Competitively priced, a wide variety of sheet music, and great lessons.
Where else? Where else in the Danbury/Bethel area can you get all the music, Muzak, musique y musica Stuff and Expertise at all levels and for all genres that you may need?! Where, I ask you. Go ahead, try and tell me. But don’t try to tell me you’ll find nicer, more helpful staff than Sarah and Sophia and Juan and… Don’t even.
Great service!
Allowed me to trade in a Sax for Trumpet and gave me a very fair price on the Sax. Thank you Bethel Music
Just stopped by quick. Had a great hour. They are the best
Instrument rentals are great for their prices
Good info from employees
2. Acoustic Music
Address: 4 Maple St, Chester, CT 06412 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Ian is excellent and the rest of the crew are excellent as well.
They are very knowledgeable about every instrument in the shop. Very customer friendly and will go the extra mile to make sure you are happy with your purchase.
It’s a no brainer, seriously. I’ve been going here since since I was 16, and used to annoy George with my Stephen Stills impressions. He was patient with me, lol. Anyway, this place is and has always been much more than a guitar shop. Yes, it’s a big part of who they are, but make no mistake, it’s also a place to be inspired, and be around people who truly love the instrument. They are the ONLY place I send folks.
Fabulous concerts in intimate surroundings. Guitar lovers’ heaven.
Had a guitar cable when I needed it.
Not many mandolins
No prices listed
Thé Owners are lousy business
3. Madison Music Center
Address: 200 Boston Post Rd STE 7, Madison, CT 06443 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
What a great place. The owner, Chuck, is very kind and helpful. Extremely reasonable and fair rates and flexible with school rentals. Definitely oriented towards making the customer happy. Highly recommend!
Owner is super friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
Chuck is the best for any type of music gear. He pulls strings with his suppliers to meet your needs. Over the years I’ve purchased from Chuck a hard-to-find Telecaster model, guitar/bass cases, microphones, accessories of all kinds. If you have a spare half hour, stop by Madison Music to “talk story” with Chuck!
4. DuBaldo Music Center
Address: 881 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Prompt and professional! Recently purchased an SBMM Majesty guitar online and it came in perfect condition with Dubaldo only upgrades, Will definitely recommend them and will be making more purchases in the future. Thanks Dubaldo team!!
Phenomenal shop that really personifies customer service! Pete is a great guy to deal and talk shop with. My guitar arrived safe, secure AND quickly. I can’t recommend DuBaldo enough, just give them a call or stop by already!
I’ve never been more comfortable trying out guitars in a shop. I drove over an hour to get here and the customer service made it completely worth it. They have an incredible selection of great sounding instruments and went out of their way to make sure I found the guitar I wanted. Highly recommend this place.
Great service
5. Woodbury Music Shop
Address: 766 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Woodbury Music is the best shop around of all of your instrument needs! The shop owner Dave, is both friendly & knowledgeable! I have gotten both common things done (fixing of saxophone keys) as well as unusual things done (fixing of a dulcimer bridge) and everyone has always been great! I have also taken lessons for almost three years now, and my teacher Mike is not only a dedicated teacher, but also a very talented professional. Stop by and check it out!
A hidden gem UPSTAIRS. Don’t miss it. Dave the owner is great, and talented. Patrick Gill is the PREMIER guitar TECH in the whole northwest CT region. He works miracles at a very fair price. Excellent teachers, Will for piano and keyboards and Mike for guitar and bass. Better check them out. I only trust my guitars to Dave and Patrick. Won’t go anywhere else. Seriously.
Great honest shop here. Had a great online interaction with Dave via email. Want to know why I trust them? Because they talked me out of a purchase. Ha! Thanks again!
6. Connecticut Music Co
Address: Westbrook, CT 06498 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Awesome place. I dealt with Vince who was extremely accommodating and made sure I was taken care of. He was also extremely easy to approach and talk to. He let me play some guitars, even though I didn’t purchase anything, which made me feel welcomed. I did, however, end up purchasing a set of strings.
