I have been doing business with this store since 1978. I have bought about 20 guitars from them and…read moremany pieces of equipment. Several repairs and many setups. Definitely the best place to go. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. I love the acoustic room. I love oddball guitars. You never know what you're going to find there. Rob is kind and professional. After all these years I consider him a friend. Go see him.

Yes I strongly recommend however my experience is let down well how so I mean long story short Mr…read more Rob directed his lower associate named jack to trade three guitars for one and include a gator soft case however that is where in went down hill jack after taking an order from his higher up store associate who checks the guitars he ignored his order he charged me the soft case and strap which is disappointing accounting for the return they get from all three guitars they received from me the customer and a previous purchase within the same house of an electric guitar with soft case he completely ignore Mr Robs order and charged me for the case and strap that was greed I seen from jack despite the return they get from the trade ins minimum $800 he knows so I strongly recommend you affirm a deal with Mr rob to stay there or somehow try a different store associate I'll be back in the near future but my experience was alright but the part with Mr rob he personally came to talk to me the trade in offer after hearing me play romance de amor and he was very kind elderly man I'll remember the moment Rock n roll

Music Makers is one of the best if not the best studios around. They have great teachers and…read morestudents are paired up with the appropriate teacher for whichever level they are at in their music abilities. All ages and levels are welcome and it really is a supportive environment to learn or continue learning an instrument, voice and theater.

We adore MusicMakers Theatre - our daughter has been performing with the program for over 5 years…read more We love that it is family owned and operated and the personalized, flexible service we get from the administrators is wonderful. Micki, the theatre program director, is great with the kids and has been incredibly supportive of our daughter. The shows are always high quality and they typically have more than one cast which allows more kids the opportunity to have a part. They also accompany the shows with LIVE MUSIC which is pretty unusual for a children's theater program. Another benefit is the fact that the program draws kids from all over the area and our daughter has made a ton of friends who don't go to her school (she calls them her "theater friends"). Having another set of friends has really been a blessing with the ups and downs of middle school! We would recommend MusicMakers over and over again - it's fantastic!

First rate staff up front and excellent support staff in the back. You can get all your music needs…read moremet at Ellman's. From renting, buying, having your instrument fixed, to taking lessons, they do it all and have years of experience.

I was new in band and I got my trombone in the store to rent which I loved and it was so clean with…read morethat new instrument smell. They got all kinds of instruments and the staff was nice. Although I had a teacher who was mean and wasn't nice. He was nice when you meet him but when you get to know you, he's rude and gives you a attitude and he's the other reason why I quit band. His name was Luke Mallicore or something of his last name. I have a cleft pallet and he always sounded annoyed when I try to explain to him that I can't reach to certain high notes and he tells me not to do something with my mouth even though that's the only way for me to play my trombone. I wouldn't recommend to have classes with him.

My 14 year old son joined Garage Band U two years ago playing the electric guitar. Jamie, the…read moreowner, found a wonderful group of boys the same age to create a rock band with a singer, guitar, bass guitar and drums players. Playing in front of people has given them so much confidence and it's been so fun watching them improve with each performance. They have played to large crowds at Tailgaters in Bolingbrook, Ballydoyle's in Downers Grove, and Grove Fest in Downers Grove. Charlie, their band director, has done a terrific job helping them to perform as a group and helping with stage presence.

I can't say enough good about my experience at Garage Band U. It was absolutely fantastic…read more I'm relatively new to guitar, only playing for about 15 months. At the urging of my teacher, I enrolled in Garage Band U to help advance my skills. I was rather nervous going into it....Being on stage playing guitar is (well, now a "was") bucket list item for me. I've always wanted to do it, but didn't think I'd ever be able to. James helped to pull together a great group of people to play together. His practice area is great, his direction was spot-on, he helped us pick songs that would work well and then provided input on how to best play them. All this culminated in a set at a local bar which incidentally went great! It feels great to be able to check this one off my list, but all it's done is made me anxious to sign up again. I can't do it next semester, as I need to be home a bit more, but I will definitely be back in the fall. What might be most amazing about James' program - the wide range of ages that participate. I'm guessing that there were people ranging from approx. 9 to 55 in the program, and they all sounded great. Thank you, James, for a great experience, and I look forward to working with you again! I'll be seeing you soon.

