It's been too long since I made the hour long drive to Menchey's in Hanover. It was always worth…read moreit for the incredible amount of sheet music, including such genres as classical, broadway, soundtracks, and many more. I would spend HOURS going through every row of sheet music books. I found many unique treasures that you would not come across at other stores. Sadly, I discovered that they moved (about 4 years ago, I was told) to a small shopping center next door. I was disappointed that their selection has dwindled to not much more than the ubiquitous Music and Arts stores. Most of their selection is unsurprising. "Easy" editions also take up much of the space, so in the event that you find something interesting, it may be too easy. Gone are the grand pianos. Gone is the room filled with orchestra and band music. Don't get me wrong, it's fine for what it is. It's an OK music store that can probably meet the needs of most young students. More seasoned players may not find much of interest. I suppose that interest in sheet music has been in decline and/or it's easier to carry a larger selection on line. The staff was pleasant. The store was neat.

We went to Menchey's because they were recommended by the school- because they are the ONLY option…read morelocally. In order for our child to learn an instrument, we invested in a bell/ drum kit - almost $600. It is still sitting here unused, which is typical for some kids to experiment before they find the right instrument. Menchey's offered to buy it back at their MAXIMUM price of - get ready- 75 bucks!!! Mint condition. They would have gone onto resell or rent this instrument for about $500 to someone else!!! We will sell it to someone else, thank you. Greedy, overpriced, and uncaring!!! Well established, entrenched in every school system- they may look good on the outside- but at this point, this "Family Owned" business seems dysfunctional. If we could rewind the clock, we'd never patronize this corporation.

I was very pleased with Buzzkill Guitar Services. I recently acquired my late father's 70+ year old…read moreGibson guitar that needed new frets / strings and a little TLC. Randy was very knowledgeable about the guitar and knowing how much it meant to me & my brother, handled it as if it was his own father's guitar. Price was very reasonable, his workshop was extremely clean & organized and the workmanship was excellent. He even went above & beyond to measure the guitar for a case and sent me the link for one he recommended. Thank you Randy!

Yes. Very cool they know their stuff. Good prices, excellent work. Highly recommended music folk!!read more

Jim Stoltzfus is awesome, and quite knoledgable, and charges reasonable and fair prices for decades…read moreof experience to repair instruments with quality and a sincere love respect for his craft! He is totally trustworthy and an awesome guitarist as well. I have been taking my instruments to him for decades. He is always up front and honest! If he can not fix it he will suggest your next move. Jim Stoltzfus at Lancaster Musical Instrument Repair is a Lancaster Treasure!

They somehow lost my trumpet that was easily identifable with the initials MF engraved on the bell…read more Case and mute gone too:((((

Mr. Hershey has a nice section of instruments and does his repairs in-house. They offer rentals…read moreand he builds instruments. He is really nice and helpful. Thank you!

I can't stress how cool and cozy this shoppe is. I love how every crevice has a display or some…read moreform of art. The owner, Scott is very pleasant. They do rent to own programs for children taking lessons and they sell all sorts of stringed instruments. Even if you are not a string aficionado, I recommend just walking in and taking a peek! They sell art and some music from local string musicians. They are also very knowledgeable about the area and are quick to enlighten.

Great Drum Shop! Love the personal vibe at Drums Etc -- it's way more than just another store…read more These folks truly support the drumming community and always make you feel like your a friend. Plus, you will score hard-to-find parts and cool drum goodies you cant find in music stores. Total gem for drummers!

Pleasure working with Sean in consigning drum kit. Easy and quick to get everything squared away…read more Will definitely do business with them again!

I feel compelled to leave a review regarding my experience with selling gold here. You can see my…read moreother reviews, I have been selling scrap gold for 15 years or so as a way to finance new jewelry I want to have made for myself. I had about 16 grams of scrap 22K gold I had to sell a few months ago. The gold was worth about $1100. I met with Kevin when I entered and as he was weighing my items (I also have a professional scale and weigh everything before submitting), he told me he only works in Pennyweights and would not be able to tell me the conversion to grams as he "does not know how the conversion works". I have never encountered a bench jeweler who would say that. He is extremely rude. Let's say he really doesn't know about conversions, a simple google search could correct that (which is what I did). He offered about $500. Being new to the area which is a smaller town and about to leave on vacation in a day, I accepted the offer, but later when I compared the receipt he had given me along with the weights in pennyweights, they didn't align with my measured weights once I converted the values I had written down. At this point I could not do anything, but felt a bit crappy about the whole transaction. Skip ahead to last week when I took a well measured pouch of 22k gold jewelry as a test, some of it scrap, and was again given an extremely low-ball offer. Here is some perspective: it was 19.585 Pennyweight or 30.36 grams. The baseline value of the gold at the worst rate is $1980. He offered me $915, which is about $700 less than the best offer I got from another local buyer and about $500 less than the worst offer I got from a local pawn shop. Needless to say, I did not sell my scrap gold to him. This is not someone I would want to work with in the future nor would I consider for selling any gold in the future. I would consider his lack of clarity during the buying process to be highly suspect and think this has probably been the most unpleasant experience I have ever had selling gold. I have received low-ball offers before, but at least those people have been upfront about their business model. I can't say the same here. Condensed version: Rude, unprofessional, doesn't give clear explanations, and gives the lowest prices in the area for any jewelry or gold you will want to sell. STAY AWAY!

