A fantastic resource for used records…read more Prices are fair, a regular influx of new arrivals and a great selection of used guitars if you'd like to play some music of your own.

This is a neat little place. I am not a muscian (yet, anyway), but I have a fascinating with…read moreinstruments and the people that play them. We walked into this place on a rainy Saturday afternoon and there were some very talented people picking a little bluegrass in a corner while we browsed away. The selection of stringed instruments is unlike any that I've seen in a small shop, and they have separate room (which are enchanting) for all sorts of music lessons (not just stringed instruments, but piano, horns, etc). The woman behind the counter was friendly and chatty and although she tried to upsell just about everything, she wasn't pushy about it and seemed to know what she was talking about. This is a great place to go on a lazy afternoon, whether you're a musician or not.

I brought a used Banjo I bought to Glen about 3 years ago now. It was in sort of rough shape…read more Made in the 60's. Glen brought it back to life and it still plays like a banjo should to this day. Love it. Now when I buy a new guitar I take it right to Glen to set it up how I like it before I even play it. He has gone thru my guitar collection and thanks to him they all play as they should. I stop in bout twice a month to see him and his wife Barbara and look forward to it always. John Mullen

Talented instructors who have taught drums to my grandson who has become a very proficient…read moremusician. He is in a band and they are great together and getting better. I look forward to their upcoming show.

This place is amazing--great instructors and atmosphere. The new owners have done an incredible job…read morewith the band program. My son loves it here and has learned a lot.

Incredible sales folks ! Hard to find items . Prices are better than guitar center . What a neat…read moreplace to hang out and find your next guitar

I went in to buy a new Martin acoustic, but the staff's bored snarkiness made me think they learned…read moretheir social skills in high school, and stopped there. The good news is I bought exactly the guitar I was looking for, the bad news (for them) is that I bought it at a different guitar store that had much better service.

My Son has been getting Lessons from Mr. James for about 4 months now and he has made a ton of…read moreprogress with Piano. Way more than I thought he would at this point. Best of all my son is always excited to attend his lessons, so my son really enjoys learning piano and he can now read music which is impressive to me.

Be warned!!!!!! Egocentric man!!! Very unprofessional Piano Teacher. Although he is very skilled,…read morehe has a difficult time with boundaries and professionalism. We began seeing him in February and had to end our services 3 months later due to many issues handled inadequately. I had no intention on sharing my experience through a review until he completely ignored me over email. Since beginning services with him in February, he had made several passive aggressive statements but we looked the other way for our daughter who thoroughly enjoys piano. He made comments about us not ordering a new keyboard saying things like, "I don't know if it's a money thing...", and "I've mentioned this before, and for whatever reason you haven't ordered another keyboard...", which is completely INAPPROPRIATE! Maybe we hadn't ordered it because we wanted her to earn it, or maybe we hadn't ordered it because we wanted it to be a reward at the end of the school year? Regardless, it was none of his business why. She had a working keyboard and that's all that should have concerned him. And then most recently, over Skype in May he said, "I don't know how much you care about her piano lessons but she's quite good." And what I said back to him was, "We care about whatever she cares about." It's clear he is not a parent. No person who is a parent would presume parents don't care about piano lessons they are paying for so their child can learn and enjoy piano, and no parent would involve children in monetary matters the way he did either. After my daughter's final piano class with him, she informed me that at the end of their meeting he said to her, "Please remind your mother to pay for the month of June as she is always late with the payment." What kind of teacher says a comment like this to an 11-year-old? What kind of teacher makes such a passive aggressive comment to a child about money? Why not give the parent a call or send the parents an email if there is any concern with payment. Moreover, there was no "always"; he had only been paid for February and March and then the pandemic happened. His form of payment is very archaic and he only accepts written checks either brought to him at class or mailed to him. So as any normal human being would know the month of April in Massachusetts was quite stressful due to COVID-19. Going out to get groceries was scary in and of itself and remembering to mail his check was not on my top priority list. So that payment was a late which I apologized for, even give the circumstances. Then I was sick at the beginning of May and my daughter unfortunately missed a class to which he had a very flippant attitude about even though I was in the hospital. I made a payment arrangement with him and told him I would send him a check for the month of May. He finally agreed to accepting Zell in the month of May. So for him to make a comment like that to my daughter on June 2 was completely inappropriate and uncalled for. When I brought this to his attention he did not respond back with apologies or understanding, he simply responded back with excuses and tried to shame me saying that he was "sorry if it embarrassed you". If he were a parent then he'd understand that it wasn't embarrassing, it simply put my daughter in an awkward and uncomfortable position, therefore inappropriate and unprofessional. I expected an email back and he did not respond. 3 days later I reached out to my daughter's previous teacher who was willing to make time for her on weekends, as she lives far away and weekdays are hard for us. I informed Stephen of this and listed out all the reasons why his employment with us was no longer going to work. He decided that his pride and ego have too much value and he would not respond to that either. Horrible customer service! Not to mention that his flippant attitude towards my daughter, as if having her as a student didn't mean anything was even more insulting. Being a good pianist is one thing, but being a good service provider is a whole other thing for this guy. Don't trust him with your kids.

I had piano lessons with Irina for 10 years. She's an amazing teacher and pianist. She's patient…read moreyet firm, with a great ability of growing with the student. She gives great pieces to work with, fair amounts of homework, and helps you learn any pieces you bring in. Her lessons helped me in school with math and counting skills and gave me a great bonus for my college applications. Highly recommend.

From the owner: My teaching philosophy is to nourish a musician in each child, discover each child potential to its…read morefullest and provide multiple opportunities to develop their skills further.

I had my P bass redone. It was sent out to the luthier he recommended and redone top to bottom, and…read morenow plays like brand new. I found where I can take my bass now having had mediocre jobs done in the past.

Cool little shop... I took lessons here briefly, years ago, and thought Frank was a great guy. Was…read moreburning me cds to take home and practice with well before the technology was common/popular/easy. Haven't been there in years, but here's hoping it (and Frank) is still there and doing well.