Great service and pricing. Bob does a fantastic job. Setup my 2021 Strat and it plays so much…read morebetter.

Bob is the man! Me and my brother have been taking our guitars to him for years and he's awesome…read more He'll ask your exact needs and meet them 100% He's super punctual with repair times and when he gives you a time estimate he always meets it. And of course extremely fair prices. Highly recomended

Rick is great. The shop is a treat and a hidden gem with vintage gear. RIck is personable and…read moreit's a joy talking equipment with him. Rick and Tech's do honest work and prices are better than anyone around. Had my amp repair turn around in 1 week and they are busy! No shenanigans here just a an honest business. Nothing else to say. Creamer Guitarworks is the best and then there are the rest!

This was my second time having work done by Rick. This time it was a fret level and crown/ set on…read moresome raised frets. Absolutely incredible work. I'm able to get the action freakishly low without any fret buzz (lower than I would ever actually use). Fret ends are perfectly rounded. Very reasonably priced and worth every penny.

Paul and Suburban Music is amazing! I can't recommend enough! Fantastic customer service,…read moreexceptional musical knowledge and Paul and his staff are amazing with my children. Do yourself a favor and pay them a visit. You won't regret it.

Suburban music has the most knowledgable, helpful, patient staff. They carry so many things and…read moretheir prices are great. From drums to ukuleles.....they even have lessons! I've had a great experience every time I step foot in here. Don't buy it on Amazon. Buy it from an informed, local business with a stake in the community.

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.

Kenneth Stein Violins is how every business should be run. Expertise, professionalism, kindness,…read morerapid response. Cannot say enough good things about this place. We bought our son's cello, bow, and case there several years ago, and wouldn't even think of any other store for sales/service.

This place was a string dream. We went there to try out cellos. The location is upstairs off York…read moreRoad. Older inside. But we had the best buying experience. We were giving a room to play in for 2 hours. NO pressure. The sale person Paul came and went. Answered ever question, he did not stand in the room. Our daughter was able to play to us and not feel odd or judged. That is huge. They had our price range out and ready to play, plus they said try our this one at 40,000 dollars to se the top end. We had a experience that we end up with a cello, bow and case for a very reasonable price. Ken is passionate about this and it shows in him and his interest. That is a find to be a business man selling his talents in instruments. A women was there with a viola bow broken in two spots. It was fixable but he said it was to costly to based on the bow its self being a few hundred dollars new. He gave her a loaner and booked a time for her to come back to buy a new one. It is a very gentle-mans hand shake demeanor of trust. We will be back and spread the word!!

We are so lucky to have this shop in St. Charles! It is the perfect place to go for when your kid's…read moreinstrument needs repair or you need something for it. Jon has a great depth of knowledge and he's super friendly!

As always amazing staff, as soon as I entered I was greeted. The store was clean and organized…read more David checked me out as I was in store to buy an amp. He was happy and helpful and ready to answer all the questions. All in all a good experience. Definitely recommended.

The best quality violins at reasonable rates. The owner is very knowledgable, great experience-- I…read morehighly recommend.

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!!!