s to people in the military that are at war, want to learn how to play guitar or some even have PTSD and finding a way thru music helps calm the nerves and chases out some of those demons.

Gordon ended up buying his own building and moved to this larger place a couple years ago. As I visit often, I just love to go in and talk to Gordon and see all the instruments although I play none. I went the other day and was very happy to see JP who sometimes works out of there, he does private guitar lessons and was my daughters first and only guitar instructor.

Gordon is working towards turning this amazing building into an instrument Museum, I know he will get it done.

Our family had decided to donate our old Victrola that has been in the family for years.

COME CHECK OUT Elite Sound/ Melody Music and the “ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC MUSEUM!” Owner Gordon Close has spent a lifetime assembling this huge collection of historical instruments, records, original hit manuscripts and record players going back over 100 years!

There are many Jazz guitars, electric guitars, banjos, grand pianos, player pianos, a Ford Model T, and even the original Mics Used by Elvis at Sun Studios in Memphis! Gordon also has his own brand of Harvest Guitars that are quite reasonable at several price points, from student to professional.

If you love music like I do, you’ll find this place to be AMAZING! You might want to call first to make sure they are available, as they keep very busy. Gordon’s love for music history and these incredible instruments is contagious! And he is such a positive guy. He really inspired me last week. Go visit!

We were out for some ice cream next door and our 3 year old was peering through the window and the wonderful gentlemen inside let us in and allowed us to experience his music shop. The kids got to play on all different kinds of drums while playing along to the infamous Queen song “We Will Rock You”. Beyond grateful for the experience!

Great music store and school. My daughter is going there and loves her teacher David. She’s learning guitar and she’s getting better at it. Joe and rest of the team is extremely friendly and helpful as well. I have already recommended it to multiple people and would definitely recommend in the future as well.

Joe took a look at my broken amp for free. Gave me several suggestions and referrals. You can tell he really cares, not just for his customers but for music, which I really respect. I have nothing but good things to say about this place. 100% recommended!

Last evening, for the first time, my wife and I heard this significantly talented group do their Christmas Concert…what welcome moments! They put a whole new spin to Christmas classics…and we so enjoyed watching them watch each other…you can only imagine that some of them were probably full of mischief when kids…which is a bit what jazz is musically. We look forward to hearing more concerts by this exceptional group!

This group is killer! Best big band jazz in Colorado.

Bought my 17 y.o. granddaughter her first bass guitar and amp from Flipside Music. Ike spent close to 2 hours with us and specifically her, showing her different basses and even playing some of the basses with her. It meant a lot. Prices are great, store is relaxed and in good order and the customer service was fantastic. This is now our go-to store for any guitar needs.

Totally cool guitar store!! Has all that wonderful feel of a neighborhood guitar shop owned by your best friends. Totally accessible inventory, they let you try out anything you can see. I was able talk gear with the guys and I learned a lot! A big selection a guitars and gear but if you dig pedals you will be in heaven! This place is a must for and Denver guitarist. I absolutely loved it!!

Ike and Dylan are great fellers, they have a nice selection of goodies that you dont find at the big box stores (Reverend, G&L). Very reasonable prices and just very pleasureable people to deal with – support your local music shop! Neat place, lotsa pedals, good selection of axes, and they keep plenty of stools, cords and amps handy for test drives!

Pretty good store with decent prices

This store is one of Denver’s hidden gems! I walked in looking for a bass pre-amp… These guys blew me away with their knowledge and friendlyness. They definitely know their stuff. I’d recommend flip side to any bassist or guitarist for any needs except repairs( I don’t know if they do repairs, I didn’t ask, as I already have a guy for that…).

Best service in this category

Overly expensive and also lots of homeless people hanging outside on the street near by. It’s a dump.

The owner is nice and helps you alot

Great store friendly staff

Very knowledgeable about everything musical.

Excellent store, great staff.