All in all, I can’t recommend them enough. I originally went in for the positive reviews of how friendly they are. The reviews were completely accurate. They are genuine people who care, which is hard to find these days. 5 stars across the board. Thanks, Vince!
The staff here are low key and very knowledgeable. They did an excellent job setting up a 20 year old Rickenbacker 12 string that was in storage for as many years. The guitar plays perfectly now.
An absolutely wonderful experience — went to get the output jack on my guitar fixed and one of the technicians not only helped fix it but also taught me a bunch regarding the nitty-gritty of what goes on behind the scenes… all for free! Truly the place to go to if you want your instruments checked out.
They really know their guitars.
An amazing shop, beautiful selection of instruments and very helpful folks.
Shop owner very helpful with advice on adjusting the action on my mandolin. It is specifically a guitar shop.
I brought in vintage Gibson Les Paul custom for a Re fret and they completely ruined it there was surface scratches ,chips in the fret board the frets were un even and buzzed. After 4 attempts bringing the guitar back to the store with the problems only half way fixed every time or even new problems I just cut my loses and brought my guitar to a real professional if you want it done right I do not recommend bringing your guitar here for major repairs
8. Guitar Center
Address: 50 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT 06477 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Beautiful environment,every body so kind, best service ever , favorite store to get what I need for music
Everyone is very informative and help you to reach your musical goal with a lot of experience and excellence
As musician it is like my second home!
Mediocre store in general. I have always gone to Sam Ash over Guitar Center. I give it 3 stars for their large selection but that’s it. Some days you come in here and it’s a mad house with kids everywhere and just overwhelming…
This place made me tired. My arms and legs were sore and heavy afterwards.
About what you would expect from a big box music store. Decent selection, fair to poor customer service (largely dependent on who is working and whether they feel like being “customer oriented”). They had a great guitar tech named Edwin but he left a few months ago. His replacement is good but still learning his trade.
After guitar set-up I went back home and the guitar had the same issues in a few days. On another ocassion after acoustic guitar set up, I realized that for the high E they had used a B string instead of the high E string. I changed it and the guitar sounded better. I understand that the volume is high but they should get more people for repair. Never going there for guitar repair, buying equipment, yes but never again for guitar repair
I purchased an Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90, however, for some reason the in store price is $30 higher than the online price for the exact same model. I called the store before driving there and was told that they did not have that model, hence preventing me from doing an online purchase at the lower price. I drove to the store and purchased the exact same model for $30 more. The price hike does not bother me as much as the unethical nature of the transaction, so buyers be wary of the guitar center at Orange, Ct.
9. Middlesex Music Academy
Address: 440 Main St, Middletown, CT 06457 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
I needed small studio monitors for a Yamaha YDP 323, so that I could record it without wearing headphones. Matt recommended PreSonus Eris E4.5’s. What a great set of speakers! No hum or distortion and completely accurate. The price was also great, no more than online while shopping local. Great store, great staff. Thank you!
Love the staff and selections of instruments. I’ve gotten repairs done there with my old drums and my guitars and they have the best expertise when it comes to repairing instruments. Bought my first guitar since 2009 from there and I absolutely loved the feel and playing it. Matt and Jim are awesome.
Great service – they fixed my instrument while I waited, gave clear instructions on follow up care, and I was all set for my gig that night.
The sales team made it possible for me to afford a piano for my son
I paid $80 for a setup on a guitar and got it back with the strings a mile off of the neck and the floyd rose studs so high out of the body I could park a car under it. The bridge pickup was raised until it was practically touching the strings and the neck pickup was lowered to below the pickup ring. The tech then told me that 10-52 strings don’t exist. They’re light top heavy bottom and aren’t even uncommon strings. Every time I go there they give bad advice and clearly don’t know what they’re talking about. My friend tried to buy a tubescreamer (basic overdrive) and they tried to sell him a phaser instead (completely different thing).
