I am happy with thr excellence customer service at Ted Brown Music in Tacoma. I needed my bass…read morerestrung and set up professionally. They did an amazing job! I highly recommend Ted Brown Music! They had a great selection of amps, guitars and everything you need for music. Shout out to Nicholas for his expertise and wonderful support.

Ok for rentals, but Repairs a racket…read more This store is ok for renting a band instrument and getting the books your student needs. You will thank yourself however, for finding another place to get your instruments repaired. It felt to me like they discourage the purchase of used instruments by inflating the price of repairs. They seem to just check boxes on a generic work order form indicating items that have one high price. For example, if you need one pad changed, it might be a $100 minimum. "Adjust and regulate" is $125 item and don't expect an explanation of what is actually being done for that price. I was further told that some instruments needed to be soldered for an additional $50. Sum total, they quoted $860 for miscellaneous oblique work on two student instruments. Within this quote, they did not include the one specific item I brought the instruments in for. I cannot trust someone to fix my instrument when the clearest issue was not even identified by their technician despite having called it out specifically at drop off. Their wait time was several weeks. There are two other highly reputable instrument repair shops within - 35-45 minute drive of this location. Each of these shops independently quoted me just over $100 total for full repair work on both instruments and explained in detail exactly what would be done. There was no need for soldering. Work was completed in 48 hours. I recommend you do a little research on YouTube, ask your band directors and teachers. If you educate yourself just a little bit before getting a repair quote you are less likely to be taken advantage of. It's not as mysterious as it seems: you got this! ------------------------------------ David, thank you for your response. The problems experienced cannot be chalked up to miscommunication. There were two key issues. First, I requested one specific repair at drop-off. It was the only issue with the instrument and glaringly obvious. However, your shop's assessment of the instrument failed to even identify the issue while recommending multiple generic and unnecessary repairs. When I raised this at pickup, though one of your employees expressed sympathy, they were unable to offer any explanation or insight. Second, the quote relied on high block-priced line items such as "adjust and regulate," without transparency about what this work actually entails, what parts are being adjusted, how much technician time would be spent on the work, or how materials and labor were being calculated. There was also no distinction between what was essential for playability and what might be preventative, cosmetic, or optional. Without that level of clarity, it is very difficult for a customer to evaluate the necessity and value of the proposed work. Many parents come to you with little understanding of how instrument repair works. Instruments seem delicate and complicated, and without being an expert in this field, there is no reference point to compare the time and effort of repair work. Parents are left to trust whatever is quoted. I also believe it would improve transparency if repair technicians spoke directly with customers as a standard part of the process. A brief explanation of recommendations, along with the technician time and materials involved, would help customers better understand the condition of their instruments and make informed decisions. Even my car mechanic takes the time to educate me about how my vehicle works and why certain repairs are needed -- instrument repair should offer the same level of education. Given the problem I identified at drop-off was not assessed, I will be happy to see the $44 returned to my card. I communicated this at pickup already. An additional conversation is not necessary. If you make improvements to the way your repair shop operates, I look forward to hearing about them. In the meantime, I cannot in good conscience recommend you.

I reached out to this local music store for advice on my two ukaleles. They are family heirlooms…read morethat I guess are each at least 70 years old. Since I don't know what I don't know, I was given information about them from two lovely gentlemen Jeff and Brian. Thank you both for your sense of humor, information on how to travel with them safely and also your outstanding customer service. Thank you again!

We very helpful with replacing a string I had popped on a violin I had checked out from the…read morelibrary. The library had just gotten the violin recently, but didn't include rosin. The staff were nice enough to donate a piece of rosin for the library's instrument, and helped replace the string, and tuned afterwards. :)

I've been wanting to learn how to play a different instrument so I decided to check this spot out…read more This is a chain establishment that offers musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services and even lessons. The guys that were there were knowledgeable, friendly, and very helpful. I decided to sign up for guitar & piano lessons which I'm super excited to get started. They were ever playing their instruments which was nice to witness cause it definitely made the place even more of a vibe. They also have children lessons, cater to schools in the area, and much more. If you're looking to do anything dealing with musical arts, repairs, or need to rent an instrument, give this place a try you 9/10 might find what you're looking for.

