Friendly, professional, and willing to take on hard projects others rejected. My son had a Cornett…read morepassed down to him (1940s). It was hanging together by pieces of string. They restored the piece for us, and did a remarkable job. They are fairly priced too. We are taking a trumpet to them today. I will continue to use and brag about this business. Definitely should be your first choice. (I will post a finished product later)

Love these guys!!! Pete Rodriquez is the one of the most amazing musical instrument repair persons…read morein all of Texas. I don't know if there isn't anything he cannot repair. Great to have his grandson carry on one coolest places to take your instrument to be repaired.

Music shops always have their loyal customers and their "haters". I'm a longtime loyal customer of…read moreSpacetone. The owner has been a fixture in the musical community for decades and knows how to treat people to establish long term relationships. This is primarily a guitar shop and has a nice variety. Vintage to modern and inexpensive to "I may need to take out a loan". The prices are always competitive with the market norms. The vast majority of the stock is used gear. So, if they don't have what you're looking for today, it may be there tomorrow or next month.

These guys are really good! Great selection, service, and great prices. I wouldn't even consider…read moreshopping at the big box stores. Spacetone is simply the best!

The Texas Violin Shop is amazing!!! Samantha, Esteban, and Crisann made me feel like family right…read moreaway. I had not played my violin in years because it needed repair. I could not find someone I trusted to care for my very old instrument. I walked in to the shop to look around and was immediately inspired. Crisann helped me to get a rental so that I could try it out and they offer the first lesson for free which is amazing! Samantha was able to get my violin repaired and ready to play again! The prices here are unbeatable! Tal has been an inspiring instructor and I am learning a lot from him. He is a patient instructor and guides in a positive manner. Lessons are fun here. If you are looking for a new instrument, needing a repair or looking for lessons, this is your place. The shop is cute and lovely. Thank you to the Texas Violin Shop team for helping to open my heart again to playing the violin.

I have literally contacted and visited most of the violin stores in San Antonio, and wow! Texas…read moreViolin Shop is number one by a mile! Immediately when you walk in the door you realize this isn't your regular Violin Shop! Chris and Samantha made it the best experience for my daughter and I almost as if we were family. Their customer service, skillful knowledge, and unbeatable rental prices made it impossible to not leave without a violin! They teach lessons and are part of a music community! The terms for rental are not only extremely affordable, but they maintain your violin to make sure you sound your very best! They are a violin one stop shop!

Spectacular service and outstanding work! We brought my son's marching baritone to Allegro after…read morethe bell was accidentally stepped on during practice. They fit us in on a Saturday without an appointment and had it repaired and looking great in no time. Everyone was incredibly professional, friendly, and detail-oriented, and the quality of the work was excellent. It's obvious they really know their instruments and take pride in what they do. We've definitely found our go-to place for instrument repairs and maintenance. We'll be back for annual tune-ups and anything else that comes up. Highly recommend Allegro Band Services!

I initially had my instrument sent to another shop for evaluation, but after speaking with Jason…read moreand being told he was interested in taking on the work, I had it shipped back so he could handle the repair. That meant paying additional return shipping out of pocket just to get it to him. Before drop-off, Jason reviewed photos and quoted the job at around $995 with an estimated turnaround time of about 3 weeks. After that, the experience went downhill. From December through April, I had to repeatedly follow up just to get updates. Communication was almost entirely initiated by me. Early on, I was told things were "looking promising" and that he'd be getting to it soon. Weeks turned into months with little to no progress. At one point, he said he should have more time over Spring Break and expected to finish it within a couple of weeks. That did not happen. After months of waiting, I was finally told there had essentially been no progress and that he would not be able to complete the job due to other commitments. So to summarize: * The job was accepted with a ~3 week estimate * The instrument sat there for several months * Communication was inconsistent and mostly one-sided * The work was never completed * I incurred additional shipping costs based on his willingness to take the job That's not how a business should operate. If you take on a job, you should either complete it in a reasonable timeframe or communicate early and clearly if you can't. Letting something sit for months and then backing out is not acceptable. This cost me time and money that I didn't need to lose. I could have left it with the original shop and had the work completed, but instead I trusted this process and ended up back at square one. Based on this experience, I would not recommend this shop to anyone who values reliability, communication, or follow-through.

Clay is the only tech I've let repair my instruments for the last 2 decades. I've recommended him…read moredozens of times. I will continue doing business with him as long as he's working.

Great Luthier he can fix any guitar the right way. Dedicated to his profession. Try him and you…read morewon't be sorry.

The customer service you receive in person is great but the one you receive over the phone is…read moreHORRIBLE. My family financed a flute from this company and for 3 years I never had a problem with my payments. When it came to MY LAST PAYMENT I needed a few days extension (due to an unforseen expense) and the company couldn't do that. There was only one card I could use for the payment and that resulted in me incurring an overdraft fee. Even though I have not work for 1 year I still made my payments on time and there was nothing that customer service could do for me. I had never asked for an extension the entire time I had "a contract" with them. When you call customer service it takes 30 mins - 3+ hours for a representative to pick up the call. When I called about getting an extension I had 2 representatives disconnect my call. DO NOT DO ANY FINANCING WITH THIS COMPANY!!!!!!!!

Love the amount of variety they have. I usually come by to see their brass instrument selection and…read moremouthpieces, and they have a lot to offer. Their instrument cleaning and repair service is also very good as long as you can wait a little bit. It was such a nice experience pre-covid when you could try out all of the guitars and keyboards and other things and I can't wait to go back when everything is normal again.

