Johnny was the man! He tuned up my mandolin and provided the best service. What an awesome…read moreexperience.

Brough my saxophone in for a cleaning/restoration. Price was $210…read more Pros: Incredibly fast turnaround. Quoted a week. Took 3 days. Solid contact in terms of proactively calling to pick up. Cons: communication at pickup was lacking. No after restoration report to let me know what was adjusted. Cannot tell what was serviced or restored. There doesn't appear to be more than a cursory wipe down of an instrument that hasn't been played for more than 25 yrs. Corks and pads are all the same as brought in, with no discernible work done or replacements. $210 for someone to wipe down the instrument poorly and oil valves? When asking to purchase cork grease upon pickup, was denied and told it was only for rentals despite more than $400 of business between resto and additional purchases. Options are quite limited locally, it's pretty much the only music shop in town for woodwinds and brass, but would recommend shopping around if you have the opportunity. Your mileage may vary. Happy to discuss my experience with management and revise.

I've have nothing but good experiences at harbor music. Scott's very nice and the service is great.read more

Not much in the way of a welcoming vibe. A guy jamming on one their guitar garnered more attention…read morethan a new customer. Limited inventory that specializes in brands I'm not familiar with. Rather than offer information/help on their offerings I was left with the impression that I judged to be a looky-loo. After about ten-minutes of looking around I gave up and left the gentleman/staff to hover over the guy jamming away. Hope that guy bought something because I certainly wasn't offered that opportunity. And as for pre-judging me as a waste of time to help, later that afternoon I found ProAudioLand who were very helpful and purchased a $1,000 Gretsch guitar. Ironically, ProAudioLand isn't really a retail store for guitars. Even though they specialize in online sales their staff went out of their way to help me with my requests.

This place is top notch! From the moment we signed up, the owner, Hana was amazing with taking…read moreextra care to make sure we were satisfied and getting a very personalized experience for my 6 year old daughter. Our instructor, Grace, has been amazing and my daughter has learned so much from her. Having the opportunity to perform in the recital was the cherry on top with amazing production quality, these people really know how to put on a performance! The teachers all showed up to accompany the students which showed a tremendous amount of support. There are so many wonderful opportunities at this place and the customer service in unbeatable, Hana always goes above and beyond to make sure everything is just right!

Great music school! Our kids have enjoyed a great environment to develop their piano and violin…read moreskills. Very clean and organized, and with friendly staff passionate about transfering their love for music to the kids, helping them develop their technique, while also learning songs they love. We feel very happy to have found them in our neighborhood.

We love David. He has encouraged and challenged my son to not only be a better student of music but…read morehow to apply these lessons to life. Solid instructor. Great environment. If you're looking for great musical instruction that provides the true fundamentals of music and has the ability to grow a student to a professional level; if that's the target - this is your place.

David has been teaching my son for the past 3 yrs. the progress he has made since his first lesson…read morehas been amazing. My son learns differently than other kids and not all teachers understand how to get across to him but somehow, David has been able to bring out his musical talent. Any parent of a child who has attention and focusing issues will know that it's not easy to get the child to sit and practice music and actually see significant progress. At the studio, David has a grand piano that my son plays on when he has his lessons. The beautiful sound from a grand in a studio may just give an edge to my son wanting to be able to master the instrument. Overall, David has shown he truly cares about our son's progress and is an amazing teacher.