I would give Middlesex Music Academy a 0 if I was able to. I called to inquire about a $150 charge when I haven‘t been confirmed by John the guitar teacher. I made a request to Matt that Tuesday was my preference but John was booked so he scheduled Thursday at 6pm. I received a text and email from John yesterday that he had a conflict for Thursday and offered Friday. I responded via text/email that would not work and inquired if this was temporary or permanent to which I did not receive a response. I let John know this may not be a good fit then. I called today to have the charge refunded and Jim proceeded to call me names, saying I was yelling & screaming over the phone and I was being rude. No need to go into the dramatics but Jim needs a lesson in manners, telling the truth and understanding that being a manager does not give him the authority to behave poorly. Never once did I raise my voice but did correct Jim several times throughout the conversation all because i asked for a refund. Extremely unprofessional and a bad look for Middlesex Music all around. I will be taking my business elsewhere. Inexcusable & theater worthy performance by Jim today folks!!!
I signed up for a piano lesson trial online. Their site is very confusing and it’s not clear if the lesson is in-person and online. I called them, left a message but they never called me back. In the day/time of the lesson, I called them 3 times because I was having problems to contact the teacher. The guy who works there, Jim, clearly doesn’t have any customer service skills. He was rude and unpleasant. He didn’t make any effort to help me, told me a was confused and nobody else had problems. I just canceled the future lessons there. It’s easier just hire a private piano teacher. Hopefully I will never have to deal with this guy again.
10. Rayburn Music
Address: 22B Andover Dr, West Hartford, CT 06110 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Excellent Quality of both service and instruments.
Very helpful.
Very friendly fast and efficient service! I love shopping local
Fast and friendly service
trying to reach the store for the past 5 months. they are not responding to email or phone call. The phone service is also disconnected now.
we are left with no response and no refund.
STAY AWAY from this company! I rented a cello early 2019. We returned the cello in Aug 2019 and are still getting billed for it! I’ve called and left messages since no one picks up the phone in the Milford office where I rented and returned the instrument. No call back and monthly payments for the cello are still getting charged off my bank card. Had to file a complaint with my bank to stop payments. Terrible terrible business practice!
In store service is good but can never call the Hartford Rayburn Music. Electronic voice prompts to dial 0 for an attendant but when do so it says “Your call cannot be transferred” been a customer for about 3 years. Never could get done anything over phone. Have to visit store for everything.
11. Creative Music Center
Address: 701 Main St, Monroe, CT 06468 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
All of the staff, from folks at the register to the instructors to the director of music education, are professional and knowledgeable, with a warm welcome to boot!
My daughter loves her piano lessons at Creative Music Center.
I love this place, i go in just to look at the product and I always end up buying something.
Brought my daughter’s flute in to be repaired. Over a month and they never touched it. No time table given for when they would fix it.
Scheduled a guitar lesson here, spent $45, arrived on time, the teacher I was assigned to never showed up. At least they were nice enough to give me my money back the next day.
Poor customer service.
12. Upton Bass String Instrument Co.
Address: 159 Packer Rd, Mystic, CT 06355 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
I ordered an Upton Standard Hybrid last spring and it arrived in December. The guys in the Shop at Upton were super helpful in helping me understand what I was getting and making choices. They knew I was only buying the Standard and this did not change how they treated me. Eric in particular gave me his time on two separate occasions and I did not feel rushed at all. Felicia, the young lady who answered the phone provides first rate customer service. She explained things too me and went into the shop to fetch me pictures during the build process. The bass itself is as gorgeous to look at as it is to play. Its unlike any other bass I’ve played, its good on volume and has a more defined midrange character than any I’ve heard. This is also my first bass with a pickup so I have no other experience, but I’m pleased with what I’m getting from the Rev. Solo pickup. I would encourage anyone looking for a bass to consider Upton. Be warned, they are busy and the turnaround time is long. I had some problems with the shipping company and Upton held my hand the whole way. That said, if you can drive up there to get it yourself it would be worth it. Upton is a great company and I could see doing business with them again.