They have more than just guitars they also sell wind instruments and string instruments

Bought the tool I need next in my grand plan. 5 string Bass. It’s a pretty beauty.

Good people knowledgeable, highly recommend

Sad to see such poor customer service.

I walked into this store today for the first time, didn’t even realize it was there before (I haven’t lived in longmont for almost 10 years but I visit family there frequently) so I thought I’d check it out. I came through the door to what seemed like the owner of the shop having a conversation with one of his employees. They initially acknowledge me and quickly said hello before going back to a heated conversation about what seemed to be the employees incompetence. This is a very small store, so I was inevitably able to hear the entire conversation whether it was of interest to me or not. I picked up a few guitars, played one or two, and I made a full circle around the store checking out the inventory before I walked out unnoticed after 10 minutes or so. Not once was I spoken to, but I was able to gain some insight about the employee and his peremptory store owner. It appears there had been a customer service issue and the employee was unable to accomplish something for a customer due to his lack of knowledge and confidence with the point of sale system. The manager then proceeded to train his employee as he made several comments about the store computer being nothing like his at home and that he didn’t understand the system. As a retail manager myself, I have an above average understanding (at the very least) of what good customer service in a properly managed business should look like. I’m writing this review less in distaste at the fact that I was not engaged by either of you in your store, but because I am a supporter of local businesses and I enjoy seeing them thrive in my hometown. Employees should be coached away from the vicinity of customers, and EVERY customer should be greeted and engaged if you expect your business to succeed. I didn’t need to hear your conversation, but I did, and my advice for you would be to let that particular employee go – he is old and unable to adapt to the point of sale system you have in place, and he doesn’t seem to have a basic instinct for customer service.

Nice selection but not very good customer service. The cashier seemed more interested in planning his next ski trip than helping us out.

Edit: I did not review the wrong place. We watched the cashier playing around with Google Maps on the store computer (maybe not skiing, but definitely not work). We spent about 15 minutes there and he never greeted or acknowledged us. We had much better experiences at Larry’s and Guitars Etc.

Very helpful and informative. I didn’t feel like I was coming to a mop hobby shop sympathetically, but I felt like I was coming into pure boutique and excellent craft & detail. I look forward to returning for having work done on my guitar as well as the one that I just purchased from them today.

Kind and informative service. I will definitely be back!

Fun team, great knowledge and service, I strongly recommend

Cool store with quality guitars and friendly employees.

Knowledgeable staff, great selection

Exciting to have a local non chain (read “Guitar Center”) acoustic musical instrument store in the hood. Experts in not only guitars, but dulcimers and mandolins too! Experienced in their craft, and repairs.

ZERO STARS if it was allowed

I called in advance before I drove down from Loveland to make sure it was ok to try some guitars. I had a specific Martin in mind that was in their inventory and had money in hand ready to buy. Ian was very helpful and set me up to play the guitar for about 30 minutes.
When I asked to look at another guitar, Ian obliged, but a surly older man emerged from the back room to scold me and tell me If I wasn’t prepared to spend “real” money on a guitar he’d rather not let me touch any. I understand covid considerations, which is why I called in advance before driving 60 MILES to make sure I could play. Mind you, there was not another customer in that building for the short time I spent.
Poor Ian looked stunned, and I politely left, completely embarrassed.
You’ve heard of snobbery in music stores?? Well his was worse than any Guitar Center will ever dish out. I will never do business or recommend this place to any one because of one of the worst retail experiences I’ve ever had.
I have successfully purchased that same guitar as of last week.