I have a 20 year old Fender Aerodyne Stratocaster. When I moved from Colorado to Texas, it never…read morequite recovered from the trip. There was no damage or anything, but it just didn't play right. I brought it to San Antonio so I could noodle around with it in my hotel room and finally decided to find someone to take a look at it. I found Marco on Yelp and the reviews looked good. I met Marco at his shop and pointed out the issues. He quickly identified the problem and gave me a very reasonable quote. When I picked up the guitar, it was perfect. He fixed the problem and gave it a good cleaning and polish. It looks better than it has in a decade. Marco is friendly, provides excellent customer service, has reasonable prices, quick turnaround and is extremely flexible with scheduling. When I come back down here, I'm bringing my old 80's era Strat and have him get it back into shape. I can't recommend Marco highly enough. Do business with him - you won't regret it!

I went to GC to get the Fender Jaguar my father had left me rewired. I was told that their tech…read morecould handle it. If you know the Jaguar, there is a lot going on and not a job for the novice. After about 3 days I was called and was told that they could not figure it out, as signal was not passing through. I was referred to another guitar tech in the area and so I reached out. They called me back and told me that unfortunately, wiring was not their strong suit, but they knew a guy that was the right person for the job. Thus I was referred to Marco. I texted Marco and asked about repairing my Jaguar. He responded right away with photos of other wiring work he had done as well as many other similar fenders he had rebuilt and rewired. I knew I had found the right person. So I met with him at his shop and showed him my Jag. First off he knew what each switch did as well as some subtle tweaks that he could do to the Jag that would make it play even better than stock. Marco had it about 2 days before he started sending me photos and videos of the completed work, as well as one of him playing the Jaguar to demonstrate all the functionalities of the switches, to which I had never been educated on. I told Marco how appreciative I was that he brought new life to my father's guitar. He WAS/IS the right person for the job and I will ALWAYS go to him for any other wiring work. His rates were very fair and the value that I received was exceptional! Thank you Marco! I'll bring you my Ric 360 next!!

SCAM ITS A SCAM YALL RUN TO A DIFFERENT STORE WE GOT A…read moreFLUTE FROM HERE FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR 6th grade, now she is in 7th grade and decided to move to orchestra to play Viola, during the summer brake i went to return the flute and they recommended me not to because I will lose "my credit accumulated" i specified that i didn't needed the flute anymore because my daughter did not like band and maybe wanted to move to orchestra and play viola or violin , guy there even wrote it in a paper of how much money i accumulated and the instrument i wanted, so I decided not to return it and took the flute home, after 2 months of paying for no reason, when I went back to get the Viola they say oh NO you can't transfer the credit from band instruments to orchestra instruments. so now I needed to start a new contract if i wanted the Viola. i don't appreciate being lied to now i lost my money.

My son started band this year and we have used this location to service his clarinet and purchase…read morereeds, etc. Over the past 10 months of so, I've been in the shop an around 4-5 times. Only once can I think of a positive experience which was one I dropped the instrument off for repair about a week and half ago. This was the only time I was not talked down to or made to feel uncomfortable. I've played clarinet for over 20 years...I'm not dumb regarding what I need, etc Today will be my last visit to this store. In early August, we overhauled his clarinet with new pads. My son had some bent keys and things that needed to be addressed recently, but I was surprised to see one of those things was 4 new pads in less than 10 months. I mentioned it to the individual assisting me and he was like no that's normal, etc. He became very condescending towards me. From my experience, that is not normal, so I am within my right to question it. The older gentleman on the back just kind of nodded his head and didn't make any comments. As I was reviewing the receipt with the repairs and examining the instrument, he walked over to the door and stood in a semi confrontational stance and stared at me as if to hurry me up and rush me out of the store. Go to another shop that will appreciate you, your business, and not talk down to you.

Took my Fender PBass to Guitartex to adjust the action. They actually did it within an hour and…read moreit's perfect now! I highly recommend these nice folks.. they know what they are doing!

Guitar Tex is a small shop with a focus on traditional acoustic instruments in the country, folk…read moreand bluegrass genres (maybe even some gypsy jazz ). They also have a few electrics for a little variety. The owner has been a fixture in the musical community for decades and knows how to treat people to establish long term relationships. I've made several good deals with them over the years and am hoping for many more to come. Thanks Mark.

The whole trigger piece broke off of my Horn on Sunday and needed to be resaudered. I called to see…read moreif he could fix it any faster than the other places I called, bc understandably they usually run 7-10 days to get it done. I didn't have that much time since my concert was the next Sunday. He said to bring it in and he'd do it right then and would only take about 20 mins. I took it in, he explained what he was doing every step, which was awesome, and although he ran into an issue, and I had to leave it, he was done a couple of hours later, but I was already home so I picked it up the next day. He cleaned it up, along with my case, and it was a joy to just chat with him. Very knowledgeable and personable. I will for sure be back.

Great work by great musicians and technicians! I couldn't make it to the shop until after work, yet…read morethey are open past 5pm. They asked if I wanted to drop off my sax to have it repaired or if would like to wait. I had time, so I waited. Although I played music in college (as non-music major) and have friends who know how to repair instruments, I had never seen the process. Beto explained how he was fixing the pads, the springs, the leaks, the motion of the horn. He showed me how he checks each key against the others to make sure that the horn, from a technical standpoint, plays well. I also saw work being done on two trumpets. Rogelio tested my horn, and it played and sounded fantastic. I'm happy with the work they did, and they offer a 90 day guarantee on their work. I look forward to playing on my recently repaired horn.