Met Jim in 1978-9 as the 'best' guy by The LB Arena and all of us playing hard out of…read moreGilmore's,World of Strings(he was their best dude), Whittiker's, McCabe's, Morey's,Guitars Afire,Music City and on and on. Jim is INCREDIBLY talented and smart. He has a heart of Gold and is honest as the day is long too. His time is very valuable and he is 75 now. I urge him to charge a lot more because he deserves it and is very well worth it ! So the news is maybe a great thing for all of us, looking forward. I called to say, no rush on my axes, let us help? Apparently. his landlord decided to remodel for more profit, despite being lousy. Poor Jims doors were broken, HVAC full of issues, and anyway. All Jims inventory is safe, secure, carefully placed and he is there, in a special new place, for a while, by appointment. He also needs us to find him a managable storefront, and maybe a nice dwelling in or close. The few weird comments I have seen are, well..."I left my acoustic guitar,no name, and expect a 100 tune up or so and called.called and maybe did not get the hint? The best guy in the business is in no huge rush for $100 tune up? 'I'm sore unaware that the poor guy is very polite but is staring at investing a lot of money and may spend days, fabricating a special, specific jig for this work? Maybe check yourself and let players and Luthiers or techs round this reasoning . Jim is not in this for the money and will tell old friends this. Collecting,buying, selling or tossing instruments kind of includes the ability and experience to judge, then think like a business person. Or a Luthier. Offer another Luthier a 1,000 for the making you a special Jig and have Jim sign it. It will be worth a lot more money some day,amigo. Then get it fixed for a great price, and you take the jig home, and find other no name 6 string guys to share it, ya know? If it ain't workin' as some say,well? Buy a better axe. Invest in a Gibson, Fender, Martin, Ovation or one of Segovia's students instruments? Sounds like glued and pressed and baked composite wood from China or Viet Bong. If you want to play,buy a real guitar with one piece neck and body, and invest in nice tone and better playing maybe ? Handing cheap junk to the Master kind of insults his friends intelligence when blasted around the world and unfair. There is a speaker seeker in oh no panic mode too. Google Jim, big news,,THE LA SHERIFF has formerly filed and served an official eviction demand and bla bla who gives a duck. Those who know, know and this will all work out. Sherifs serve people all day and night.Normal rental ending Due Process,Notice and this gang has rats all over the poor guy too? Don't be a rat. Be a musician,and artist. A gift . Dudes, dudettes, please just remember, slander and libel is a real means of business tort(Civil wrong=Pay. Honest opinions are 1 thing, but innuendo,distortions, false facts or omissons of fair, neglected facts is important. Objective,detached balanced reporting is key, and a duty, in Californa. I have maybe,$60-70,000 worth of my children with Jim right now, museum pieces I have loved since 19 79 and 1984. A black Clapton Strat kind of. Bad Ass black Maple neck with old school EMG's, the original type, plus, the originals for trade in, out. My V neck, hard tail (rare), Blonde, 1956 dream mobile. Birthday gift from my best brother. Neck says 1/56 and it is really, too bitchin to sweat on ! The original tweed case they claim fetches 3500-4500...no way....but Yes way.. Simple point? ONLY Jim is EVER going to tune these up. I trust and value him, endorse him fully and many many are calling him for a well deserved, and hard earned accolade...WE LOVE HIM. Thus, ; 'Do you need anything Jim?Can I, or WE,help you reloacte, find a new cool place?" Yesterday he sounded really happy, and like, wow ! He said; 'I can't believe how many kind people are calling me to volunteer help, work for me, do whatever, show friendship'. I said;"Jim, you have a huge friends and fans base and are so modest and cool, it was just out there waiting for you to need to hear about it,maybe ?" "You are a legend dude, and loved !'' Maybe get on that train, and in to the next Chapter of Music History, we feel ? Bless you Jim ! We need a 1) Power pack at the storage vault for lights, and machinery. A nice home and why not, there is definitely a cool Lady around the Music Industry to share the best things of life a little?'' Food,paperwork,errands, whatever frees him up to do his Art. Many wish he could DELEGATE related cool things, like what NORM's always did? Have a separate piece of the buy and sell world. Detached but connected? T SHIRTS Jim? Just an Image of you at your bench doing what Wizard;s Do. And dudes, Jim was a GOOD player? Up in Berkley, he needs to play too?Sit in with Jim now and then? Why not. Jim is like a Hendrix in our world that we much cherish and respect, Play on James (3rd stone from the sun). I'm in...

Best Guitar repair! Jim is very knowledgeable! Many different choices in the South Bay. I'll always…read morecome back to Jim.

I loved the help we got before my son's try out for jazz band. They helped us repair his instrument…read morewhile giving us a loaner instrument for my son to prepare himself. We had always had a great experience with them. Fabulous instructors, we had an awesome experience as well when my son leaned how to play his instrument during the pandemic. Sunset support in my kids music lessons over the years has being outstanding. Yes I recommend them!

This is the original location of Sunset Learning Studio. It is run by the same owners and has the…read moresame staff as the PCH location, so everything I said in my review for the PCH location goes for the Meyer address as well. I'm not going to duplicate my other review here, though, so please check out the reviews for the other location to get a fuller idea of what a great place this school is!