I’m musician on tour, passing through Denver, and I invited two of my bandmates to go to this shop with me. All three of us are professional musicians who live in the world of music 24/7 and are always in the market for instruments. After trying 3 guitars, one of them a resonator which I seriously considered buying, and 2 banjos, one of the employees came over and gave me a seriously dark look and told us not to “make a day of it.” I’ve never been as insulted in a store of any kind, much less a music store where trying out instruments is crucial. Maybe they have other priorities, but I was embarrassed, insulted, and disappointed. With all the competition from online sellers and stores like Guitar Center I am really surprised that they think treating the customers this way is viable. If I were in charge of this place, I wouldn’t necessarily tell my employees that the customer is always right……… but I would tell them that the customer does get to try out instruments to the degree that they want to, because you never know when inspiration will strike and that magic connection between a player and an instrument will happen……… and I would tell them that insulting the customers is a way to lose business in a hurry.

Terrible service and advice.

Gary special ordered me a box set vinyl and Affordable is definitely an apt moniker. Honest, knowledgeable, and fair. I will shop here every time I’m nearby. 10/10

The owner is a great guy! Always gives you good deals and the selection of vinyls is awesome!!!! Love this place

Gary is great. Always helping out the local musicians . Thanks Gary

Surprisingly good 45 selection.

Limited selection, average prices

Great store, lots of music, plenty of stringed instruments.

A shambles. Nothing affordable. Maybe okay for guitars, but not music. Looks like a yard sale gone bad. Used vinyl is poor quality, C- vinyl and covers disorganized and twice the price of Denver. Boxes of unsorted records strewn about. New stuff is full list price. Not worth the effort of stopping. Waste of time

Terrible customer service. Was out of town for a wedding – asked about return policy and he went on a rant about him being a small business and how he would only give store credit. He was very condescending and unprofessional

Sells broken products. Very expensive.

I am always so happy when I use Rocky Mountain Music Repair! The owners truly know their craft inside and out, are always friendly, knowledgeable and supportive. I highly recommend this shop for any instrument repair needs!

Kind, fast service. They were able to adjust my son’s instrument as a walk-in in under 10 min. It has always been easy to purchase or rent from them.

Rocky Mountain Music Repair was wonderful! Our trumpet had sticky valves and a few other and I could tell from talking to them that they 1) really know instruments well and how to repair them and 2) really care about and enjoy what they do! I would recommend them to anyone who needs their services! Thanks so much for fixing our horn and making it useful again!

Looking for a bell cover for wife’s French Horn. Wife got a call today from Rocky Mountain Music that bell covers came in today. And can pick up anytime.

I was originally disappointed in sub-par work, but I’m pleased with the final outcome. The tech who made the mistakes no longer works there and the owner made things right in a jiffy. I give the business proper credit and thanks for that.

I paid for repairs to two trombones including a slide job—tricky work on my antique King Liberty 2B. Pandemic issues prevented me from testing at pick-up, but the tech showed me the results at the counter. Cosmetic dent repairs weren’t as good as I’d hoped, but I let that go. The slide dragged hard and remained very noisy, but the tech assured me it was perfect and only appeared suspicious because he’d just stripped it clean. “It’s perfect; I promise.” It was an hour before closing on the eve of a long holiday and my family was waiting in the car, so I accepted the excuse, took the horns, and left.

When I broke out that horn months later, it was unplayable. The slide was still totally dented, the new end stops pushed out the slide so far that the lock had to be loosened to the verge of falling off to hold it shut, and the extra length made it play flat with the tuning slide fully closed.

I discovered this late Friday night before a Saturday gig where I’d planned to use it, and I left a 1-star review lamenting that I’d trusted that tech and neglected to test it sooner, and that I was sunk since they’d just closed for the weekend.

To my shock, the owner called me first thing Saturday morning and offered to make it right. He fixed it and returned it to me in time for the gig that afternoon.

I wrote that I’d update the review if they made it right. They did, I did, and I think we’re all happy now.

I will definitely give them my business again—especially since the tech who made the mistakes is no longer on the payroll.

Michael did a great tune up on our sax and got it done in record time. Thanks so much! Love supporting local small business.

Terrible establishment. Extremely unfriendly, unknowledgeable staff and very over-priced.