In my opinion they have a wide variety of instruments from beginner to professional. I think the…read morecustomer service is excellent. I thing the prices are fair. If you or your child is looking for a new instrument try giving Gottschalk Music Center a try.

If you are a music teacher or a musician I have a cautionary tale for you. Over 3 months ago, I…read moremade arrangements with Gottschalks Music in Modesto to have an instrument rental night for my students where they would come to my school and my kids could get instruments from them. Even got a phone call last week confirming that they would see me on Monday (8/15). Well, today at 3:45pm I received a phone call from Gottschalks telling me that they had to cancel my instrument rental night. I was taken aback! All i could muster was a, "Why?!?!" And then I was told by the employee that "I was told they we're not doing that and we have to cancel". When I asked why they would do that, after we had this planned and confirmed months ago, he said, "I didn't get a good reason why"... I was so livid. All I got was a "Sorry..." I told them that they really screwed me over and that it's their loss... Then they had the audacity to say, "Well if you still want information about rentals, I can send that to you." I responded with, "If you think I'll EVER do business with you again after the stunt you just pulled, you just be out of your mind!" Then he said, "Sorry..." and I hung up the call. I have never dealt with such a level of unprofessional incompetence in my life! Luckily, this story has a happy ending, and my faith in humanity has been restored. I reached out to Ingram and Brauns Musik Shoppe and told them about my situation. Not only can they host a rental night for me but, I don't have to go through the pain of trying to reschedule the whole event because they can even come this Monday on my original date. So, moral of the story: STEER CLEAR OF GOTTSCHALKS MUSIC! The most undependable, and flaky of all business. Shower Ingram & Brauns with all your affection and business!

However they are out of business. Enjoyed the familial environment in there business. Gonna miythem.read more

Have gone there all my life I played violin clarinet we bought my daughters first guitar there…read moreits home away from home staf knows there stuff very kind & Curtis. Simply said if you want to trust your sales people & feel at home Hendricksons is the place you want to be & if I remember correctly prices are affordable & I believe they have a payment plan but not sure not been there in awhile but they are people people

Extremely knowledgeable, helpful and very friendly, especially to beginners. He is also highly…read morerecommended by music teachers. My son has a very inexpensive violin and he was very willing to help. He obviously recommended a higher quality instrument and had several to rent, but wasn't pushy or condescending. He even gave my son a few pointers on playin the violin.

Steve's work is so terrible that he has to post pictures of MY work to promote his business. The…read moreinstrument posted on his website was built by me, Gary Vessel. I am an award winning violin maker with a degree from the Violin Making School of America, member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow makers and I run the only full service string shop in the entire Central Valley. Obviously steve knows that posting pictures of his poor work isn't a good idea, so he has to steal my intellectual property to make his website look better. I've asked him to remove the images because he doesn't have my permission to use them but they are still up. Certainly the behavior of an unprofessional and unethical person.

I was looking for a local place that sells pianos and I came across Fox Piano Gallery during my…read moreresearch! I'm so glad that I found this business. I didn't have to make a trip to Stockton, Sacramento or the Bay Area. Ela, Owner guided me through my decision making to purchase the right piano for my needs. She has been in the business for over 30 years, has a wealth of knowledge and experience on the piano industry and can also coordinate the delivery of your piano. It was a breeze to work with her and made my decision an easy process! She answered all my questions and still continues to answer my questions! She provided helpful tips on what to look for, guided me on performance and sound quality of the various selections, recommended a piano tuner, brand selections, etc. It was a joy to work with her and I'm very pleased with the services! I can't wait for my daughter to learn how to play on the piano. I'm also excited to use the piano and play my pieces again. I highly recommend this company and will refer this company to family and friends!

I called about moving an upright piano and they were able to schedule the move the following…read moremorning. Pricing was very reasonable and they came right at the top of the time frame scheduled, were quick and professional, and the piano arrived in the exact same condition it left in. Highly recommend this business!

Great service was able to answer all my questions. I had 3 npiece3s with issues and they said they…read morecould fix all of them

John helped assemble the IKEA hemnes bed for a great price. He is on time, efficient and also takes…read morecare of issues after they have left. Will definitely hire him again for the next queen beds and twin head boards. called him again and refused to come back and do the work at his previous quote. don't use him.

