Rochester Pro Music is your typical local music store…read more They have a good number of electric, acoustic and bass guitars from common brands like Fender, Ibanez, Les Paul, etc... As well as a good selection of pedals and amps. As would be expected, they also sell PA equipment, drums and mixers, as well as a pretty hefty selection of used gear. The store also has six (I believe) teaching rooms, and a number of guitar and bass teachers. My former guitar teacher is now working there. As expected, they do repairs on musical equipment. There are a couple of reasons I am giving them four stars instead of five: 1)Their pricing isn't too competitive. 2)The owner does not like "random jamming" on the guitars, because they wear on them a bit. While this is a perfectly valid point, every other music shop I've been to will let anybody borrow a cable and pick and play with their guitars whenever they want. Why? Because they'll buy sooner or later. 3)The brother of one of my neighbors bought a Les Paul guitar there, and brought it in for service on something that was under warranty, and they would not honor the warranty. While I certainly don't know the whole situation, it's still something to consider.

As a beginner I wasn't sure where to start when it came to cleaning and restringing my bass. Chris…read moreand Noah were very knowledgeable, kind and helpful. My bass was restringed, cleaned, tuned all within a timely manner and they sat through all my questions. I'm lucky to live close by but regardless if I didn't they would still have my business. When I'm ready to purchase a nice new bass this will 100% be the place to get it.

The staff is always helpful and they can special order items not in stock. We've bought a violin…read moreand trumpet from Schmitt, and had the trumpet cleaned and maintained.

Cool place. Love the instructors. Guitar, bass, piano, drums and vocal lessons. I take guitar and I…read morestarted as a beginner and I already can play much better than I could if I was trying to teach myself. I would have given up by now if I was teaching myself. They keep me from giving up.

From the owner: Our business specializes in teaching students of all ages and all skill levels the joy of playing…read moremusic! From our private one-on-one lessons to our group performance classes, PRS has something for everyone! Give us a shout to set up your free trial lesson today!

Hardt's music is a wonderful area brand. They have a great store, and knowledgeable and helpful…read morestaff. I'd give them 5 stars, but everything they sell is a bit pricey. But you do get what you pay for, and the service provided is excellent.

From the owner: PA rentals, Band and orchestra rentals, guitars, amps, PA gear, sheet music, musical accessories,…read morepercussion and lessons.

My son signed up for lessons, he has been playing for 2 years already- so not totally new to music…read more But looking for something to keep him busy over the summer. We wanted a teacher who was a good fit, so asked about trial. It's a PAID trial, but in my opinion very worth while to make sure it's a fit for both instructor and student. My son liked the instructor very much. When I called to enroll, I was told we had to pay an "enrollment fee". However, the offer online was NO enrollment fee and FREE book for summer classes. The owner told me it ONLY applies to families that don't do a trial lesson. Because I had a complimentary trial, I DO have to pay enrollment fee and buy all books. I'm not a fan of bate and switch. I looked back at the offer and it didn't say anything about paid trials disqualifying the offer. How is the trial complementary if we paid full price for it...... Needless to say, we went just down the street for a true free trial and are making pure rock music with a much better music school that has many more instructors, more economical rates and are honest!! I can't in good faith recommend this music school.

Such a great place for music lessons! We are having so much fun learning the guitar. Thank you!read more

I live in Rochester and most of the places that fix violins are in the Twin Cities so I was happy…read moreto find a place in Rochester listed in yelp. I had a tailpiece strap break on my violin and a cello where the A peg was always slipping. He gave me an estimate of about 50 dollars for both and I called a place in St Paul that quoted a slightly higher price. He had them both fixed within a week, and didn't charge me more when he said the tailpiece itself had cracked and had to repair it too, and he had to shave the peg a bit to shape. He was very knowledgeable about the cello and bows I gave him to look at, including my violin which he recognized as something that sells for $2000-$3000. He says he used to work at Mayo but retired and went to a violin luthier school, and he does it for the love of the craft, not to make a lot of money. He certainly is very deep in knowledge and skills and more than up to the problems I had to fix.

From the owner: String Theory Violins is a full service Violin Shop. Our shop provides repair and restoration…read moreservices for Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Bows. STV inventories a large selection of fine quality Violin Family instruments, bows and accessories for sale and lease.

these people know their instruments and they most definitely are all about the customer…read more they will work with you on any level including budget. I love this place. true, honest and most importantly well versed in the music business

Brian is, hands-down, the best guitar repair tech in the state. If I had a vintage guitar, he's the…read moreonly tech I know within 500 miles who I'd want to work on it. He is also an excellent electronic tech and is willing to tackle repair jobs any sane person would run from without looking back once. He is hyper-honest and will tell you when your equipment isn't worth the repair investment (which often is far lower than the emotional value you may have invested in the instrument). I've been going to Tree Strings since I moved to Red Wing in 2015 and am a little embarrassed that I haven't done a review before this. Sorry, Brian.

Mr. Stewart, owner of Tree Strings has built a wonderful guitar shop. Brian not only can fix…read moreanything you bring to him, (including amps), he builds a great electric guitar under his brand Stewart. He's very honest. If he can't fix it, or, your repair exceeds the value, whatever the issue, Brian is very honest and the best Luthier I've been to in 50 years of playing guitar. He always has a great selection of used guitars, basses, amps, pedals, you name it. Definitely worth the road trip down to Red Wing.