School of Rock has been such an incredible experience for our family! From the start, they've…read morenurtured our kids musical curiosity in the most fun, encouraging way possible. Teacher Travis absolutely rocks--he has the kids playing and singing AC/DC and The Ramones with huge smiles on their faces. Manager Drew keeps everything running smoothly and always makes us feel welcome and supported. And then there's Nash, the main man behind the desk--always greeting us with a grin and shredding guitar licks that set the tone for how fun this place really is. The whole team creates an environment that's equal parts professional and playful, where kids are free to explore music while building confidence. We couldn't be happier with the way they've made music such a joyful part of our kids' lives.

This is by far the best place for lessons in the South Bay!!!! We've tried other places and they do…read morenot match up. Drew (manager) is always so accommodating to my kids constant change in schedule. Both my boys love guitar at School of Rock!!!

We love our class at Hermosa Valley park. Our teacher is kind and so interactive. It's flexible in…read morethat we had to miss a couple sessions as baby was sick or we were traveling and they will allow us to make them up later this summer.

Wow I cannot believe there's no review for South Bay Music Together on yelp! We have been going to…read morethis class for a year and a half and my daughter (and now son) both love it so very much. South Bay Music Together is a franchise and serves the South Bay of L.A. all the way from PV up to El Segundo. There are locations in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance and Palos Verdes. The co-owners Leslie and Christina both also teach the class. We have taken 99% of the classes (except for some makeups) with Christina and she is amazing. She is super friendly, has a great voice and is wonderful with the kids. There are 4 sessions each year (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) and with each session you get two CDs and a music notebook with the notes for the song. Each session focuses on a different musical instrument like bells, bongos, etc... Each class features music from the CD and it is either sung by the teacher and parents/kids or played on the CD. There is time for a free-dance and also for kids to play with musical toy instruments/shakers. Christina knows every students name in and makes each kid feel special. Parents are required to stay and participate in the class with the kids and it is really fun. The best part is that the music is not your typical (sometimes annoying) children's songs like twinkle twinkle little star or bah bah black sheep. Rather, these are songs that you and your family will want to listen to over and over in the car. The music is also international as the franchise has classes worldwide. So there is music from eastern Europe, Japan, Spanish music, etc... The program while not cheap, about $200 for one session, is very flexible in makeups. It's based on an honor system - if you miss a class you can go to any other class in the South Bay at any time, just as long as you give the owners a heads up via email. Also, you can bring a younger child up to 8 months for free and they offer a discount for siblings older than 8 months. I cannot say enough good things about this class and how much my daughter has enjoyed it. She started when she was 16 months and is now almost 3. She knows many of the songs and asks for them in the car and looks forward to going to class every week. We will be going to Music Together for many years to come!

It is a very great piano school I learned a lot from Yamaha and piano used to be very hard for me…read more yes.And the value is very great the pianos are very professional. The teachers are great they put all of their effort to make the kids make learning piano easier.

We are very very happy that we enrolled our kids at Yamaha music school. The school has group…read moreclasses for children in the young age of 3-8 and private lessons for older kids. The music classes kept our kids interested and makes learning fun, my kids have been in the group classes and continuing on to private piano lessons now at age of 14 and 12. Miss Laurie the piano teacher is especially great, she works closely with kids and chooses songs that enhance and improve their skills in a fun fashion. In the age of cell phone games and YouTube shorts, it is a blessing that my kids have a hobby that is harmonious to their mind and joyful to grow on.

Made the trip to Guitar Center in Lawndale today to pick up a Yamaha APX600 for my daughters 14th…read moreBirthday and I have to give credit where it's due. Shane took great care of us. Super friendly, patient, knowledgeable, and he genuinely worked to get us the best deal possible. Never felt pushy, which I appreciated. Great customer service leaves an impression, and Shane absolutely delivered. If you're shopping for a guitar or any gear, he's someone you'll want to work with.

Alll the guitars I picked up were tuned and all the amps I used were plugged in. There was always a…read morecable lying around somewhere so, we didn't have to ask anyone. The workers were very helpful. We had a few individuals come up to us to ask if we needed assistance. The store feels dirty though and should go through some deep cleaning.