Extremely disappointed. I brought my horn here for an adjustment, but the quality of work was unacceptable. A couple of the needles have already come loose, and there are now two new dents, one of them very noticeable. I was aware of those when I was already around 200 miles away. I truly regret trusting this place with my instrument. Save your time and money and go elsewhere. read more

Mike diagnosed and fixed the problem with my keyboard in a short amount of time. His charge was reasonable.

These guys are fantastic!! They fixed our daughters' digital piano in a timely manner for a reasonable price.

I brought my granddaughters Gemeinhardt flute in for service because she was using it for marching band in 100° weather. But she had a concert coming up later in the week, so Mike was able to get it fixed in time for that. It became clear she needed a marching band flute. Mike suggested a used one at a great price. Turns out also the Gemeinhardt was being borrowed from her cousin. So I asked Mike for his recommendation for a concert flute. While my granddaughter is a freshman, she is lead flutist for the high school. Mike said he sold Di Zhao. We did a lot of comparison shopping and testing, but ultimately it was up to my granddaughter, as Mike said, because she knows what she likes in playing and the sound. Most schools recommend Yamaha. My granddaughter decided on the Di Zhao. She got an 801 BEF for a great price. Most importantly I could tell Mike liked musical kids! I watched him interact as they brought their instruments in for repair. I cannot thank him enough for the time, knowledge and courtesy in taking care of three problems for my granddaughter. Plus his pricing is unbelievably fair. read more

Mike Nye is the musical instrument expert in the Phoenix Valley. He and his staff are the best! I have always received excellent turnaround on repairs/maintenance that needed to be done to my sax. I always recommend him to musicians who are new to the Phoenix area. read more

Mike Nye, instrument repair guy, is the man! I bought a slightly used bass trombone on eBay from Japan. I received it earlier today and all was good except the slide was sticky and not functioning well. Not so good. Took it into Mike's shop and returned home. About 30 minutes later, he called me and told me it was bowed and that he could fix it for a very reasonable price and that it would be ready in an hour! Wow. Headed back a little later and picked it up and now it's playing great! I'm much relieved about my expensive purchase. Also, the receptionist was very nice and accommodating. Highly recommended! read more

I was told by a professional player that Mike Nye was the best in Maricopa county . I actually played 59 years ago and started up again. Also, I live about 40 miles from his shop. When I went to Mike just to have him look at one of my saxophones he was so nice, so kind, so gentle and so caring He made me feel important even though I was having a hard time playing the horn for him. he's above a five star and so are all of his associates read more

Help! The crown of my flute head exploded off the end during a practice session. What the heck? In all my years of playing that had never happened. My fear was something got damaged in the flute head. What to do? Turn to Yelp and I found the answer. The store opened at 9:00. I was there at 9:10-that's how urgent the situation was to me. I had to practice, practice before my lesson. Mike took a few minutes to look at my flute and asked a few questions. He described what he was going to do and then what he may have to do if some of my other issues continued. Mike asked when I wanted my flute. I'm like, "ummmm...as soon as possible, please?" Well what do you know? I had my flute in top notch condition in a couple of hours. I AM TOTALLY IMPRESSED! That's amazing. Mike fixed bent keys, oiled keys, replaced a few cork on keys and made other adjustments. My flute sounds amazing and I'm confident that in the future if I have issues I have my go to instrument place at hand. One of the perks is that the shop is only a mile from my house. Thanks Mike for your great service and your fun attitude as well. read more

We brought my daughter's flute here the week before school started, expecting we would have to wait awhile. We picked it up the next day, good as new and in plenty of time for band class. Reasonably priced and highly recommended! read more

Outstanding service and super friendly. Oh, and the did an amazing job with the trumpet. read more

Great setup on a guitar I had done. When from hard to play to perfect. I would go there every time I need some work done.

Great guys! My Elementary son had a pad fall off of his alto saxophone. I walked in and Mike repaired it immediately. He also did a few other little tuneups. They were very reasonable in price and hilarious to chat with as they worked. The shop is about a 45 minute drive from my house but it's 100% worth it and I will never go anywhere else for my brass and woodwind repair. read more

Mike and his crew are the best and provide expert repair at a fair price - and fast service.

