There is no question that a purchase of a Steinway grand – Spirio – is a lifetime dream. Pritchard pianos and the owner – Clarke Dawson – made that possible for me in November. The staff – especially the owner Clarke – is 1st class in everything they do. No big come push for any sale – no pressure – he let’s the piano sell itself. And a Steinway grand does just that. Piano was delivered in early November – set up by a professional group of movers. The gentleman who set up the Spirio connection – superb. The experience I had in that store – couldn’t be any better. Professional, classy, 1st class. I would strongly recommend looking at pianos in this store – before purchasing anywhere else. Clarke Dawson is one class act – one fabulous gentleman. Recommend without reservation.
The best place to get pianos. The owner, Clark, is incredibly sweet and treats us well. We’ve been connected to this store since I was little and doing piano recitals there, and everyone there has always been nice and helpful!
An outstanding experience in every way. Professional, patient, educational and reasonably priced. The best!
Encontramos lo que queriamos._
Very knowledgable people here…..
Katherine Alexander talented
This is the words experience I ever had, we when for a piano and will like to finance it but because of a prior credit issue that I had was denied the owner Dave ask if I can have someone else apply and I had my dad apply and they did not even wanted to run his application because the Piano will be deliver to my address, then Dave ask if there was another way that we could play for the Piano I again ran out of my way and got my mother to put it on her credit card I call Dave and gave him the CC number and he call me later that afternoon and told me that he could not use the CC because it could be charge back he ask me if I can just do a wire transfer so I got the cash advance from the CC and call him to get his wire transfer information to transfer the money and he did not even wanted to take my call he had his store manager call me and tell me that they have sold the piano and that they will not have another one in stock. Will never do business with someone like this again.
Andres is one of the most unique talented live musicians we have seen! We would absolutely hire for a private event. We love to go to his gigs around Sarasota. He is a well rounded musician, engaging, funny, and an absolute delight.
We are at Walts Fishhouse in Sarasota Florida. Andres is phenomenal
Great guy, Great music. Perfect for any event.
4. Piano Distributors
Address: 4223 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
My husband and I were very impressed with the excellent service we received from both Bill and Dennis at the Sarasota store. All of our questions were answered and I know that I can call anytime with any concerns I may have. We love our Yamaha disklavier! I also give five stars to the two gentlemen who delivered our piano with such great care and concern. Truly we were given white glove treatment. Thank you for making a great shopping experience.
Due to my location, buying a piano without visiting the showroom was tough. However, Mr. Adams was courteous enough to help me make a decision; he was very patient with my questions. The delivery people are also very professional and kind. I am very pleased with the piano I purchased. If you ever wonder about purchasing a piano, I highly recommend this company.
Bill Adams at Piano Distributors in Sarasota was great! He helped us select a beautiful quality grand piano at a great price. He was informative & yet low pressure, making for a smooth pleasant shopping experience. Delivery was also professional. Would definitely buy here!
5. Salty Dog Records Sarasota
Address: 2178 Gulf Gate Dr, Sarasota, FL 34231 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
Brings you back to your high school days 70s 80s..the local record store feel..a little small. But I don’t think they have a huge market in the Sarasota area. Good luck to them..
Record stores are dream sellers we need…forget online…visit a record store.
I just had the best time shopping at Salty Dog Records in Sarasota! The selection was not only Incredible but the service was so cool Bill and Josh are all around great people extremely helpful and kind with a very impressive selection of not just records but cd’s,cassettes,posters,pins and the biggest collection of punk rock,ska and hardcore vinyls i have ever seen for sale with very reasonable prices I highly recommend Salty Dog Records in Sarasota to anybody’ looking for rare,re issue,new and classic vinyls i will definitely be back with more business
A nice selection of new and vintage music!
Fair prices good selection.
Cool record shop. A little slim on metal albums but I did walk away with one. A good variety.
This guy is a con man don’t waste your time or hard earned money
A little small and not one thing I wanted or was looking to find. Wall to wall Beatles and Taylor Swift, not much in the vein of Prog Rock.