I wish I could post no stars for this review. My mother brought my great grandmother's canary…read morediamond ring to Kevin Bear to have the band changed and resized in November. He did not give her any kind of claim ticket or documentation showing that she had dropped the ring off. When she went to pick up the ring she noticed that the sides of the ring where the new band had been inserted was VERY obvious. She took it back to Kevin and he agreed to try and fix it. Since it was a Christmas gift I didn't have a chance to look at the ring until Christmas. When I tried the ring on, I noticed right away that the center stone was loose. It was not loose when we dropped it off to have it resized and we were kind of confused why he had even altered the setting because we only wanted the bottom part of the band replaced. Upon further inspection I noticed that not only was the center diamond in danger of falling out of the ring, but the one side of the setting had also been melted. It was evident where he had soldered the new band on the ring and there were indentations on the side of the ring where he attempted to meet the original and new metals. There were also areas where the new metal had not been smoothed completely and it appeared lumpy. I feel like I could have done as good if not better job if I had attempted to fix the ring myself. I didn't want to wear the ring with the center diamond loose. We were so upset about the setting being melted since it was a family heirloom. My mother took the ring back to Kevin to see if he could adjust the price he charged since it was such shoddy work. (He also charged her an additional $50.00 for rhodium plating without even calling for her approval.) He REFUSED to do anything about the price he had charged since he said that he "had done the work." If I was a jeweler, it is not work that I would want associated with my name. He also told my mom that it was "not a problem" that the center stone was loose. We expected to receive our "repaired" ring back in wearable condition. I guess that is not the case when you are working with Kevin Bear. We took the ring to Mountz Jewelers in Carlisle and they attempted to repair the ring. When we went to pick it up, it still didn't look right and the wonderful jeweler there told us that was the best he could do trying to fix the work done by Kevin. He also told us that Kevin had used white gold when the setting of the ring was platinum and the two metals did not match at all. Mountz Jewelers ended up fixing the setting and restoring the band to its original platinum. It looks amazing and you would not even know the ring was ever worked on. We are beyond thrilled. We were so disappointed in not only Kevin's lack of professionalism, but also his lack of jewelry expertise and his awful customer service. We really wanted to give our business to a small local jewelry store and we really thought Kevin Bear fit that bill. I had previously brought watches to him to have batteries changed and did not have any problem. I would not recommend his services for anything even remotely more difficult than battery replacement as it is out of his skill set. You would be better off trying to fix your jewelry with a blowtorch at your own home. There were many tears and a lot of frustration, not to mention wasted money ($435.00 to be exact) over our experience with Kevin Bear and I cannot stress enough how much we would NEVER RECOMMEND HIM. Seriously, do not trust his motto "The Trusted Jeweler" and take your business elsewhere. I really wish we had.

I have purchased a number of original condition German violin bows from Mr. Michael Sheibley and I…read moream very satisfied with my purchases! :) I also had him restore and upgrade my 1785 violin and I couldn't be happier with his restoration. The sound that the violin produces is much improved! You don't just allow anyone to open up a violin. I had Mr. Sheibley skillfully install his specially treated bass bar and while he had access to the interior of the violin, he reinforced the cleats. Old instruments need TLC and I completely trust Michael with his work. I wish his shop was a little closer, but I would certainly go out of my way to send my instruments to PA again. Thank you and I look forward to doing business with you again!

I've been a loyal customer of Little's for many years and the son continues the legacy of honest…read morebusiness in precious metals and numismatics! Give them a chance to be your go to shop, I think you'll be happy.

I wouldn't recommend this business. Poor service and poor prices. Other local buyers offer much…read moremore.