Customer focused attitude – came in with two young kids and I think I was more nervous than they were. Jack let me try a bunch of bows while he talked to my kids with respect and genuine interest. Left the shop with a new bow and much appreciation for the Upton family.
These folks are incredibly knowledgeable about every aspect of the double bass and they have been immeasurably helpful in my quest to find just the right strings, bow, rosin, pickups, etc. I can’t recommend them more highly.
I purchased a ply bass that had issues out the door. The geometries where all wrong (e.g., the neck was too thin and was not pitched to the back of the bass) and it had a buzz coming from the fingerboard and bridge setup. They were unable to resolve the buzzing sound and I took it it to a local luthier to have the problem resolved. I ended up donating the bass our school district and purchasing a Shen.
Also do not purchase bows from Upton. I purchased a $2000+ bow made by J.R. Silva, Brazil, which developed a splinter just above the frog within 6 months and Upton would not warrant the bow. I now have a $2000+ paperweight.
Update, 10/28/2023:
… as to your reply, yes, I initially thought this was a great bass until I started using it for rehearsals and the buzzing appeared. I thought it was something I was doing or even due to the new bow. I drove 4 hours one way to your location to have your staff address the buzzing issue and they shaved a high spot on the fingerboard near first position and the buzzing did not appear while I was there. When I returned home and started using the bass again for rehearsals the buzzing reappeared. I wasn’t about to drive an other 8 hours to give your staff a second chance at addressing this. Instead, I took it to a local luthier who fixed the buzzing through a combination of reshaping both the fingerboard and bridge (the bridge was set up for jazz, even though I had told your staff that I play mostly orchestral music). While working on my bass, the luthier pointed out the other issues that I mentioned in my review. I am not a luthier, so I would not have necessarily recognized these issues except that through pro-longed use I might have developed muscular issues.
It also wasn’t until your staff responded last week that they could not help me with the issues with my bow that I decided to post this. I don’t like to post negative comments, but I wanted to warn other potential customers of my experience. Your staff could not even help with how I might get in touch with Mr. Silva. If you sell someone’s product, I would think you would have some form of contact information. I spent a lot of money on this bow ($2000+) and NO I DID NOT CAUSE THIS SPLINTER TO APPEAR. I do not appreciate you implying so by your comment. Had your staff handled things differently, I would not have posted this review.
You, as an owner, could have handled this differently as well. You *could* have contacted me by phone about this, instead of responding to my review in the manner that you did, and I might have considered removing this review. You could have even contacted me directly before I posted this review, as several days had lapsed between my speaking with your staff and my posting this review. At this point, based on the content of your reply, I will not remove this review.
13. Westbury Music
Address: 686 Main St, Watertown, CT 06795 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Ordered instrument for my son, was told to pick up the next day, went the following day to pick it up and it wasn’t there. Also bought a box of reefs for the instrument and was given the wrong kind. The gentleman that waited on us was polite, although he didn’t recognize us even though we had just been in the day before!
excellent store, good Fender Selection, nice acoustics, lessons, and school instruments.
14. Greenwich Music
Address: 1200 E Putnam Ave, Riverside, CT 06878 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Great place I have done drum lessons there for a long time and my teacher is awesome
If you live in the area, this is the best place to go. Joe is knowledgeable, caring, and just a great person. He has helped my three children with instrument rentals, purchases, repairs, and lessons for all my years in Greenwich. His staff is wonderful and are always happy to help. Please don’t overthink this one…just go see Joe at Greenwich Music!
Amazing shop to work with. Ordered an Epiphone from Greenwich, not the most expensive instrument. FedEx had issues with delivery. Despite this not being a high ticket item, Joe worked with me for over a week to make sure I was taken care of and the guitar was delivered. Great experience, great communication, and a great shop.