I've never set foot in this place until today to pick up an instrument & book. My daughter is…read morerenting an instrument for school. I ordered everything online & turned out I ordered something I didn't need. This was quickly & painlessly fixed. Gentleman was incredibly helpful to the point that he answered all of my questions before I could ask. I left well informed & feeling happy I didn't choose the rival more expensive store.

Our children, 6 and 10, are taking weekly lessons with Ms Janina. Over the past two years, we have…read morewatched our children grow and flourish in their love for music and playing the piano. Ms Janina is patient and kind, providing a structured curriculum that is altered to the two differing personalities of our older daughter and younger son. We are very thankful that we found her, and highly recommend her!

From the owner: I teach virtually and in person students all ages and different styles…read more I offer piano performances at least twice a year. My students can take piano exams once a year.

Outstanding guitar luthier. I literally called 15 guitar/music shops within a 75 mile radius of my…read morehome trying to find a luthier that could/would replace the truss rods on my 1978 Rickenbacker 4001 bass, Jack was the only one that said he could and would do it. The others made it sound like this was some huge repair job. JP got it done and the bill was amazingly low. Highly recommend this guitar guru, he's my go to guy now for projects like this, check out his web page, he's been at this awhile and has done some amazing work on guitars. Thanks Jack!

I brought a guitar to JP guitars for a fret level and crown because it was experiencing some…read moreunusual fret buzz on the lower frets. I have done guitar setups and basic repair for 20+ years and a good setup did not alleviate the buzz. Jack gave an estimate turnaround of one week. 10 days later I inquired about the status. Nothing has been done yet. 2 hours later I was called to come pick up the guitar. The guitar had been setup, but has not been leveled or crowned, because Jack forgot to do it. Another week goes by and I'm called to pick it up again. Jack's apprentice told me that he, not Jack, did the fret level, which surprised me, but I assumed he was capable. I did expect Jack to do the repair, however, because that's what I was paying for. $180 out the door. The action had been set high, but I figured "Maybe Jack like it that way", so I took it home and set it up. 1.5mm on the high E, 2.0mm on the low E, slight neck relief. The same frets buzzed, in the same way as before. I am confident that no fretwork was done. I called Jack and told him the problem was still there and that I had expected him to do the job, not his apprentice. Jack said that he did the level, so did his apprentice lie? Did Jack? Jack told me that my action (1.5-2.0mm) was too low, then demanded that I bring another guitar to him to prove that the problem was the guitar, not me. I did not get a refund. I later took the guitar to another repair shop where I was told that a competent fretjob would have alleviated the buzz where it was occurring. Look, I've seen Jack's guitars in his shop and they're beautiful. I have no doubt that they also play beautifully. But, as far as my guitar was concerned, something didn't happen right. Either Jack's apprentice did the job (which I didn't pay him to do), or Jack did the job poorly (which I payed him to do well), or it didn't get done at all (which is theft). Not saying he isn't a good luthier, I just did not have a good experience whatsoever.

"My son has been at Cappella for about 2 years and really enjoys it. He adores his teacher and…read morefinds him a great source of knowledge and inspiration. As parents, our experience with the school has been wonderful. Everyone is so kind and so helpful, even when we have had requests to shuffle class times so we could have multiple kids in different classes simultaneously. During this pandemic we feel confident that our child will be safe while attending class. All in all, we are happy with the quality of learning our child is receiving at Cappella."

My daughter is a piano student at Cappella. I am beyond pleased with our time here. My daughters…read moreprogress has been amazing and far surpassed my expectations. She loves her music class day and loves her teacher Ms Carol. My family really enjoys the recitals they hold twice a years. They do a fantastic job. A+