Lyn has helped me with a host of problems with four different instruments over the past two years…read moreand not yet found one she couldn't solve. With creative solutions after all more elementary troubleshooting had failed, she fixed intonation issues and playability concerns on mandolins, guitar, and banjo promptly and with good humor. In addition, she makes beautiful custom guitars and some new guitar-bodied octave mandolins that sound incredible. She has done right by me and I'm sure she'll do right by you!

From the owner: I do repairs and restorations on fretted instruments.read more

I'm really happy to know there's an excellent band instrument repair person in the area. After…read morehaving some bad experiences with some of the other local shops, and not wanting to have to ship my horns out, I discovered Art's shop through his YouTube channel. After seeing his videos and watching him work in person, I can say his workmanship and knowledge is top notch. I had a tricky problem with a clarinet and he not only fixed it in less than fifteen minutes, but also showed me what to do (I do rudimentary repairs but nothing major) and how he did it. All-in-all, with reasonable prices, a good selection of used horns, and quality of workmanship and knowledge, I wouldn't hesitate recommending him to anyone in need of band instrument repair!

Art is currently repairing an older french horn I have. I've watched several of his videos, and his…read morework is tremendous. He always has time available to speak over the phone as well and I've never felt rushed. I highly recommend him!!

PROS: The selection of cassettes, vinyls, guitars, stereo receivers, and amps were plentiful. The…read moreprices were great and the owner even makes clocks, magnets, and wall hangs out of old records CONS: The lady who makes the souvenirs out of old vinyls was a bit cold towards me. she seemed like she either didn't want to be there or didn't want me there for some reason OVERALL: I would definitely come back here as this was one of my favorite stores, however, I would be weary of speaking to the lady at the desk

Glad we found this great place. They have tons of vinyl records...old and new. Prices were inline…read morewith other places. Had we had more time to shop, I, sure we would have spent more. They also carry really cool vinyl gifts - they take old records and make ornaments, letters and jewelry...super cool idea for your vinyl loving friends. If you're In the area and are into vinyl or instruments, you should pop in

Had a LOVELY experience talking with Ruth at the shop when my partner and I came in for a visit…read morewhile in the Oneonta area! She told us some of the history of the beautiful Martin guitar in the case, talked about the shop, and the difficulties of music retail. They rely on lessons, and service. They have a WIDE array of different instruments on sale, as well as accessories and wind chimes that are tuned to different scales. I ended up spotting a Autoharp in the display case and asking about it. She told me that she's make me a good deal on it. She quoted a price about half of what I anticipated, and I walked out with a new to me autoharp, with all fingerpicks, two books of music, and a tuning hammer suited to the harps pegs in a case. While we were there many students came and went with a variety of instruments. Great little music shop!

Great private owned music shop, amazing guitar technician, all the setups feel like a dream. Got my…read moreTaylor set up there for a super decent price. 5 stars all around

I have brought my keyboards all the way from Guilderland, NY to Niver's on several occasions over…read morethe years and have always appreciated Mr. Niver's patient and professional help. All repairs were done promptly, perfectly, and at a reasonable cost. Mike from Guilderland.

I took my guitar in for a repair but he politely said He…read morecould not do it and recommend me to a person who could thanks niver.

Honest, easy going and more than reasonable rates. I have brought my tuba to him to repair twice…read moreand more than satisfied with the work. Also purchased several instruments at reasonable prices.

Really took the time to make sure my instrument was working well. Very reasonable pricing.read more

This store is a gem if you are looking for high quality guitars and amps. Many vintage, some newer,…read moreall incredible. The staff here are kind and welcoming, allowing you to see and play what you're considering to purchase. Store is well-organized, clean, and well-kept. Prices are fair! If you're a musician and you're in the area, check it out!

This is a new place and the staff went above and beyond to help me. The guitar and amplifier…read moreselection was plentiful as they had vintage and relatively new equipment. They also had good prices on everything, let you play the guitars, and the place was well organized

I called the store to inquire about an instrument. I was told they had two. I was quoted a price…read more When I got there ohh a mistake it's way more than you were told.

