My Ambassador trumpet had valves that lagged on the rebound, making it impossible to play. Three…read moreattempts by two other repair shops failed miserably. Sam fixed the problem the first time. He is a master craftsman.

I love this store. I went in looking for a 1st guitar for my 13 year old. I was absolutely shocked…read morethat the first one recommend was a beautiful used fender and the exact guitar I had in mind for her! So many other places would have started with the most expencive guitar in the store to sell me. They are helpful, kind and everything needed all in one stop. We will 100% be back.

Excellent service, highly recommend! Owen is so responsive! Use for all your music needs.read more

My son levi takes guitar lessons with Aaron. He has learned so much already and loves going! Highly…read morerecommend getting lessons here for any instrument! Everyone is kind, professional and best of all, AMAZING MUSICIANS

Well stocked, kind, and helpful. Why go anywhere else? Besides Ted Brown has been in Seattle for a…read morelong time, maybe 40 years +. I like to support the classic Seattle stores. Ok, so you could say like Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Amazon? No. Once a store has achieved world domination I give up on it. The rest of the world supports Amazon so why should I? But I do like to stick with the smaller stores like Ted Brown that have managed to hang on for decades.

Sad that I absolutely dread walking into this store these days. It used to be an extremely happy…read moreplace for me. Now I get looked at like I'm trash, not spoken to and completely ignored by employees of this company. I have walked in with $5k budget to buy tour gear with and left to make a Sweetwater music order in the parking lot. Music stores are dying and this one deserves it. If all the other string music stores act the same way I get why Sweetwater is so popular. Just a terrible music shop with really bad employees and mid level gear you're not missing anything.

I liked the selection of books here and the blend of new and used copies that were available. There…read morewas a sign advertising a coupon if you signed up for their mailing list, but it seemed to be broken and none of the employees could figure out how to get it to work so that was disappointing.

Wow! So many books!!! And for cheap! This bookstore just kept going and going! I was surprised with…read morethe expansive collection this store has...and for such a good value!! I could've easily spent more time here just searching through these books. I'll make sure to visit the next time I'm down here

Great communicators and wonderful teachers! Their free lesson allowed us to get a feel for the…read morespace and teachers before committing. They didn't pressure signing up afterwards, either or try to reel us in with gimmicks. My daughter said that the 30 min flew by and looks forward to future lessons!

Rescheduling is easy and the instructors are professional and great. The music selection is awesome…read moreas well.

I'll update my rating because I realize I was a bit harsh with only 2*, and I do want to support…read moreharp stores, but it was the average of my 3 visits to this store, and if you read my old review I had a lot of positive things to say as well. Maybe things have been better for other people in recent years. I moved away and haven't been back, so I don't know. Please see previous review for more info. I agree with all the other reviewers about the (usually) friendly employees, great selection of music, harps, etc. Very generous with sharing knowledge, giving advice, etc. Another reviewer is telling me to "Get over it!," so to respond: Yes, all harpists know that strings can break for any reason, or no reason at all. Strings break just because they feel like it. Strings break when you look at them the wrong way. My complaint was that while strings from another store did not break with abnormal frequency, and the old strings on my harp were not breaking with abnormal frequency, the strings I bought from this store did nothing but break. Constantly. In different places on the string, so it wasn't due to a rough edge on the harp or anything. Maybe the strings were old, maybe they were stored in bad conditions, or maybe they were shipped from the manufacturer to the store defective. In the 5/6 years since, I've never had strings that bad, so who knows. If the store cared, they could've gotten back to me and never did, and if they had demonstrated good communication my review would've likely been 4 or 5*. $160 is a pretty penny to waste when you're 22 years-old and making minimum wage.

Fantastic resource center for both lever and pedal harpist! Expansive sheet/book music for all…read morelevels and styles. Supplies in abundance. Excellent teachers. Good inventory of pedal and lever harps both on consignment and new. Knowledgeable and helpful staff who will take the time to really listen and try to find the best harp for your needs. ALWAYS polite and professional.

Easy street records and cafe is one of the last standing record shops selling vinyl records and…read moreCDs. This is a very popular breakfast place in West Seattle. Now, Easy Street Records and cafe still has the old style charm of open booth seating with every bit of sitting space used. There's always music playing and the staff has the quirkiness you would expect as they're to hold on to an old record shop that remains a popular place in the area. I am typically on the go in the morning, so I call ahead to get the Dolly Parton. The cafe is always accurate about the prep time of the food and the wait is minimal for pickup. The staff greets you with a smile that is believable and works to keep the tradition of the place going. The Dolly Parton is two pancakes, 2 pieces of bacon, and eggs any style. The pancakes are fully, but slightly spongy. The works with the syrup. I always get the scrambles eggs and typically don't get the bacon. The eggs could be cooked with a twist of salt and pepper. I hope Easy Street Records and cafe remain in West Seattle as part of the history and tradition of an old style cafe the rocks with music.

If this place were a tattoo, it would be one of the last tattoos old Seattle decided not to…read morelaser-off in search of a bigger paycheck. It kind of hides in plain sight like a coin tattoo. It's an unassuming place, until you buy some of their records, see some live performances, or grab some tasty diner food. You can "sink" into the atmosphere of this place easily. When family comes to visit, we could spend two hours talking here unbothered. People here wear what they like and act how they like proudly, like an accountant with a face tat. If you live in Seattle and that shocks you, let me remind you I am a Goblin. It feels like what White Center still is, in many ways. Punk, dive-y, affordable, cool. You can eat a hearty breakfast under $50 for two people, which I would say is working class for most Goblins. Any mistake made, they tend to be extremely willing to make it right. There is always music playing and it can get busy, so don't expect silence. I took away one star because no place is perfect for a Goblin.

One of the best acoustic ships in the world! Nice and knowledgeable. The selection is stellar. I…read morebought my National Delphi, there, and I'll always stop by when I'm Seattle.

Have been here twice excellent guitar recommendations. Sat patiently with my in laws as the chose…read morenew instruments and the follow up on a repair on the FIL was incredible. I will purchase my next instruments from here for sure. Grateful the kind folks here treated us with care and support.