I inherited a Pre WW2 Stringed instrument and emailed the shop. They quickly responded and asked…read morefor photos. Once the photos were received we set up a consultation and I was given a brief history of my instrument, a quote on restoration and an appraisal of its value once the restoration is complete. No hassle, no taking advantage of my ignorance on the subject. Only a kind welcoming experience.

I am not one to leave reviews of any business. My experience with Top Notch was so negative that I…read morefelt it imperative that others have information before they buy from Top Notch. We had rented from them for years without problems, and we were very happy with our service. We decided to buy a violin from them. We swapped it for a higher-grade violin multiple times. When we looked to upgrade from our third violin purchased there, we went to another violin shop, as Top Notch did not have what we wanted. Top Notch refused to buy back the violin they sold me unless I traded it for one of their violins. Multiple calls were ignored, and finally a louthier got on the phone and yelled at me saying they were not buying the violin and to stop calling. When I went to sell it somewhere else, I found that Top Notch had switched the label on the violin to make the authenticity of the violin untrackable. When I told them I could not trace the violin to the producer with the label, they told me that the label was their own label. Top Notch refused to give any information about what model violin it was. To an appraiser's best estimation of the make and model, we were overcharged by almost double the actual going price. If I got swindled, my bad, but as the label has been changed, I can't even sell it on the open market for a fair price without being able to verify the make and model. I have found out that changing the label, just because, is not done in the industry and is considered shady. (I have been to multiple violin shops.) I am now out $3800 that I will never recoup even a fraction of. Please do your research before buying from Top Notch.

This place is a bit far away from us, but they have the best selection of sheet music in St. Louis…read more The owners/employees are friendly and helpful, and they will happily help you locate something if it is not on the shelf. Strongly recommended!

Ed Sielig is one of the most knowledgeable and patient vintage guitar gurus in the world. I started…read moregoing to Silver Strings when I was 14, in 1974. He is a gem and a St Louis treasure. If you're in the U-City area of St Louis and fancy experiencing a piece of Rock n Roll history, stop by Silver Strings. All of the photos and autographed well wishes to Ed and Silver Strings from the biggest guitarists is history are all real. Ed always had the most talented repair personnel and builders in town. You cannot find this level of expertise or service online. This is the place!!

School of Rock summer camp is one of the experiences that launched my daughter's musical life. She…read moredid her first camp there at the age of eight and subsequently had the courage to audition for multiple musicals and other performances. She's now done solos in her school talent show and had principal roles in musical theatre shows. These camps are perfect for beginners who show an interest in music and want to give it a try. It's a full week of fun and some instruction, plus exposure to what it takes to get up on stage and perform with with band. A child who wants to play an instrument or sing should definitely experience this. It's an encouraging, energetic environment. Make sure you plan to attend the performance at the end of the week because it's a big deal to the kids. And get there early to get a seat because both years my daughter did the camp, it ended up being standing room only.

This music school is primarily for children - especially beginners. They don't have any teachers…read morethat have the musical knowledge of various genres to make them valuable to 40-something and 50-something year-old adults.

This company provides music lessons for kids. They don't have any teachers that are suitable for…read moreadults past age 30 or 35, or so, because those teachers are so dang young themselves that they don't have a big, wide musical outlook on the world.

My son loves going to his lessons at SOR, Kirkwood. The atmosphere is always positive. Love hearing…read moreall the budding talent while I am waiting for lessons to finish up. Keep rockin' and rollin'.

Stephanie Chang opened this new music school this year. It's in a wonderful location in downtown…read moreDanville, walking distance to all the quaint town has to offer (shops and restaurants). Stephanie Chang is a wonderful teacher; patient and knowledgeable. She has taught my 7 year old daughter and I the violin since last year at another music school in Danville. She also teaches piano. This new school is so fabulously decorated, too! I highly recommend Stephanie and Music Corner.

Ms Stephanie is a great teacher. My daughter loves and enjoy her lessons very much. Every week I…read moresee progress with my daughter's skill. Highly recommended.

I visited Elliott Jewelers many times for work on my jewelry prior to the time the current owner,…read moreDoug, took over the business. I can't say enough good things about the elder Mr Elliott who is now retired. Once Doug became the owner, I continued to bring jewelry in for repair and bought four bracelets and three pair of earrings in about a two year span of time. Overall, I was satisfied. However, I then had to have several of my rings sized, and when I picked up the rings, the gold band was made so thin, the rings are no longer strong enough for daily wear. That highly annoyed me, and I should have complained, but I never want to cause a problem, so I just planned on taking them somewhere else at a later date for repair. The final straw was when my husband's wedding ring lost a diamond and the band had bent out of shape slightly over time. Doug charged us $369 for a tiny diamond that we later found out from another jeweler was a $25 stone. Ouch! What a rip off! In addition, Doug left the gold so thin, after my husband wore his ring ONCE the thin gold twisted completely out of shape and is completely unwearable. In addition, we had paid extra for some etching to be done that was originally on the ring but had worn off. He didn't put any etching on the ring even though we paid for it. So basically we paid him close to $400 to repair and resize a ring and are left with a piece of junk gold that can't be worn or used for anything. I'm extremely upset about all of that, not to mention the sentimental value of my husband's wedding ring which he can no longer wear, 30 years into our marriage. I would give the Elliott's a chance to fit it and make it right, but my husband is so upset he doesn't want to contact them. If they cared even a tiny bit, they never would have done such a horrendous job on the ring in the first place. My advice is to go ANYWHERE else.

We like supporting family owned businesses. They were very creative and pleasant to work with…read more My husband and I would recommend the Elliotts to everyone.

Excellent music school. The people that work there are super nice and knowledgeable. They also have…read moremultiple locations (this one, Maryland Heights, and possibly Benton Park?), which is convenient. The people I've interacted with have been very professional and definitely know their stuff. Highly recommended!

Last week was my first time visiting Shock City Music for a Kindermusick lesson for my 2 year old…read moredaughter. I'm excited to see this new business in my Maplewood neighborhood I think it's a good addition. Gen was very welcoming and helped me daughter acclimate and feel comfortable in her new class as soon as we got there. She had a fun time playing instruments, dancing, and learning about reading music. I left my purse with my husband who forgot it there. Gen was so nice to meet us back there later in the day to get it back to me. That's an awesome sense of community right there.