This review is ONLY for renting instruments and a few minor repairs. I have NOT bought an…read moreinstrument from Fishburn, therefore, I cannot comment on the process, price, or value-for-money of an instrument. MOST IMPORTANT: The employees are EXCEPTIONAL! They are knowledgeable, and if they don't know, they will find out for you. I have always had great service from them (even though I can be snippy at times). Please be patient with them if you want them to be patient with you. I have rented 3 instruments (1 violin and 2 cellos) from Fishburn. I rented a 1/8 violin from Fishburn 3+ years ago for my son. I highly recommending instruments for growing children or for adults that are just "trying" out an instrument. Fishburn has a great rent-to-own program where you pay a monthly price and this money counts towards you owning an instrument once the price of the instrument is paid out. I love this program. Here are some of my experiences with renting. Renting: Fishburn has different tiers of rental (the higher the quality of instrument, the more money you pay for rental). When I first rented the 1/8 violin, I though, "hey, my kid is just beginning, he doesn't need an expensive rental". I was wrong. All great musicians start out as a beginner, beginners matter. Rent the best that you can afford. A higher quality instrument will be easier to play, better on the ears when practicing (doesn't sound like someone is torturing a cat), and make your kid feel better about him/herself, therefore, making that kid want to practice more. I wish the people at Fishburn would have informed me about this aspect of renting, I would have rented the higher quality instrument first instead of renting el cheapo, then having to come back and trade-up. That being said, the higher priced rental instrument is worth it. I know that they probably source their instruments overseas. I just want to say, the cheap 1/8 violin is REALLY bad. We are now at the 3/4 size, higher quality instrument, and it sounds so amazing. I know Fishburn didn't make the 1/8 violin-shaped-atrocity, but maybe consider sourcing from a better place? With all this being said, yes, PLEASE consider renting from them! Their rental prices are very fair. During renting, they also will clean, repair, and replace strings, bows, etc. for you free of charge. Once we paid out the price of the violin, we own it and no longer have to pay the monthly rental charge. This was automatic and I didn't have to go in and remind them. This was very nice. When my kid out-grew his violin, I just took it in and they swapped it for a larger one, no additional cost! I'm sure if you wanted/needed a higher quality violin, you would have to pay for the difference. This is understandable. Once you own the violin though, YOU are responsible for paying for repairs and services. Repairs and services: I had to re-hair a 3/4 bow. The re-hair price is almost the cost of a new bow. I decided to re-hair instead of buying a new one because my kid will grow and what am I going to do with a 3/4 violin bow? If you have a full-sized bow, maybe having two bows would be useful. The luthier did call me and we spoke about the re-hair vs buying another one. I greatly appreciate her time and her concern. In the end, we re-haired and she did an awesome job. I have also brought my cello in to reshape the bridge, and change the strings. All repairs were done in a timely manner and they are good at keeping you abreast of timelines to manage your expectations. They are good at exceeding timelines, but things happen sometimes. We have all been there. Side note: When I first rented a 1/8 cello for my daughter, this had to be special-ordered. There was a mix-up somewhere and the cello did not come on time. Mr. Fishburn called me himself to apologize. In the end, we had a pleasant conversation. It's a 1/8 cello, there are a million other things that are more important. Final verdicts: Rent from Fishburn: Yes! Or at least, give them a chance and try it out. Repair at Fishburn: I have only done minor repairs so YES! For large repairs like big cracks in instruments, I do not have experience so I cannot comment.

Bad customer service. I have been a customer of this company's cello rental program for the past…read morethree years and had a positive experience until now, which makes this situation especially disappointing. I recently tried to rent another cello for my younger child, but due to issues with the store's process, the rental was never finalized and we were unable to receive the instrument despite waiting for quite some time. However, my card was still charged twice. It has now been about a week, and I still have not received the refund or any proactive update regarding the status. I eventually had to call the store myself twice, only to be told by the store manager that I should contact the corporate office directly. I understand that mistakes and system issues can happen, but I was disappointed with how the situation was handled afterward. Since the duplicate charges and unsuccessful rental were not caused by anything on my end, I would have expected the store to take ownership of the issue, communicate with corporate internally if necessary, and keep me updated until the refund was completed--instead of asking me to resolve it myself.

