What an amazing Gem tucked into the South Loop along Michigan Avenue…read more You can find the location by looking for the Vertical Sign consisting of a Piano Keyboard Keys.... There are three floors to this location. I was here for a social engagement/film screening on the second floor-individuals or groups can rent out this room which consists of a screen (pull down)/projector capability as well as a piano and guest seating for approximately 40 people (or more). It was great to see a film in this second floor room as it was constructed to emulate sound in a truly melodic way....it was an amazing location to see a classic movie and have a group discussion. Very fun!

Recently purchased a baby grand piano for our home from Thomas and the staff at PianoForte. The…read moreexperience was great from the purchase, all the way to delivery and the follow up tuning. Would absolutely recommend!

Very welcoming expansive and neat environment…read more Although they have a thriving on line business the retail store is exceptional. And it has a "museum" feel for any aspiring guitarist. No attitude either.One can audition a $10,000 instrument with no hesitation... Well worth the trip here even if one is just "browsing"..

Have amps listed with undisclosed replaced parts. Have a 1961 tremolux listed which is actually a…read more1960 with a 1981 silverface Schumacher power transformer in lieu of the correct 8160 triad. They also have a Harvard listed with an undisclosed non original output transformer you can see the super long lead which is green and yellow. CAVEAT EMPTOR AND AVOID

My second time using Alden's piano. They are completely professional. They responded to my…read moreinquiry quickly, and scheduling was easy. They showed up on time, were courteous and friendly. If you need to move a piano I highly recommend Alden's.

Alden's did great work from start to finish. I needed a piano moved from one room to another in…read morepreparation for carpet installation. Nick was great to work with to get everything set up, and the movers were timely and thorough. They left the piano on my hardwood floor with protection, and then upon return, they put my piano back in the carpeted room on the casters I purchased. Great team! I also received piano tuner recommendations from Nick. When I need to move my piano again, hopefully not anytime soon, I will definitely use Alden's Piano!

Awesome people to do business with. No B.S., Wayne is very dry and straight to the point. I walked…read morein there off the street over 20yrs ago and instantly knew I had stumbled onto a secret Goldmine of guitars and amps. I've bought many many guitars from them over the years at extremely fair prices. Wayne is very fair and doesn't try to compete with CME, or GC, he tells it exactly like it is. It's like walking into an old hardware store or Auto shop. If you come in looking for something or for advice , they'll take care of you and you are welcome to hang out. If you come in with an entitled, woke attitude, go back to GC or BK and have it your way, nobody needs you there to ruin our vibe. Wayne, Tom, and even Rich when he's around have always been nothing but professional to the customers. The instrument selection is exactly as advertised. The best used, affordable instruments around. Dent, dings, yes. Great guitars and amps, absolutely. I currently own 4 Gibson Les Pauls and 2 ES-335's that I got great deals on from Wayne and that I never could afford new or from GC. Check it out for yourself. Ignore the 1 star-3 star crybabies. Actual working musicians, some famous , some not, go there repeatedly. Rant Over! Wayne's the best.

I have known Wayne for over 25 years and he is an absolute gem of a human being. I have bought and…read moresold gear here and now that my son has taken up music, this is where he bought his first electric guitar (J. Mascis Jazzmaster that he adores). There are a few places you will find in life that are magical and special and Midwest is one of them, Wayne's patience, generosity, knowledge and kindness are second to none. Go check it out, you will be glad you did, You may see us there, my son will be trying every single distortion pedal in turn and I will digging through the odds and ends that no one else is interested in, the weirder the better. I absolutely love this place. PS: out of curiosity I read some of the negative reviews. In you younger days (when I had copious free time) I used to hang around the place. The people who were unhappy he would haggle or buy x or y, are being overly sensitive. It is a finite amount of space, he needs to move product, he is alway candid, I bought a drum kit there to sell a few months ago, he was upfront and said he didn't handle them unless they were certain brands or vintage, no hard feelings. I have made him offers on items to have him turn them down, again, never mean or insulting. I have never seen him be anything other than a class act. He isn't going to buy things he can't sell, he isn't a charity, nor is he going to give things away. I have had dozens of friends and family buy instruments and equipment here and all of them left very happy.

Knowledgeable and personal. I felt the business manager and owner will well versed and extremely…read morehelpful in helping me pick the right piano. I would highly recommend Cordogan's to anyone looking for a piano. Their showroom is amazing!!!