We were kindly helped in the store, but we were buying a guitar for our son and we don’t live in the US. We were having problems with internet so we couldn’t research correctly at the moment, but they assured that the amp could be used in 220 current. We arrived home and we connected the amp and it didn’t work. So the amp was burned. Apart from that the price was a bit higher than the same thing in other stores, it’s not nice to pay 50 dollars more, but that is just business and anyone can charge what they want. It was our fault that we didn’t do a good research before buying. But the very kind person that assured us that it would work because he used to be an electrician, and it only needed a basic adapter, was totally wrong and now we are home and we lost an amp, so we paid extra for the set and it didn’t work. You were very kind indeed, but please if you are not sure about something, don’t sell it. Because we lost money and we can’t go back because we don’t live there.
It’s a nice place! It’s a bit small but otherwise it’s nice.
Terrible customer service. Called and said I would be by in 10 minutes for an emergency repair. Guy was nice on the phone. When I arrived 5 minutes early they had closed up and locked. Super helpful…
Rudest customer service I have ever encountered. The man I spoke to on the phone yelled and hung up on me. When my daughter went in person to drop off the instrument for repair at the agreed upon time, he remained upset and kicked my daughter out of the store. Strongly encourage anyone looking to have their instruments fixed to look elsewhere. Disappointing experience to say the least.
Their hours aren’t very convenient and I was having a guitar strung and I dropped it off and I didn’t get a call before the store closed and then they were closed the next day Sunday so I didn’t get my guitar until Monday and that was extremely inconvenient. They also have a very small selection of basses.Update, they aren’t even open a couple hours on the 4th of July so I won’t get my guitar till Tuesday I am very upset with this store.
15. Sam Ash Music Stores
Address: 95 Amity Rd, New Haven, CT 06515 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Always always a great experience. I pass up 3 other stores that are closer to go to you!!
Very happy,good service!
I just bought a new guitar there I’ve been going there for years customer service the guys are excellent their professional and can answer all your musical needs. Happy New Sam Ash, Happy New Year to anyone who views this post.
The experience was good and great customer service
Great helpful and knowledgeable staff !!
Way better customer service than guitar center(you could learn alot GC) obviously the only thing I didn’t like was novice guitar players.
Edit: This review was written over ten years ago but a small edit and it has now posted as recent. Not sure why but that’s not why I’m writing this edit here. This review being posted prompted a manager from Sam Ash to contact my father (who has the same name as me) to try and address whatever issue prompted the negative review. My father called me to let me know and told me the manager would like me to call him. Well… I’ve called around 6 times now and can’t get through, it simply hangs up on me after pressing #2 for a manager. I decided to give the 1-800# a call to see if they could connect me to the New Haven store manager because it kept hanging up on me. Guess what? Twice I called the 1-800#, twice they hung up. At this point it’s comical. I don’t even really remember what my issue was when I wrote this review but things must not be any better down there at Sam Ash since I can’t even contact anyone. Keep up the great work guys.
Original Review:
“You want a real review then look no further. When you walk into Sam Ash it is like walking into a garage sale. Used products trying to be pawned off with brand new retail prices. Almost everything I purchased from Sam Ash had to be returned or replaced. Customer Service hah! Forget about it. Some preemie-punk band wannabees who know only what their 1978 computer programmed screen tells them on how low they can go without making a commision. If you are a novice they will clean your wallet without even blinking! Do not buy into their trade-in program HUGE let down. They will not take anything!! You are better off going to the local pawn shop with your gear. I brought in a workstation worth triple what I was trying to trade for and they looked as confused as George Bush at a press conference and still would not trade. Do not waste your time with this Flea Market! Do yourself a favor and make the extra trip to Guitar Center or if you need orchestra instruments see your local music shop you will be 100% better off. I am a 25+years musician and HAVE NOT and DO NOT work at any music store so what you read is the truth do with it what you want.”
Sam ash sale person did a terrible job with me
I called to find out if they had a certain amplifier. The salesperson told me everything “but” what I asked for. Lost a $1,000 sale.