Drums of the Pacific, thank you for an amazing time on 12/22/18. We had a miscommunication in…read moreJune, however, you all redeemed yourselves. As a business owner, I know that things happen when you are transition and upgrading. You all did a great job of making it up to my mom. She enjoyed the food, band and dancers. Mom is 85. I sincerely appreciated the stellar and sincere customer service. You all started on time. The band was awesome and the dancers were amazing. We enjoyed the food and our dance lessons. While we got off on a shaky note, I would recommend you all to anyone. My mom has stated that she would like to have you all come out, next June for her 86th birthday. I think that alone says volumes. We thank you and appreciate you all. Anyone looking for awesome entertainment for their event, don't hesitate to call Drums of the Pacific. Please like their Facebook page.

Taste of roasted pork was good but it was very cold...not even lukewarm. Sticky rice was good but…read morealso cold. I liked the sauce but definitely needed more. Corn was canned corn.

Awesome coaches. Awesome team. If want to be on a team that feel like family and wants your girl to…read moregrow... this team is it!

I had exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. As a consequence I now have non Hodgkin's…read moreLymphoma, and other illnesses. Previously these conditions were not listed as "presumptive" but because of the passage of the PACT Act these and other conditions are now listed as presumptive.. I talked to Miguel (Veteran Service Officer Manager) about these conditions and he filed an application for compensation for the cancer and for high blood pressure. My application was successful thanks in large part to all the hard work Miguel put in. I would highly recommend that any veteran needing assistance with filing compensation claims contact Miguel's office for assistance. Bill D

So the Marketing manager Bernadette decided to make a handicap parking spot the VIP parking of the…read moreweek. When I arrived at the Bingo hall the spot was empty was empty, so I park in the spot. 10 minutes later I guess VIP winner came and was complaining. They wanted the person with a handicap sticker to move for the vip winner. Even threatened to tow it, I politely said I will not move my car it is illegal for you to do that. She made a phone call talked to some and there solutions was to paint over the parking for future winner. Ridiculous that you rather take a parking from a disable person than use the spot next to the front door that is not a handicap. Then she had the nerves to say we working her nerves to night. Oh well you should have never blocked a handicap parking.

I like coming here for Bingo. The staff is friendly. They have a designated smoking room, so you…read moredon't have to be in a room filled with smoke. They do go a little overboard with the pull tabs. That can get annoying. Overall It's a fun night out!

Nice stadium. The Ainsley Angels 5k was held here and it was a nice venue. Very spacious and…read moreclean. Looks relatively new. Elementary and junior high share the parking lots here by the look of it.

i attended a wine tasting and dinner event here. the ambiance was nice. the service was extremely…read morefriendly. the wines were a nice variety of flavors. the waiters were accommodating to my lactose intolerance and showed me options on the prefix menu what worked for me. the food was okay, it tasted like a basic restaurant, nothing fancy or amazing to point out. but it was solid. overall i gave it 4 stars more for the service than the food.

I attended a wedding here. It's a beautiful venue with outstanding attention to detail. The views…read moreof the golf course from the dinning/bar space are great. The staff was on point, super friendly and so congenial. Service was stellar. The upstairs reception area was pretty warm though, everyone was fanning themselves as was the outside wedding ceremony. But to be fair, it was 101 at 6:15 when we arrived in August. The homes surrounding the golf course are stunning. All the food was quite tasty and parking was ample.

We had a group lesson for a company outing, I believe it was $40 per person (I could be wrong). I…read moredon't remember her name but our instructor was very sweet. We were able to bring in our own food and drinks. Cups and plates were provided. (You should bring your own napkins we ran out) Had a 12-3 time slot with the first hour being for late arrival and light mingling

My bestie surprised me with a trip to painting with a twist in cypress. It was my first time. I had…read morea blast. Given e the best b-day ever. Louis was our teacher, HE IS AMAZING. He made this experience so fun. I will be back. Ps he deserves a raise. Some of the ppl in our class was ..... Well extra issues but he handled them like a champ. :)