I was recommended by my friend to check them out, and was absolutely overwhelmed by the thoughtful…read morecustomer service I've received via email and phone (I'm heading into the store tomorrow, otherwise I'd also comment on that as well!) - Claire and the team take so much time and are completely transparent about cost and what worked within my budget, and I was really taken aback by how thoughtful and caring they were, and affordable! I have no problem giving them my money, for the customer service alone, let alone for their services. Such a gem of a business, please support them!

I am a new violin student (adult). When I broke a string my teacher suggested I come here for a…read morereplacement. After purchasing the strings in-store, I emailed a couple of "rookie" questions and concerns. Claire replied right away, and was incredibly kind, professional, and thorough in her explanations. Even though the shop clearly caters to professional and more accomplished musicians, they showed me the same patience and respect. Also, the shop itself is so elegant, and like something from a bygone era. Seeing the heavy, polished wood cabinetry and rare instruments on display alone are worth the trip. I just noticed Kayla W.'s review, and I echo her: please support this very special business!

Absolutely the best place to have your bow re-haired in NYC. Wonderful service and very convenient…read more Would recommend.

I too came on the recommendation of Joe Tanen, and am always delighted…read morewith Nick's great work, professionalism as well as his speedy and precise work. So grateful for a true luthier who truly cares about quality!

this guy really care! one of my violin had a cosmetic blemish after something fell on it. i took it…read moreto another luthier and the best they can do is repair about 70 percent of it. i felt the repair could've been better so i took it to lukas, not only did he charge less but he did a better job than the other luthier, he is extremely diligent in his work, reasons being he finish the repair in 1 week, but noticed sublet imperfection left by the previous luthier, instead of passing it off to me as the best he could do, he instead called me and said he needs another week to sand down the varnish and do it again. what a guy! most luthiers would only spend certain amount of time based on how much they were paid. but lukas breaks that traditional notion. you know you got a fantastic luthier when he cares more about customer relationship than just pure profit and proficient in what he does. out of all the nyc luthiers i been to, lukas offers the best quality service, he also carries a good variety of european and chinese violins that i got to try out while waiting in the shop, if you do plan on visiting his shop, i suggest making an appointment rather then show up unannounced, as his shop does get busy, both time i went it was a full house, and i can see why!

One of the best luthiers I've ever worked with! Lukas is so patient, kind and really takes his time…read moretrying to understand what you're looking for and helps match you with the best instrument at the best price possible. He has a customer for life!

Silver Music has been an amazing place for our 7 year-old daughter and for our family. Our…read moredaughter started at Silver Music at age 4 with an introduction to piano, violin, and cello. She chose to play the cello. She has had great teachers for individual and group classes. They are motivating, patient, knowledgeable, and know how to incorporate games into the lessons to keep the children engaged. There is also support for parents to learn how to help children practice. The director of the school, Ellen Silver, is one of the most gifted teachers I have ever seen. She is incredibly inspiring. We feel lucky that our family is part of this positive, upbeat, and encouraging community.

I love Silver Music! I'm a nanny, and not only does the child I care for absolutely love these…read moremusic classes, but observing them has taught me plenty of music-education techniques that I have been using with children outside of classes. (My experience is with the 2s/3s pre-Suzuki program.) Can't say enough good things about the curriculum and the staff.

My children have had awesome piano, singing and clarinet teachers over the years. They are always…read moreon time, professional and fun for the kids. Highly recommend Miss Tammy and her teachers.

My daughter and I have been taking piano lessons with The Music Box for a few years now. Margot is…read morea great teacher - always positive and supportive - some weeks I manage a few hours of practice, some weeks it's only a few minutes - Margot adapts to my pace. Very happy with the range of pieces that I have learned - classical, pop, rock and the blues. We switched to virtual lessons during lockdown and these have also worked very well.