16. Martel Music Store
Address: 1 Whiting St, Plainville, CT 06062 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Ordered a beautiful mint Pink Paisley ’69 RI Telecaster from the shop on Reverb. Very fast response and amazing customer service. Sent a message around 11am, Corey responded very fast with detailed photos I asked for and details about the guitar. He also set up the guitar before sending it out(all in the same day!!) and I gotta add, they do great work. Guitar came safe and sound. After tuning the guitar played smooth as butter with the action just how I like it. Amazing experience overall, I am so happy with the guitar. Will definitely do business again whether online or if I’m in the area, thanks Corey and everyone on staff at the shop!
Besides the fact that Corey and Shelley are two of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, I just got my both of my jaguars back (guitar and bass) from a set up and they are even better than I could have dreamed. My bass was in rough shape from years of getting beat on and it looks like it did the day I grabbed it off the rack. I can’t recommend Martel Music enough to everyone I meet.
Interesting store with some interesting gear. They don’t seem to carry Fender or Gibson. They had a stomp box manufacturing class going on when I visited.
As one reviewer already stated. They have a terrible return policy especially with online purchases. Good store as long as you know you’re going to keep the item but who really knows, its musical gear, its hard to tell if your going to dig it or not until you play it with your rig. Returning a pedal (or probably anything) is just not worth it due the return fees. 2 stars because I received it pretty quickly but definitely wasn’t packed that well. Without a doubt this will be my last purchase from this store. There’s plenty of other great stores to choose from that won’t bend you over on return fees. **Edit for response to the owner** Yes you do clearly state your return fees online. “Small restocking fee” is a bit of an understatement…your restocking fee is 10%. If I pay $250 for a guitar pedal. Right off the bat you’re keeping $25 of my return. I couldn’t imagine purchasing a guitar online through your store.
Purchased a guitar for 750, now walking out with 637. Unfortunately I was not told about a very unfair and sneaky return exchange policy until I had asked after already completing the purchase. Also could not see clearly a visible sign inside that states anything about a return policy. When I asked where the sign was upon trying to return this guitar he pointed to have a corner and I still did not see the sign. I do believe that a return policy sign should be at the register for full disclosure. The law does state you are entitled to a full refund if you are not told about the refund policy during the time of the transaction, which I was not informed of that. Limited selection and unfortunately subject to a very steep restocking fee or store credit, if you are a serious musician make sure you know this first as you know that buying instruments is quite expensive and it is hard to want to get locked into something that you do not truly love.
17. Guitar Hangar – Lessons, Rentals, Repairs, and More
Address: 270 Federal Rd # 7, Brookfield, CT 06804 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Best in the business. Rick and team have a world of experience in the music world. Their team of instructors are top notch. Rick spent the time to work with me (as I am a beginner) to learn and advise me, not sell. My daughter takes weekly lessons, bass and guitar, I see continual improvement from Guitar Hangers’ positive learning environment.
I’ve used Guitar Hangar for my repairs, set ups, and purchases for years. Rick’s done some tricky rewiring work, radically improving one guitar, and even a simple set up always has my axes coming back smoother and faster. They’ve got a really nice selection of guitars, with some great inexpensive gear and some gorgeous high-end instruments.
Love it
Horrible service the owner ignored me when I asked to play
Make sure that you buy your merchandise from inside the store !! Do not get it from EBAY because you will end up with trash..
owner is arrogant. store is filthy. selection is limited. looks like the music section of a pawn shop.
18. Music & Arts
Address: 907 Hartford Turnpike E11, Waterford, CT 06385 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
I went in to buy a ukulele. Margo was friendly and knowledgeable.
If you want to take piano lessons you can go wrong by going here. The instructor is talented and is focused on music education not just memorization. We love it!
Friendly and knowledgeable customer service.
Music instructors are the best.
This store usually has my sax needs.
Good music instructors, great service and great staff.
Be careful about their rental program. They will tell you that you can use the rental music towards an instrument, but the policy on this is excessively restrictive and limited to very few off-brands. Basically, the rental credit is worthless. If you want rentals, they are OK for that, but it is more or less money out the window. We kept an instrument for much longer than we otherwise would have after knowing that our child was going to stick with it with the plans on trading up. After accruing over $800 in credit, they said we could use it towards 2 different no-name brands or $200 of it towards a name brand instrument (which we ended up buying elsewhere for much less than that). You may be better served to rent briefly and return if your kid sticks with it after their 4 month promotion period, or pick a more local place and feel better about your money staying with local musicians and retailers.
