Ryan was highly recommended to me by the local Guitar Center, which was between guitar techs…read more He answered my questions and even told me what I'd done wrong in my amateur soldering job. He fixed it quickly. I, too, highly recommend him.

I'm man enough to admit when I've overreacted…read more Was it inconvenient to arrive at a business during its listed hours of operations and find it closed? Yes. Was it the end of the world? Of course not. I made it back in on Friday and met with Keirn. I have a guitar, that for me, was expensive, and I needed some work done on it. Not only is Keirn a really nice guy, he's fascinating, and very good at what he does. He had the work I needed completed that day and the price for the work was very reasonable. I highly recommend Lucky Pick.

An incredible experience! Kern was extremely knowledgable, instructive, thoughtful, and highly…read moreskilled. His work and his prices are hands-down the best, and he works incredibly fast. Whether you're looking o repair your musical instrument or just get it set up with proper strings and intonation, this is the place to go! Forget Guitar Center and other nonsense shops--this guy knows what he's doing! Highly recommend! A+

Luis provided fair estimates for our guitars, indicating that one did not truly need work. His…read morecareful attention to my guitar were spot-on, making it more comfortable to play, and better at holding the tuning. A meticulous, responsive professional.

Just left Luis's shop after having two ukes repaired - one midrange with the bridge peeling off,…read morethe other a very expensive custom instrument that had developed an awful buzz. He fixed the latter in about 5 minutes for $20 - best $20 I've ever spent. For the former, he gave me an overview of the issue, what he needed to do, and how much it might cost. He finished the job a few days later and charged me the lowest end of his estimate - he could've charged more, but apparently the repair was smooth and easy. It's good to know you're dealing with an honest man. I'll definitely be going back to him for any future repairs!

I found a Craigslist listing by Washington Guitar Exchange for a lightly used Blackstar ID:CORE…read more10V3 10-Watt Stereo Digital Modeling Electric Guitar Amp. I was looking for this amp or a Roland CUBE to use as a practice amp to supplement other amps that I own. I visited Brad today, tried the amp with one of his guitars, and was pleased with the sound, features, size, and condition. If I were going to buy another guitar (and who knows, I might!), I would definitely look at the guitars that Brad has for sale.

Chaz has been tuning our piano for over 6 years! He arrives on time, tunes our piano, and then…read moreplays it beautifully to verify that it's in pitch. I highly recommend Pitch Perfect Tuning!

Always on time, always professional and clean, always a pitch perfect tuning!! I've used them for…read moremany years and highly recommend them!

An excellent, historic violin shop, family owned. The Violin House of Weaver is family run,…read morereputable and offer excellent service.

Exactly what I needed in renting a violin for several months! It was very easy to reserve an…read moreinstrument, and I was happy with the quality (a very nice full-sized student violin), and the case and bow were everything I needed. Joey was very professional and responded quickly. I would highly recommend Bethesda Violins if you need to rent a good quality violin or viola.

I was ISO a Baby grand rental for friend. There many choices, we will be making a choice on the…read morefinal piano soon. They were very helpful.

Make sure to confirm actual tuning expected cost. I was quoted one thing and at time of tuning…read morecharged more due to the fact piano had not been tuned recently. Somehow some additional process (over-tuning? or repeat tuning ) was needed for the tuning and yet it took the same amount of time or less than it usualy took before by others. Price was a little on the high end to begin with and it took off even more. Given the time constraint for an event I had to bite the story and move on.

Have to support these small music shops. Victor Litz has a lot to offer from types of instruments,…read moreelectronics, lessons, used gear, you name it. I was especially impressed with their selection of ukuleles. Never have I seen so many in MD in one place! Definitely more than what Guitar center offers. They have an acoustic room in the back to try their acoustic/classical guitars. I had the chance to buy one of their used guitars at an amazing price. I appreciate the staff working with me on the price and even holding the instrument for a day when they could have easily sold it to next customer. Shows that they care about customer satisfaction more than just making a sale. I was able to spend a good amount of time trying out the instrument and they also helped tweak the intonation before I decided to take it home with me. The only few downsides I could see was some of the staff were not particularly knowledgeable about certain guitar models that they were selling, but much better than say Guitar Center. The humidification in the acoustic room basically only controlled by a residential type humidifier, so not very precise. Compared to other small guitar shops in the DMV, I don't think I would feel comfortable getting my guitar worked on here just based on the level of expertise I surmounted from the conversations I had. But a good place to buy gear nonetheless if you know what you are looking for. Parking is just a little challenging since it is in the middle of old town Gaithersburg. But in the past I have come on the weekends and there is some parking across the street at the museum.

I used to be a fairly loyal customer but cannot continue to patronize a store that does not…read moreappreciate and respect ALL of their customers. There are many better options in the area such as Chuck Levins and Bill's Music that are more welcoming and frankly have a much larger selection of instruments. EDIT - Tony, you know exactly what you did. You thought you were being funny but ended up insulting a group of people that you may disagree with, but are still some of your customers or potential customers. I do not feel comfortable doing business with companies that do not treat all of their customers with the same level of respect. I respect your right to have your opinions, but we all have choices.