6. Sarasota Music Center
Address: 4441 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
It was ok. I had to wait over 20 minutes in order to get the appropiate help. Finally I found what I was looking for.
Customer service can be iffy but very respectful, I enjoyed my time and was pleased with my purchase.
It’s a Best Buy.
Hands down the worst Best Buy. Do not order online and expect to return the item that day. Apparently there is a layover time and the app that the company runs does not add up time wise to the store. Let me make this make more sense. So the obnoxious Nintendo switch wheels that are meant for Mario kart do not even work with the game properly so when I returned it after the 15 days only they wanted to issue me a store credit when it was purchased on my Best Buy card. So now my new purchase that I went to go pick up that I ordered under convenient app I can’t return it until now Monday so inconvenient so annoying I live nowhere near the obnoxious place and I don’t wanna return but unfortunately I have to go back makes makes no sense. Get a new manager. Worthless.
No me gusto mucho la atención, creo q al personal le hace falta entrenarse en atención al cliente
Went to Best Buy to buy a tv. Found the one I wanted, paid for it and was out the door in about 10 minutes. No problems at all. I paid $99.00 extra for their delivery and set up. I scheduled the appointment for Monday between 8 & noon. Monday came and I waited. No email, no text, no phone call and no delivery. I waited for a few more minutes and decided to call, maybe they were delayed. I called the store several times and never got through. Both times I was disconnected. I decided to call the best buy phone # off their website and waited 52 minutes before giving up. I then drove 7 miles to the store and asked to speak to the manager – he never out to speak to me. I then went to customer service and asked for a refund. They issued me a refund but never said a word to me, no apology, nothing. Never again best buy – you lost me as a customer. With customer service like that, I doubt you will be in business much longer. My advice is buy from Crutchfield and have it shipped to you. You don’t need some geek to help you plug in a couple of cords.
8. OhHi Guitar Works
Address: 4964 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
Ted has worked on 4 of my acoustic and electric guitars. He is very skilled and knowledgeable and a great communicator. He has helped me resolve a problem with a guitar I bought online. His prices are very reasonable and he is great to deal with. I am very glad to have Ted taking care of my guitars. I always learn things when I talk with him!
I recently brought a few prewar vintage guitars to Ted. He took good care of the 80 year olds as well as my wife’s custom Brazilian rosewood 12 fret sized parlor. All needed re bracing some worse then others , a bridge place reglue, and general set ups. He found the last person who set up my guitar placed the floating bridge in wrong place. Ted had a quick turnaround for me and called about any fixes that were not discussed in person. Professional and courteous I would recommend to all my friends.
If you’ve played guitar long enough you are probably aware of how important it is to keep a guitar in good shape. Playability and good tone go hand in hand, and when a guitar starts to feel “off” its critical to have an experienced luthier or guitar tech in hand to help you get your instrument back to its best playing condition.
That being said, I’m so glad to have a luthier of Ted’s caliber in the area. Ted has done a neck reset on my 16 year old 000-15 Martin and a full setup on my Burny Les Paul Custom. Both jobs were done in a timely manner, with clear explanations of the procedures, and at a super competitive price! Do yourself a favor, if your guitars need some work go see Ted at the farmer’s market or at his new store front. Your hands and ears will thank you!
Just had our third successful experience with Joe and his team. This one was complicated, because we moved two TV’s from one home to another we are remodeling and installed a brand new (awesome) 65 ” and 55 ” in our first home. As always the pricing was very fair, and the service and clean up first rate. Very respectful and knowledgable technicians made this a good experience for my wife and me.
We worked closely with Dan to design a new smart home and entertainment system to replace our old system that was installed as part of a new home build a few years ago. The old Claire system was horrible. Our new Savant custom system is easy to use and feature rich, allowing complete control of audio, TVs, climate and security to name a few. The Integrity team were awesome to work with and kept us updated through the process. Savant allows the owner to create custom scenes, thus minimizing programming cost. Thanks Dan for providing multiple options and your personal touch. Our install team of Andy and A.B. were great to work with and highly professional.
Peter took care of my emt 930 turntable ,
Thank you very much .
