These professional luthiers worked on my entire guitar collection over the past few months,…read morebringing them all up to factory spec and beyond. I travel 200+ miles to get to their shop. It is well worth the trip. I will not let anyone else touch my guitars moving forward. My guitars have never played better. I highly recommend their services. Thanks guys!!!

I brought in an old Yamaha that had never been touched by a luthier before. I had the nut and…read moresaddle replaced and I simply can't believe how well the guitar sounds and plays. They did it absolutely fabulous job. I would give them six stars if I could.

The people there when I bought my little practice amp were fantastic…read more Knowledgeable, friendly, all the right qualities. Perhaps the best thing was that they understood that I was on a fixed budget and did not try to "up sell" me. As a result of their kind treatment of me, I will probably try to buy a reasonably priced keyboard in a few months.

Stopped in today get the ole man some drum sticks and walked out having spent over $1,100...damn…read morethose are some expensive sticks! Ha! But they had a cymbal pack at a price we couldn't refuse. A professional pack of pure Zildjian quality for an early birthday present for the favorite human in my life! We got asked if we needed help by 2 different people, which we didn't but they were happy to help if needed and everyone got a kick out of his present(and our banter) as we were checking out! (Please enjoy the uploaded picture as much as I'm enjoying listening to my husband info dump about the cymbals as he unpacks and weighs them. Hehehe)

Hands-down, some of the best technicians out there in the industry. A bunch of wicked smart :-)…read moreintelligent guys having fun doing what they love to do.

Ted worked on 3 guitars for me recently. I'd never used him before. I'd read a review from a very…read moreunhappy customer so I took him an easy job first thing: re-attach electronics inside my acoustic that had come unglued. Easy-peasy, quick turnaround. Then I took him an electric gibson that was fretting out and needed a fresh setup. Also dropped of a martin acoustic the same day for a fishman upgrade. gibson---beautiful job. A piece of the fishman setup came unglued inside the martin but Ted stood behind his work and super-glued that mofo. There were a coupla times when I wished he were more responsive to texts, but he didn't flake on me. Keith George (local Martin tech) would never even return my phonecalls.

We've been clients of Dan Lawrence for about 9 years and I have so many nice things I could say…read moreabout him!! His wife and son are wonderful as well!! He is honest, helpful, kind, knows the stringed instrument world extremely well, always has his client's best interests at heart and it shows!! He explains things wonderfully!! We have purchased violins from him as well as cellos. ALWAYS a great experience!!! Thank you Dan Lawrence String Instruments for helping us make beautiful music in our home!!

I can't imagine going anywhere else after the experience I had buying a cello bow for my daughter…read morefor Christmas. Mr Lawrence was so nice, informative and just an all around nice guy. Great value!

Nate helped me today and was amazing! I was buying a guitar for my son and he helped fill in my…read moreknowledge gaps and gave great food for thought in my decision process. He also tested the guitar for me and I was impressed by his playing too! Thank you Shining Light... you've got a good one there! The deal was incredible too!

I am so pleased with the great piano teacher match through Shining Light Music. When I called to…read moreinquire about teachers, I communicated that our requirements are stringent: my son is 6 yrs old, and while he likes piano, he doesn't looove piano, so the lessons have to be fun and engaging to encourage his progress. He's had 1.5 years piano instruction, and he doesn't respond well to some of the "too basic" piano book courses we had temporarily explored with a couple past teachers, so it's a challenge to level him up with material and technique that is age appropriate and fun enough but not too basic, nor too complex. And we had limited time availabilty as our schedules are maxed... It's such a blessing that the receptionist recommended Ms. Emily Shelp! Ms. Emily is well qualified; she possesses a Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy from Bob Jones University and has been playing since she was 7 yrs old. Her bio is coming soon to the Shining Light Music teacher page. Best of all, she strikes the right notes - I couldn't resist the pun! - in working on my son's technique and making it fun. She motivates him with weekly fun point-competitions (to earn country stickers in his passport, medals, trophy, etc.) which has resulted in him reminding me that he has to memorize a song for the next lesson..cuz he wants the points! (whoo hoo, he's no longer resistant to practicing!!!!) I feel that she is the right piano teacher for his current level and needs; she employs a cheerful and focused Kindergarten/First Grade encouraging teaching style to keep all the lessons fun and on track, she's able to motivate and consistently award with positive reinforcement, able to redirect him when he gets silly (after all he's been in school all day, then straight to his lesson!) and I appreciate how she is able to teach finer technique in a way that he understands. She would be great for both beginner and advanced students.

Following a surprise outdoor summer gig, the middle seam on my old German upright started opening…read more Greg had a good solution to fix the bass without taking the top off, saving me time and money. In less than a week my bass was fixed. My second time taking my bass here and I'm always happy to chat with Greg and give sweet Pepper some pets.

Black Dog Bass Works is a great solution to bass challenges and adventures. The focus is on solving…read moreyour problems in the ways that works best for you. I have had a bow rehaired and some pesky problems with a pick-up and amp. Using their expertise the shop fixed it to meet my needs versus a simple fix that would get them paid and me outta the shop.