I don't even know where to begin with this horrible nightmare that calls himself a company... Here…read moreis my nightmare in my review... I'm trying to put into words all the crap this jerk caused. It's mind blowing on how terribly horrible my moving day went and is still dats following getting worse and worse as I find more stuff that was damaged. I was told they would need to do a second load for very few items that they left on the first load I specifically asked John how much that would be in addition to what I had already agreed to pay them for the first load at that time he told me there's no way that the second load would take more than an hour and with half an hour drive time he quoted me $210 for the second load I was very hesitant because I was already paying $380 for the first.. Jon reassured me no way I would go over $210 and he would find me after the first load was all the way empty off the truck and we could figure out where we were time/money wise then before moving forward about the second load. He even offered to take a 3rd mover with them in the U-Haul truck so they could be sure only one more hour. When I heard they went for the "little" Second load I was a little taken back for I never said it was OK but just figured they were already doing it, not to mention he left his son at my house while they went to get the 2nd load. they returned the truck was not even halfway full & we asked if that was everything out of the old house. We were told yes nothing was left in the house, except a outside umbrella. I was upstairs putting a bedframe together (they stopped half way thru) they removed the less then half full truck and then it was time to sign for the paperwork and hand them my check. My dad had agreed to pay the extra trip/hour when I realized they had left for a 2nd load without talking to me first. I signed the paper & paid $380 and thought everything was all good. WELL it wasn't they ripped my sectional, dug paint off my stair case and banister, they left 20 boxes/totes in the Garage that are clearly marked what room and where they go, I had kitchen totes in my children's room , my bed frame for my master bedroom was in the living room floor under the coffee table, they left my $3800 mattress slumped over my dresser. All of my bedding, pillows and my clothes , My sons Xbox games were all left in the garage or on the back patio for some reason, my dresser was left on it's side wrapped in tape, broke my deceased grandfathers rocking chair, the list of nightmare heartbreaking things go on and on.... John also charged my dad $400! And me 380! Again We never agreed to a second load ! Not to mention when they left for the 2nd load they left their son here for me to watch!!! Well as if that's not bad enough when it became bedtime we couldn't find my sons special blanket anywhere so we drove back to that other house (30mins) and walked in and complete utter disbelief. There were tote/boxes everywhere broken picture frames, they left a 47 inch TV leaned against the wall, there was kitchen stuff, a desk , things that they left and lied about I don't even know if there is more missing at this point.... they smoked and stomped their cigarette butts on my grass & drive way. Which I was willing to see past some of this but as more and more came I got infuriated and hurt that someone would take advantage of me this way. I am a single mother of two and saved every penny I had to make this move. They stole my trust but my $ & damaged my stuff that I can afford to replace. I reached out to John and expressed some of my concerns about the broken stuff and what he charge my dad so much & the fact that I never gave permission to go for the second load he responded with some very snappy & rude BS lies and excuses and when I was sending him pictures of the evidence I have to prove everything that I am saying he blocked me. I tried to give him the chance to fix this nightmare someway but he didn't give a care at all. If you value your belongings don't hire this company for your move I repeat do NOT! I have filed a complaint with the BBB and I will go all the way I can to make sure that nobody ever gets devastated the way I am after this nightmare moving company ruined everything!!! **update: John the "owner" of this awful company wants to email the last 3 days & he still takes NO ownership in the horrible job they did, the overcharging, the job NOT being complete, the broken or damaged belongings, the missing paint, new scratches, the lies he told and breaking my deceased grandfathers rocking chair!!! he is placing blame on me! I told his 2man crew where to put things, yes I'm sure I did step away a few times from helping movers I paid to move me but I know w/o a doubt boxes were all labeled on top & sides all they had to do was care enough to look instead of trying to speed through and leave stuff half done, scratched up, broken or ruined, DONT hire this company you'll regret it

Larry (who has been moving pianos for 36 years) moved my Steinway up in Angels Camp, and I have to…read moresay it was an experience to watch it be moved so effortlessly! He answered his phone within a couple of rings, gave a great bid, worked with our schedule, showed up on time, and moved our piano down the stairs in less than 45 minutes. I am grateful that he made the trip up here and took such great care of my piano (my livelihood).

Whereas my last mover bid higher, were only in Lodi two days a week, and would tell me the night…read morebefore the move if they would arrive during a four hour window in the AM or PM, Larry scheduled a specific date and time with me. He arrived on the dot. The last time my great grandmother's 1879 upright which weighs at least 800 lbs, was moved, it took 3 guys. I felt bad when I saw it was just him like maybe I should have provided more information on what kind of upright we were dealing with, but he made it look easy and handled the piano with great care. I wanted to watch the whole operation but didn't want to make him nervous haha. Then, after the move was completed, he played it a bit and revealed that it had been muted, for who knows how long, and showed me where the mute slide was. I then got to hear its full voice for maybe the first time ever. Amazing. Sadly our new home flooded the following week and we had to move the piano a little for the mitigation and will probably need to move it around some more for renovations but at least we know who to call if we need help. Thank you Larry!