If you have to trust someone in high end audio in Sarasota trust in them ,
The demonstration of the anthem room correction was pretty amazing
Nice shop. Integrity has Mid-Fi and Hi-Fi equipment heads above the Bose and Sonos garbage at the typical Big Box store.
11. Sam Ash
Address: 7606 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
After almost 25 mins of waiting Guitar City, I walked out and drove to Sam Ash.
WOW! A whole different experience….
I was acknowledged almost immediately, and helped shortly thereafter. Brandon was great and made me feel very welcome to the Sam Ash family!
I have been going to Sam Ash for about 2 years. I like it that the staff are musicians and are there to help. For instance, Brian helped me with guitar pedals for over an hour yesterday helping me with subtle nuances only another guitarist would be able to explain.
I’ve also used Mark, a guitar tech, to get my guitar back in shape, and boy, did he ever. The next time I played with my band, the other guys heard it right from the start.
This is NOT a big box music store, it’s a group of professionals who want to help and make it happen.
Great help from Dayan at Sam Ash on Tamiami in Sarasota/Bradenton.
Went in looking for a digital piano with hoops and whistles and Dayan
was able to whittle down the options to the perfect solution for our needs. Purchased the digital piano and thrilled with the instrument.
I’ve been going to Sam Ash for a while now because the customer service is much better than the other similar store. However, employees have gotten much more aggressive over the last year (one in particular). I was not left alone for even 30 seconds despite me saying multiple times I was fine. I understand I spend money and they work on commission, but if you expect me to buy something then make yourself known and leave me alone. You don’t have to badger.
Worked there, bought there, if you’re a musician in sarasota, there’s a good bet you’ve worked at sam ash if you haven’t made a major purchase there.
slightly expensive but assess your needs if you cant wait in time to order online
I purchased a KORG G1 Air from Sam Ash Music about 18 months ago. It comes with a 5 year warranty. I recently had a problem, the power key broke. I called Sam Ash and was told that they do not help after purchase except if you purchase an extended warranty from them, which makes little sense when you have a KORG 5 year warranty. Do not purchase from them and expect any after sale support as you would get from other retailers like Costco.
Everytime i go there its always a great experience with the salesperson but yesterday two salesperson just standing in their counter but no one is trying to ask what we are looking for they are not busy in the morning too. So anyway only yesterday december 24th is a bad experience but i bought what we wanted.
Came all the way to Florida from Michigan just for his show! It’s awesome!
Great music, good times and as professional as it gets. With a voice akin to Hank Jr and a band that’s tight as a whip, Hatley gets the party goin all night!
I had heard the Hatley Band play at a local restaurant and thought, “What a great idea for our next event!”. Palma Sola Bay Club has wonderful residents who love to get together for their weekly activities and monthly events. Everyone was so excited about having live music, and the Hatley Band did not disappoint!! This band has an amazing sound and a talent for engaging the audience. We danced, we sang, we laughed, and a good time was had by all! Best event we’ve had so far! I had residents emailing me later that same night saying “What a great party!”, and I have the Hatley Band to thank for that! We will definitely do this again!
13. Strings Attached Inc.
Address: 3030 Alta Vista St #8233, Sarasota, FL 34237 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
I had an excellent experience buying a pre owned phone at this store. The staff was helpful and helped me get a great phone for a awesome price! Will definitely do business there again and would highly recommend .
I had a great experience with Value pawn! Two days in a row, they have been very courteous and nice and super helpful! Love these people and Value Pawn!
Thanks again! I will be back very very soon!
I think Kelly and team are pretty cool been doin business for years thank you guys you rock
Selling at retail & trying to convince me it’s cheap lol, not much more need be said.
I have asked this shop not to buy or loan money for anything my son has brought there. They wrote everything down but have still loaned him money on my tools twice. . Tells me they don’t care. It’s all about that easy money from druggies , thieves and people down on their luck.
Personally I wouldn’t take your items here. They don’t give value for what you have an a try to rip you off. Go to America’s Super Pawn down on 301. We were hoping to get $300 for our item, they offered us $80 here for a $929 brand new, still in the package laptop. America’s Super Pawn not only met our $300, they offered us $350.