We came in here with an intention and a budget. We didn't want to be sold on what the salesperson…read morewanted to sell. We were pleasantly surprised to find a kind and accommodating sales team with nothing but options available for us to pursue. We wanted a vertical acoustic piano in black and the available stock in our price range was low. Keith (I think), recommended some other verticals in brown wood finishes, but we had our preferences. He was careful not to pressure us into anything and we ended up stumbling upon and asking about the Roland line of digital pianos. He was knowledgable and helped ease our concerns around digital versus acoustic. We ended up buying a Roland, because it met the needs of our family at the moment. Eventually, when we can move to a larger house, we'll be back here to see about getting a bigger acoustic piano! The close of the sale and the follow-up to the pick-up were pleasant experiences as well, which is why we highly recommend Pianoland!

I contacted Dan from Heavenly Pianos to move a baby grand piano we had purchased at an estate sale…read more Dan was responsive, easy to work with, and the move went very smoothly. He also was helpful in giving us the name of a tuner in our area that he recommends. We talked about what he suggests we have the piano tuner do, and it was great to hear that nothing major will need to be done. I highly recommend Dan at Heavenly Pianos for piano moving!

Just came here to give Bob a shoutout! Couldn't have been happier with our purchase and service!…read moreThank you, Bob!

They were so efficient and careful, so quick in and out with piano, it was actually mind blowingread more

I was amazed at how quickly they moved my piano with ease! Thanks again for your kindness as well.read more

What a great experience. Joe and his team did a fantastic job. Not only taking it apart but moving…read moreit from Chicago to St. Louis. Professional and pleasant. Even after moving it up three stories. These guy rock. I highly recommend using American Music World for your piano needs.

I had to have my grandmother`s baby grand piano moved from Wheeling to my apartment in northern…read moreChicago. It was very last minute, but they worked with my schedule to get the job done. When we got to my apartment, it turned out the piano wouldn`t fit through the first floor stairwell! The back stairwell looked impossible to say the least, but these guys didn`t give up. It took more time and people, but they got the piano through the back to my disbelief! I think a lot of other places would have told me the job couldn`t be done, but they made sure I got my piano at the end of the day, and I really appreciate all of the extra efforts their team took.

I'm pretty used to being ignored or not taken seriously when shopping for a big ticket item without…read morea husband or some other man around. But here, I felt very disrespected. Came in several weeks ago, having done my research, looking for Yamaha piano. I had narrowed it down to 2 models. The salesperson wasn't helpful when I asked questions about the specs, and certain pricing. "Just look at the Yamaha website," he said. I told him I already had, and the pricing wasn't there. I asked about delivery timelines, since I wanted to buy a piano within a month. The sales manager or lead sales guy decides to tell me a story about labor shortages in Japan, meaning it could take a year to deliver certain models. Does this guy even want to sell a piano? "Come back when you're serious about buying," says the first guy. I am very much serious! I said this explicitly. Needless to say, I took my business elsewhere. Made an appointment with another authorized Yamaha dealer. Showed up, tried several pianos, and bought one within an hour, and for a much better price than what Grand Piano Haus listed in their showroom. Like I said, I was serious about buying a piano. These guys lost a sale, and all future business from me .

Knowledgeable & enthusiastic, no hard pressure sell. Huge selection of beautiful instruments. If in…read morethe market for a new instrument, this is a must trip! Family business that cares about customers and matching the right instrument with the customer & his/her needs. A great find on our trip from Iowa! Stop in to see Fritz or Jeff, father & son!

We needed someone to help us find a new home for a baby grand piano that had been in our family for…read moredecades. When I did an online search, I came across American Music World. Based upon what I read on their site, this seemed like a place that might be able to help, so I reached out. Bobbi at American Music World wrote me back and had some suggestions. Long story short, American Music World was able to connect me with one of their partners and we were able to find a family who was interested in the piano. Bobbi helped to coordinate the move and the logistics around getting the piano to the interested family. We truly appreciated all the help that Bobbi and the folks at American Music World provided. Thank you for everything!

Rick and his crew moved a large upright piano from our neighbor's house to ours. He said he would…read morebe at our neighbor's at 7:30am and our house before 8:15am. And so he was. We have a side entrance, so I was worried it wouldn't fit. We watched in amazement as the three of them hauled the 500 pound piano up 8 steps and turned it on its side to fit into our door... in minutes. They lined the floor with blankets and did not make a single scratch or dent on the piano or the house. After the piano was properly placed, Rick made sure all the details were taken care of. Then he played on the piano and filled our house with beautiful music. "This is a nice piano," he said. Blessings. Before 8:30a.m., they were gone. I think they may have actually been fairies.