As a professional symphony horn player for over 50 years, I am extremely particular when it comes to caring for my instruments. When I have work done locally, Mike Nye is my "go to guy". Reasonable prices and work done in a timely manner. Highly recommend. read more

Mike and his staff have done a lot of work for me. It feels like doing business with a friend. It comes out right. What was broken gets fixed. read more

My daughter did 3 years of Middle School band + 4 years of H.S. Marching Band, so we're no strangers to Mike Nye. We've gone here to purchase a piccolo, maintenance and repair for piccolos and flutes, and to purchase various other accessories. We've even had them put up one of our daughter's piccolos for sale there at their store. The staff is super helpful and friendly. Mike, himself is a cool, no nonsense guy. He's a specialist and a master of his craft. Prices are fair and assessments for maintenance and repairs are honest. I would 100% recommend Mike Nye. My only regret all these years is that I should have consulted with their shop as soon as my daughter knew what instrument she wanted to play. That way, I could have purchased a quality instrument from them right from the start. read more

Mike did a fantastic job fixing my crunched French horn bell. Super fast service and extremely reasonable charge. The world needs more places like this! read more

I have deep gratitude for Mike Nye and his staff. I brought my French horn here to be serviced today. My horn has been sitting in the closet collecting dust for 10+ years and Mike and his staff revitalized it with a full-service cleaning. I highly recommend Mike Nye Instrument Repair. I received a recommendation to visit Mike Nye Instrument Repair from Dr. John Ericson, a professor of French horn at Arizona State University. Dr. Ericson suggested Mike Nye for the "ultrasonic cleaning" that Mike offers. My experience with Mike Nye and his associates was excellent! The staff is friendly, honest, polite and professional. I liked the pair of women who work there at the front desk and to support Mike in his servicing the instruments. There is a really nice "team" vibe. Communication with Mike and his staff from start to finish was a pleasure. I sense that they service most of the school band instruments in the area as well as service the instruments of many professional musicians (including the brass players of the Phoenix Symphony). Rest assured your baby is in good hands with Mike Nye and his team. A special note: I do not currently own a car so getting over to drop off and pick up my instrument on different days would have required another car rental ($$$). Over email, Mike was kind enough to say that it would be alright to leave my horn with him for a month before my next car rental. He even sent a quote and said the cost would never be over his estimate. Mike and his staff came through for me! In the end, Mike and his staff serviced my horn the same day!!!! This was really thoughtful. I was delighted with the service. When I arrived, Mike asked me if the keys were the right height for me. They were a little high. So Mike adjusted the keys and showed me how to do it myself. Mike was very kind and patient. He is easy-going and funny; he also knows what he is doing and I felt safe leaving my horn in the care of his staff. He and his staff cleaned my horn, re-strung and adjusted the keys, and removed several major and minor dents along the bottom of the horn and near the mouth piece. They also cleaned my two mouth pieces! The cost was extremely reasonable for the full-service and tight turn around. Having my horn all ready to go brought me to tears and I had to tell Mike I had to pay and leave before I started crying. (Me and my horn---it's a whole thing). I highly recommend Mike Nye Instrument Repair. I am grateful. read more

Took my 4 rotor tuba to Mike for cleaning and minor repairs. Mike was totally responsive and did outstanding work in a timely manner. Saved over $300 going to Mike compared to another repair shop. I am very pleased and would highly recommend him. Thanks to Mike and his staff. read more

Had to make urgent visit to Mike today because my son's sax wasn't working. It took him 10 seconds to diagnose the problem and 2 seconds to repair it. He also made our day by not charging us because we are regulars. He is awesome and honest man. Highly recommend. We'll be back I am sure of it. read more

Mike Nye Instrument Repair - Musical Instrument Services Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Been going to Mikes shop for repairs for a number of years. Dependable quality service for reasonable prices. Mike is a fun guy and a true craftsman. Highly recommend. read more

Mike does great work and timely at a fair price! He fixed my main tuning slide on my Bach in a half hour. I recommend him highly!

I brought my daughters flute to Mike for service. Her band teacher said it needed it badly and actually suggested a new one. However, her flute was my flute 30+ years ago and she (more than I) felt strongly that this was the flute she wanted to play in advanced band. Mike took a look and gave me options ranging from changing a few pads to a full swap of pads and corks etc. I went with all since it had never had anything done to it and in a week I have the flute back and my daughter is thrilled! I'll be going back and will recommend the band teacher send students here too! read more

Took my flute in for a cleaning and tune up. Mike did a great job at providing information, answering quickly over emails and short turn around. Very professional. read more

I just want to express my gratitude for this repair shop! I work for an organization called Homeless Youth Connection and have a student who just started her first year at GCU as a Music Teaching major! She desperately missed her instrument which she had rented all throughout high school. I went on a mission to find her a viola! I somehow managed to find a cello which is obviously not the same thing. I went to 4 different shops (including a pawn shop) to try and get someone to help me trade. I started to feel helpless and wasn't getting the help or direction I needed. Mike Nye's shop was so helpful, they looked at the cello and assessed the repair amount and then went out of their way to contact another party who does trades! Within a week I had a viola and my student is so happy! I am so happy I decided to come into this shop. Great business and great people. read more

Got my two trumpets and a tuba cleaned up. Mike did a good job and even gave me a small discount since our tuba wasn't full sized. I needed them done as soon as possible since I was flying out of time and Mike got them done just in time. I would come here again and trust him to even fix my instruments if I ever need to. read more