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! (Sorry it took me THIS long to pat the review ;) I treated in my dad's old…read moreguitar (few long back) and bought this gorgeous thing I now named "Fuji San" (ふじさん） the staff are super duper friendly and knowledgeable - although I didn't get to meet their awesome manager Steve, but from what I heard on the phone he is a great guy!!! Go there my music loving friend, this little shop's got everything you need! From guitar, ukuleles, electric guitar and much more!!!! I'm so glad I found this place! Thank you for existing! Keep up the great work!

very rude on the phone. My phone glitched so I had to call a second time and was hund up on before…read moreI could speak. And was yelled at after I tried to call again.‍ I don't know if whoever I was talking to thought is was a prank our something but trust me no one is trying to prank call a music store lol

Well its hard to write a completely painless review after shelling out major dough for a major…read morerepair (i.e. viola done broke in half) but I have to say I was very impressed by the professional demeanor and excellent work of Mr. Torick. He gave me an accurate quote, and not only did the required work but added in a complete makeover for my poorly kept (in retrospect) viola which has suffered from a lack of tuneups over the last 20 years. Amazingly, it sounds like a new instrument, like magic; resurrection! Would recommend his skills to anyone.

Lou Torick is awesome. I can only speak for work he has done on violins (including mine,…read moreobviously) and not only was he very efficient and accommodating, but he did a beautiful job with tweaking everything that needed some long deserved love on my fiddle. I am sending all my collegues and friends from Indy to this guy when they visit Chi-town from now on! Lou's shop is in the Fine Arts bldg on Michigan Ave in the loop.... My new bridge he made for me is definitely one of the best ones I have ever had (and I have had four, sadly, made for my violin in the last 5-10 years....). My violin sounds so open and fresh! The clean and polish job he did looks excellent. I got a compliment yesterday from my stand partner at the recording studio about how pretty my axe looked - she noticed it for sure because of the clean up job Lou did on it! He also adjusted some things with my pegs and I never thought they would be able to work differently or better than they always had been, but, low and behold, what an improvement!! He is really reasonable and fare with his prices. A fine lutheir for sure and always great to know about people you can go to for help with your instrument when the other big fish are too busy to make time for you. His work is as good as any other fine luthier (who knows what they're doing anyway...) and its nice to go to a shop that isn't overbooked and so personable. Lou also has an astounding violin bottle collection! A++ Lou Torick!!!

I first learned how to read and play music at the owners other store in Lyons. I took trumpet and…read moreguitar back then. The owner of the place is a great teacher, and doesn't let you get away with making excuses. The philosophy of the place is that they want you to learn how to play music, rather than just play a bunch of songs. The place is focused on lessons, so it isn't a guitar store that gives lessons on the side. I moved out of state for a while. When I moved back, the first call I made was to continue my lessons here. Now I'm back to my trumpet and guitar, plus I've started piano. I started back basically where I left off, and I think I sound great. My musical knowledge is improving every week. It's only a matter of time now before I hit the big time!

Needed dulcimer work/repair - owner was completely uninterested in helping with this…read more Selection is small amounts of acoustic guitars and band/orchestra school instruments. Talked a bit too much about trains for our liking when we wanted to discuss almost anything music related in the music shop, while we were just trying to leave. Felt trapped by the layout and operator. Looked like a good place for your kids school needs and things, not for professional instruments as much

My husband and I discovered this wonderful shop, when we needed to trade in our granddaughter's…read more3/4 size violin for an adult 4/4 size violin within two days. We were referred by our daughter, who had frequented the store. We walked into this Batavia Music store not knowing anything about violins beside the basic stuff, and left with a wealth of knowledge. Tom (owner) is very pleasant; we enjoyed doing business with him. We were quite surprised that he bought an old violin from us, before we settled on anything he had in his inventory. He helped us make the right decision quality and price. It was a joy to be in the presence of so many beautiful instruments and an owner who really cares about his work. We will be back for lessons and care of a couple of other instruments.