Oh my God! This was the best record store I found on this trip. I am from Los Angeles and I bought…read morereal gems that I can't get here. The people that select their merchandise are genius. I could have been there for hours and bought many LPs. If you are a record collector, DO NOT MISS THIS STORE!!! Grazie!!

Don't go in here looking for CDs, because it's all about the vinyl in here!…read more Simply put, this is one of the best record stores in Europe, and my wife and I have visited many of them. Also, you get a neat little information leaflet with a lot of the records you buy here, telling you a little info about the artist and such. That's just plain passion there, folks. I have found so much in this shop that I have not seen or been able to find anywhere else. Do not miss this shop if you are a vinyl listener or collector. Also, block off some time, because you're gonna be here a WHILE. I wish my Italian wasn't so terrible, so I could carry on a good conversation with the owners and workers here. They really put a lot into their shop and obviously they want to be one of the best in the world, because really, they just simply are. Don't miss this shop.

Very friendly people, I'm not sure why other people seem to have bad reviews, they let me play…read morethere piano and it was very fun, they have cool stuff in there too, they are a bit strict with playing for fun but otherwise I have a fun time, they answers my questions and they where friendly.

This is the least friendly music shop i have ever been in. First of all, they don't let you play…read moreguitars over €300. They yell at you if you touch the guitars. I was trying to get a better look at the classical guitars, and i nearly lost my balls. I wanted to buy a gibson jazz guitar, but they would not let me play any of them. I was allowed to play an Ibanez electric that was priced €70 over the listed price online. This store is so over priced its ridiculous. The guitar i was able to play had a pic guard with plastic still on it an thy told me, "if you scratch it, you buy it.". If you are looking for a relaxed shop where you can feel free to allow your musical creativity thrive and find an fair priced instrument, look elsewhere.

Let me try out a few guitars before i bought one, he threw in a bunch of free stuff (strap, picks,…read morecapo and a stand) and we even worked out a deal to buy it back for a good price when my semesters over in a few months. He let me sit down at the piano there and play for an hour or so, told me to come back whenever just to play. Not sure what all the terrible reviews are about, pleasant guy with a quaint little shop. Nothing but good vibes on my end I'm American and don't speak a lick of Italian. A lot of comments said they were hostile towards non locals, but I experienced none of this

This was an anticipated destination and we were excited to visit. Instead, the shop owner turned it…read moreinto something that does NOT represent Italy, and ESPECIALLY not Florence. Holy smokes. We were ready to drop some serious cash and add something special to our collection. Instead, my husband was treated like some clueless yokel for committing the apparently outrageous sin of browsing 45s in a music shop. If you enjoy being belittled with your hard-earned money at stake, this is the place for you. If you love Florence and prefer good experiences, go support one of the MANY fine establishments in this beautiful city, instead. True musicians and true artists are out there, but not at Occasioni Musicali. Hope this helps. PS, Go check him out on Google, abusing and cursing people out who leave him bad reviews. I have not left a review there (yet), but it's further proof that Maurizio is extremely unprofessional.