I've been taking my alto saxophone to Mike Nye for repairs whenever it needed some tweaks. It needed some again and a few weeks ago I noticed Mike moved his repair business out of his house and into a storefront on the SE corner of Rural & Guadalupe. I dropped my horn off in the morning, he looked it over and gave me an estimate and told me it would be done later in the day. Not even a few hours later, it was done. Now, I credit this to timing on my part (no big rush orders) and Mike's love of saxophones. That said - all instruments are welcome. I asked about business and was told they have already outgrown the new space and will be taking over another space behind them to expand. So if you have a horn that needs some tender care, I highly recommend Mike Nye. read more

These guys are the best! I recently acquired a new-to-me 1980's noblet clarinet and they fixed her up to better-than-new condition! They do all the work in-house and it only took them 2 days to do the overhaul! It's an absolute art what they do! They are now my go-to people for all my instruments! PS- I had to bring my kids along with me and wow, Mike and his crew were so cool with my kids! read more

No COVID procedures being taken here! No mask required to enter and Mike isn't wearing one or using hand sanitizer between handling instruments. Cost is high for what was done. Took my alto sax in and Mike changed 11 pads, cost was $125. Had to bring it back in for a second time to fix a floppy front "F" key. I asked why this wasn't looked at the first and he asked how I was going to use it, wow! Figured that would have been looked at for $125 I was charged. Felt he was a bit of a jerk in his response to my floppy "F" key. When I went back to pick up the sax there were two other customers in the shop and he was handling all their instruments and never used hand sanitizer in between. I gave a one star because of the fast turnaround and the advice he did give me at the end of my 2nd visit. Unfortunately, I won't recommend this place or return here. I'll go back to Agave Music, even though it's far from where I live. read more

Highest praise for this joint. Mike took a good deal of his own time the other day helping my son with a baritone sax. We were never made to feel like a bother and you could tell that his passion and attention to detail is available to all - from first timers to regulars. We have many instruments in our house and will be bringing them all here from now on. read more

I've had an amazing experience each time I've come here for cleaning. Not only is this place way more affordable, the quality of work is better, and my instrument is in good hands, not getting damaged like Milano's. 10/10 would recommend and trust them here! read more

Mike is amazing. My 12 year old son has a saxophone that tends to get mangled periodically and Mike has always gotten it back into shape well, faster than promised, and for a great price. When I brought the sax home this evening my son was over-the-moon happy to have it back so quickly and sounding so much better. Mike also sold us a nice used case that should help keep it in shape for longer. When it's time for the next tune-up there's nowhere else we'd go. Thanks Mike! read more

I took my daughter's saxophone in for repair. Mike had it repaired super fast, in time for her big performance. He also took the time to talk through how we should go about choosing a new saxophone for her since it's clearly time for an upgrade. read more

Not impressed. This is just about the only shop around me so I'm forced to go here whenever my instrument is broken. Every time I am over charged for things I do not need, and doesn't fix the things I need fixed. Mike Nye is the mechanic of the music industry. read more

Called to get a quote on getting my kids sax cleaned. The person on the other end explained that they can't give quotes without actually seeing the sax...which I understand. But, right from the word go, this person was a complete ass. Absolutely rude and arrogant. If you can't be respectful to people you had better not expect their business. read more

I got here 2 mins before Mike left and he fixed my Alto sax under that amount of time. It was just a mere cleaning under my Bb key and I believe there was an issue with Ab too. I will for sure be coming back for any necessary repairs and upgrades. He knows he stuff! Wind and Brass players don't hesitate coming here. It will definitely be worth your time. read more

Mike was great! I needed a full overhaul on the pads for my flute and I needed it done in two days... He was awesome and did it for me. Very professional and helpful. Would definitely recommend. I very much appreciate his ability to squeeze my flute in. read more

I will always take our instruments to Mike. He does an amazing job and takes pride in his work. Quality work and great customer service!

I was looking for a good and reasonably priced repair shop for my saxophones and flutes on the net, and I found Mike Nye's. When I called Mike, he sounded fair and knowledgable, so I took in my alto sax, to fix a couple of leaks and replace a couple of corks. He was done with the work the same day, and the charges were very reasonable, the repair work excellent, and I found Mike a wealth of information about musical instrument repair, and instrument quality. Since my initial repair order, I have purchased a slightly used pro alto and a new pro tenor sax from Mike. I am extremely happy with both instruments, and I saved allot of money on the purchases, compared to other Phoenix area retail outlets. Mike sold my old alto and my old tenor, through his consignment sales process. Both horns sold quickly, and for a fair price. I feel I have a reliable repair shop for my horns, now, and also a great place to buy new and used instruments. The staff at Mike Nye's are very friendly and helpful, as well. read more

This guy is awesome! I took in my son's baritone to have some minor repairs done and I was very happy that he was able to do them while I waited and at a reasonable price. No complaints, will go here for any other repairs that my son's instrument needs. read more