Music Go Round - Wilkes-Barre. This store gives to the community the opportunity to find, purchase,…read moreand sell your instrument or use your funds to go up in your purchase. This is a remarkable concept. This location has excellent selection of instruments and excellent sellers with knowledge to assist you in finding the right instrument to get your unique sound or voice. My purchase was a rare Epiphone Acoustic/Electric Guitar in excellent condition with a great sound and a great price I could afford. Staff are fantastic and they gave me the info to make my decision to purchase. I highly recommend all individuals to check this wonderful store. I was invited to comeback and call. AAAAAA

I took my guitar to Andy after it fell and cracked the headstock. Andy did a great job on the…read morerepair, he also gave the guitar a new setup and it has never played better. I was really happy with the price I paid and the speed I got my guitar back. I highly recommend Andy, he does fantastic work!

I cannot overstate how great Andy is…read more So I had a messed up electric guitar with a midboost circuit that was basically unplayable. Fret buzz, twisted neck (!), intonation problems, electronic problems, etc. From past experience, I knew that if I took it into other larger places like GC or Sam Ash (or even the smaller boutique guitar repair stores in Philly), the techs would probably return it to me in the same condition, claiming that they had done the work. On a lark, I decided to try Andy's repair services. He works out of his home, and does more of the heavy-duty work at a shop somewhere. I am so glad that I came to him. He sent me regular e-mails to update me on repair progress (over Thanksgiving week!), had the flexibility to give me back my guitar temporarily over the break in a playable state (!!), consulted with me about repair details and options throughout the entire process, answered any questions that I had by e-mail in a timely fashion, and worked around my hectic schedule and let me drop off and pick up my guitar at bizarre hours!!! I have never seen any other tech work with their customers in such a personalized and professional fashion. He took a lot of time and effort on my guitar, and you can tell he takes pride in his work. It plays great now. I'm afraid if I post this, he'll get a bunch of new business, never be able to maintain my guitars, and raise his already reasonable prices. However, I can't keep him a secret. If everybody knew, he would drive all the other shitty guitar repair shops in the area out of business. He also has a cat, and can take Venmo. Who the hell takes Venmo as a payment option? How cool is that? And if you're reading this Andy: I'm sorry! I feel like I'm setting a very high standard that you'll need to meet for your future customers!

They also advertise on Reverb.com. I offered to buy a guitar full price (less shipping). Drome…read morelisted the guitar for more than the street price it sold for new in 2015! They wanted $80 to ship?! Really!? Monster Music in NY ships for free! Guy at Drome told me they would get a proper shipping estimate. They let my Reverb offer expired. I didn't hear back from them. So I put in another offer, they rejected it almost right away. I sent them a PM message, that I wasn't happy. I called them on the phone and the guy said he was too busy and he was a little rude. Bad customer service people. No one wants to hear excuses you obviously had time to reject my offer! There are literally thousands of guitars on Reverb. You can find great deals for almost anything. Don't buy from brick and mortar stores they are outdated, lack selection, overcharge and sell new crappy guitars. Find a dealer on Reverb that has a return policy. Use USPS it's $30-$40 to ship a guitar. UPS and Fedex are the worse companies, porch thieves love them cause they dump and run. Bad music stores pass those high costs on to you and don't care. This doesn't make brick and mortar stores competitive. FedEx and UPS are in SERIOUS financial trouble for a reason. If you are a dealer and you use them, you will also suffer or continue ripping off customers by charging high shipping.

This place is amazing it has everything that you're looking for. If you are a music buff and you…read moreabsolutely love music than this is the store you want to go to. If you need anything for any type of musical instrument chances are they have it here. The customer service that is here is very friendly and they go above and beyond when they are talking with you to make sure that you have exactly what you were looking for. They have certain people that are in charge of certain areas, it's like their specialty areas and their knowledge is overwhelming. The reason why I dropped it down one star is because parking is a little strange you don't park in front of the building you park beside the building but there's two entrances and the one entrance goes in front of the building and if there's somebody who happen to be in front of the building you get stuck and you have to wait for that person to move that would be the only downside. Other than that this place is phenomenal. I would recommend this place for any music lover. Thanks for listening.