When I was in the horsetail hair (bow hair) trade, I had a regular, almost weekly chat with the folks at Nashville Violins. They are considered the best violin shop in the area, and service all of the top fiddlers we know and love including Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan and so on. They've always been super kind to me and I've heard nothing but stellar feedback from my clients. read more

I made an offer via Reverb on a Glasser carbon fiber violin from Nashville Violins, and received a counteroffer from Dave, the owner, which included $25 for shipping. We came to an agreement and I paid for the instrument on 6/25/18. It was shipped the same day from Nashville via USPS. Unfortunately, for me, the item was shipped USPS Parcel Select (the cheapest and slowest method of delivery). The violin sat in the Nashville USPS distribution center for several days, and then moved onto the USPS distribution center in Memphis for another day. All total, the violin spent three days in Tennessee before it moved on. I contacted Nashville Violins via Reverb's messaging service on June 28, 2018, concerned that it was now three days and the violin had not left Tennessee. Had I known that the store intended to ship the item via Parcel Select (which is what USPS calls their Parcel Post service now) I would never have made the purchase. Twenty-four hours later on the 29th, Dave, the shop owner contacted me via Reverb and explained that he was not in the shop, but was out at a trade show. However, he stated he would check on the status of my purchase. Unfortunately, It is now July 2nd, and no one from Nashville Violins has gotten back to me. The violin spent the past weekend somewhere in Western Massachusetts, and as of this morning it has finally made its way to Maine, but is at least another day from being delivered to our local Post Office. The USPS website states that it is tentatively scheduled to be delivered today, sometime before 8 pm. However, the website is emphatic that this is not a guaranteed delivery date, as they do not guarantee any delivery times on Parcel Select. So here it is, a week later, and no violin. While carbon fiber instruments are more durable than their wood counterparts, they are still susceptible to heat (and melting) and the soundpost and bridge are both made of wood (and susceptible to warping in extreme heat). Sadly, as of this morning I still have not heard from anyone at Nashville Violins. My issue with Nashville Violins is both their poor choice of shipping methods, as well as their terrible customer service. Communication with them is virtually non-existent, trade show or not. Over the last several decades I have spent tens of thousands of dollars on musical instruments, and have purchased and sold countless guitars and mandolins throughout these years. While I am fairly new to the violin world, I would think that small businesses of this kind would all operate in the same manner. It appears that they do not. Yes, $25 for shipping is not a lot, but at least warn your customers that you are sending their item via a slow boat, which might have some pitfalls. I would have gladly paid more for shipping to have had the violin shipped via UPS ground, which would have been to me in three days. Shame on me for taking them up on the "Make an Offer" option instead of picking up the phone and working out details. I will forever remember this horror story. I've learned my lesson, and no, if you hadn't already gleaned this from my review, I would not do business with Nashville Violins again, or recommend them to anyone. read more

Love, love, love Nashville Violins! They fixed a family heirloom violin I had at a very reasonable price, offer instrument rentals (violin was $15/month) and offer lessons for all sorts of string instruments, including piano. They also offer a family discount if you have more than one family member taking lessons. You can find many different instruments, gear, and sheet music/books for sale in their shop. (If you rent an instrument from them and decide to purchase one later on they will credit you for the amount you paid on the rental!!) Nashville Violins is really conveniently located near Briley Parkway and 40 in West Nashville, just around the corner from the Richland Park Library branch on Charlotte. The staff is super friendly and extremely knowledgable. I have seen them bend over backwards to accomodate their students. Lessons are taught during the day, after school and some instructors teach for a few hours in the evenings. I have seen students young and old coming in and out each week so they really do cater to everyone. My son took violin lessons there for quite some time and we were always so pleased. He learned so much so quickly we were amazed at his progression. I highly recommend Jessica. She is super sweet, incredibly talented and always does a great job at keeping students focused and encouraged by knowing just how hard to push them and celebrating their accomplishments. The recitals are always so fun and really enjoyable. They are also free! They are held at a nearby church in order to be able to accomodate all of their students and their families. We love that they have the younger students play first (knowing that it would be hard for them and their young siblings to sit through the entire thing) then have a break for refreshments before the older students and ensembles perform. We always want to stick around for the second half because some of the students are so talented and the selections they choose to perform are so wonderful but never were able to with our babies. We had planned to sign our daughter up for piano lessons but ended up moving about 40 minutes away. Right now that's too far for us to travel each week, but hopefully in the future we will be able to make it work. If you are thinking of taking music lessons for any stringed instrument or piano you should go to Nashville Violins first. Meet the instructors and even consider going to a recital. They really are the best! read more

Nashville violins is great because they have some of the most beautiful violins and my daughter has one that she is renting that she loves so much. Nashville Violins is very useful and I recommend it read more

They were so helpful. I haven't played in years. I needed new strings and expected a few other things needed updating too. Dave, Kevin, and Jessica were all so kind, knowledgeable, and patient with me. Made great recommendations. Jessica restrung my violin recommended the Strad Pad. I am so excited to play again. read more

Nice friendly staff and great Luthier support. I love visiting this shop and have bought a very nice fiddle here and a very nice travel fiddle. I wish it where closer so I could visit more often. read more

Very nice shop, the staff is friendly and knowledgeable, the instructors are very attentive and professional as well. They always make sure my daughter has everything she needs in order to maximize her violin lessons. Try them, you won't be disappointed :) read more

I went to Nashville Violins to find a cello teacher and rent a cello. The teacher was fantastic and I got an inexpensive cello to rent over 34 months that I loved. All was going very well. However, when I decided to pay off my rental early something wasn't quite adding up. When I asked them how they came up with the remaining balance, they showed me how they worked it out which wasn't correct at all. So, I figured out the payment schedule from the interest rate in the contract and the monthly rental fee, and discovered not only was the remaining balance wrong, but also the whole loan details didn't add up either. I was either paying too much a month, or paying for too many months for it to work out. Then I asked how they came up with the the monthly fee in the first place, for a cello in that price range, and they were literally pulling numbers out of thin air. I explained to them what I actually owed them and why, and they came back with a counter offer! To end the matter, I told them I would round up to the nearest $20 but not a cent more (to $620), made it clear that it was still more than I owed them and they still took that money. If I hadn't paid off the instrument early I would NEVER have known, and over the 34 months would have paid them about an additional $300. (The cello was marked $895 if I had paid cash to begin with, should have been a total of about $1180 over the 34 months with the interest rate in the contract, but would have cost $1480 with their figures). If you decide to rent from them, double check the numbers. read more