Every time I come here I have to wait outside because they can’t be on time
15. In Finite Entertainment Studios
Address: 2250 Gulf Gate Dr, Sarasota, FL 34231 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
I hired Erick Ortega y su Mariachi Guadalupe to play for a 95th birthday party – and I am so glad that I chose this band. Every one thought they were absolutely terrific. Definitely by far the best Mariachi band we have ever heard. They were on-time and played and sang so professionally. Incredible musicians.
Very good. The play amazing
Very good
I called twice and never got a response.
Los llame dos veces y jamás me devolvieron la llamada.
Great service. I’ve been dealing with HomeSmart many years, Rick is fantastic!
Rick and his team professionally installed several TVs, installed an awesome music system, and setup a Wi-fi system so we have coverage everywhere.
i especially love controlling the Lutron lighting system with Alexa,. sincerely recommend Rick and his company.
Very talented and knowledge with the Sonos systems very knowledgeable with the indoor outdoor security systems highly recommend
I hired HomeSmart for TV installation, Sonos, installation, and an entire home Wi-Fi redo. Ricks a true professional. His background as a practicing electrical engineer comes through in the quality of his work.
When there was an issue with existing wiring he came back and fixed it right.
I’m a new resident a Sarasota stilll I really had no idea who to call. Word-of-mouth is always the best source of referrals and Rick’s reputation is excellent.
Was talking with Rick about an outdoor TV install by our pool. We finally got a time for him to come by. He was supposed to be here at 10am. I took time off to be home. HE DOESNT SHOW UP.
I text him if he’s coming. No answer. I call. No answer. Next day I text again to try to understand how someone doesn’t at least let a client know why they didn’t show up. No answer or response.
It’s now a week later and I still haven’t gotten an apology or reason why he didn’t show up. Completely unprofessional.
Called several times and left messages and texts. Never received any calls back or communication. I get they may be busy but at least have the courtesy to return a phone call.
These guys are great. Helpful, patient and always get the job done. Did radio project while I waited. Will always come here whenever it is a job in their autostyling area. Thanks guys.
Great people great service With a very good friendship
Great work, nice guys.
Need chairs with back support in waiting room.
Great Staff, good peeps! very friendly! Great Work!!! Thanks to Ryan for Taking Care of ME!!!!! 🙂
While customer interactions aren’t held to as high a standard as it’s competitors, their expertise is certainly competitive in the market.
Absolutely awful business, I went about 7 months ago to resolve the issue of my front speakers not working in my car, I was charged almost 1000 for a new radio to “fix the issue” but my car was returned with the front speakers still not working and what they thought to be the issue which was my radio was not the issue so they started out by charging me for a diagnostic which was incorrect. They ruined my factory amplifier by cutting all my car wiring to the amplifier and sending it to the radio. Now my car speakers sound way worse than they use to, my speakers are all blown since the new radio sends the bass to the door speakers instead of the factory subwoofer. My steering wheel controls also stopped working after my car was returned. And I was charged almost 1000 dollars. And this isn’t even mentioning that I had to take my car not once or twice but leave it three times to get the work done and instead of it taking a couple weeks as I was told the process would take, it took months for them to complete their work. They also broke my air vents and replaced them with other broken vents. And I never wrote a review despite everything wrong. But the worst part is that not even 9 months later, my radio has quit working. I just wanted to put this awful experience behind me and it seems to be that I cannot even do that. Now I have to deal with them again. Their technician is extremely rude and every time I asked to speak to the manager or owner, I was told that they were out of town or unavailable, and that they would put me through to him but no one ever did. I have never written a bad review before but this one was long overdue. Please, do yourselves a favor and take your business else where even if it’s slightly more expensive, 100% worth it.
Bad business company. Hopefully someone like sling mods can buy out this company. Service is slow!
Mal servicio, poca asesoría al cliente, no conforme con el trabajo
20. Wavy Studios
Address: 6623 Superior Ave suite b, Sarasota, FL 34231 , Ridge Wood Heights , Florida , United States