No ukulele’s or song books for ukulele’s even thou they advertise that they have them.
Buyer beware!! They charge you for lessons in advance! Staff up front can be RUDE! They give you give you misinformation and it costs you!
19. JC Music
Address: 529 W Main St, Meriden, CT 06451 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
I brought in some guitars and amplifiers to sell on consignment. The staff has a high standard, is very professional, kind and polite. I’m very happy that the items I brought in have found homes.
The people there are always very helpful
JC Music is a great place for any musician to be! The staff is friendly, astute, and always ready to help. They have a wide selection of sheet music and quality instruments. The instructors are truly erudite and patient. I know because I take piano and percussion lessons there. My teachers are Brian Chrznowski and Paul Kamenitsky. I couldn’t be happier with my choice of instructors or music store! JC himself is a knowledgeable person. He knows a lot about music and is an outstanding conductor at the Augusta Curtis Concert Band to which I belong. JC Music is the unparalleled music studio!
Would like to obtain some nice brushes and some type of top hat set used and very sturdy since I break percussion instruments all the time when I perform?
My son, Roberto Luis and Rosa live in Meriden. Are you far from the mall? I have spent a lot of time jamming in Puerto Rico to salsa, merengue, etc but my favorite is funk like Buddy Miles.
My grandson really enjoyed the music lessons and they are very professional and knowledgeable. Highly recommend them.
Completely disappointed. I placed an order in store on a instrument that was never placed with JC music. The customer service was poorly displayed and the options they gave us was not acceptable. I asked to speak to the owner several times and would not get on the phone and made his new employee talk to me. I ended up going somewhere else that was amazing
Never have any of the literature or instrument parts I’m looking for. Took 3 months to repair a trombone. I tried to return an item and they wouldn’t give me back the cash to go to another place. The owner has blatantly disrespected my mother on several occasions and doesn’t have much knowledge of much of anything outside of rock music. As far as i’m concerned, this is the worst music store i’ve ever set foot in and would not recommend to anybody.
This was a horrible expierence. They need to get their stuff together, they had already-sold instruments on shelf. They had an amazing guitar sale and when I went to buy, it was already sold! They got my hopes high and let it down and I will not give them my money any longer.
20. The Music Shop
Address: 405 Queen St, Southington, CT 06489 , Província de Tarragona , Connecticut , United States
Why is a guy in Melbourne, Australia giving a music shop Southington, Connecticut a five star review? Well I grew up in nearby Bristol and got a number of the guitar books I still use from the Music Shop about 20 years ago. But the real reason I’m giving a high rating is for the help they’ve offered my mother. I left my Les Paul behind in Connecticut and during Melbourne’s Covid lockdown got back into guitar. I asked my mother if she could send me my LP, and, having no idea what to do, she went to the Guitar Shop. They helped her pack it up and told her exactly what to do to make sure it arrived safely, and it did! Then, a few months ago, while cleaning out my late grandmother’s basement, my mother found an old parlour guitar. She went back to the Music Shop and they gave her advice about whether it was worth fixing up and shipping. That guitar just arrived at my door today in great shape.
Thanks so much guys!
Great Place.Awesome Teachers
The best small town music shop! I love how friendly everyone is there. Especially Scott, he is always very upbeat and knowledgeable. He looks out for the customer’s best interest. I would definitely recommend The Music Shop to anyone.
The cellos were in not in good shape and we had to pay a luthiere to redo repairs that were poorly done when we received the instrument.
Great place but website could be better such as pics of some used equipment. I’m a drummer and would like to see what they have for new and used cymbals,stands,drum kits etc. And prices. I have done business with them and always had a great experience the reason for three stars is the website doesn’t do the music shop justice. All and all great store great people.