Sara was by far the best piano teacher I've ever had. After I stopped learning piano for over ten…read moreyears, I decided to start again and I was so lucky to have Sara as my teacher! She immediately gave me a renewed passion for piano and music in general. She has tremendous experience which opened doors to me for pieces I didn't know about. Not only she was able to push my limits but in a few months I was very impressed by the fact that I was able to play. She also helped me work on my foundation and theory which needed to be strengthened because of my long break. It was such a pleasure to go to class every week. Since then, I have moved across the country, and I miss her so much!

Great for adult beginner student. Sara teaches classical piano and has a profound depth of…read moreknowledge of piano and music. She can seamlessly relate the most beginner scales and cords to bigger concepts of musical theory. Flexible scheduling for busy adult schedules and reasonable rates.

This review is long overdue. I've been working with Jimmy for 4.5 years and he is an incredibly…read morededicated and thoughtful teacher. Brilliant musically, deeply committed to his craft, plans carefully customized repertoires for each student, meeting you where you are, not just in general as a musician, but each week, each moment. He takes the long-term partnership approach to musical development. Kind of like a great shrink, but for guitar. Patient, empathetic. Oh and he's pretty funny too (he thinks he's funnier than he is, but he's actually hilarious). He's pretty strict on spots so it's near impossible to get in, but if this aligns with your approach to learning, and you can get a spot, I couldn't recommend anyone more highly.

Jimmy Rose is an outstanding teacher. He is committed to teaching guitar as his profession and is…read morepassionate that his students become the best musicians possible. My experience has been learning from scratch, but Jimmy has students at every level including professional musicians. I decided in January 2012, to try guitar lessons. I was almost fifty-five at the time and could not play an instrument or read music. I searched the internet for guitar instructors in Manhattan. One particular review said Jimmy Rose insisted that you learn music and not just the guitar. I called to see if he could give me lessons, but he wanted to meet me before committing. He came by the apartment and somehow a fifty-five year old conservative accountant from Texas met his approval. (Jimmy most definitely has none of these characteristics in common with me.) All he cared about was whether I really wanted to learn guitar. Since then I have had a lesson with Jimmy every week, including an eight-month period that I took by skype. My daughter and one of her friends now take lessons from him. My granddaughter takes piano lessons from another of his students. Everyone at work knows who he is. My doormen and our friends know him. He is a great friend to our family. Jimmy has a music degree from Eastman School of Music, and his exceptional knowledge of music and guitar will become apparent over your first few lessons. He starts with the basics of reading music and playing the guitar from the music. (Listen when he tells you to play slow and to tap your foot to keep the beat. I still struggle with those after almost six years.) He assigns you increasingly complex pieces picked to teach new skills. He will laugh when he reads this, but for a while I thought I might one day see the limits of Jimmy's music knowledge. That will never happen. He is extremely professional in his approach and arrives prepared for each lesson. After a while he may even bring sheet music that he has scored specifically for you. There have been numerous times over the years when my work conflicted with my scheduled lesson. He is always far more concerned than I am that we find an alternative time in the week. I give him a hard time that he should take a vacation every few years. If you want to learn about music and become the best guitarist you can be, then Jimmy is your guy. I don't play the guitar well. A little bit of talent would help, but I am hooked on learning about music and guitar from Jimmy. He believes in his ability to make me into a musician. His confidence has been really important when I have struggled or felt discouraged. He just doesn't accept anything other than moving forward. I have no defined end goal. This January will make six years that I have studied with Jimmy, and I plan to stay with him as long as I can. If you are lucky enough to find an opening in his schedule, you will learn why all of his students give him five stars. And by the way, I believe he under prices is services.

Harold, the owner of Virtuoso Resources, clearly seeks the adolation he was hoping to get as a…read moreperformer from his customers, and his ego is certainly a lot bigger than his shop. This means that his preferred clientele are eager Suzuki moms who are in awe of his professed expertise and Juillard credentials. After making an appointment to look at viola cases that typically run anywhere from $300 to $1200, I was surprised to see two other customers ahead of me who needed help with basic tasks like threading strings and securing pegs. After standing in the tight space with my heavy backpack (I'm pushing 70) I calmly asked if he would be available the following day as it had been a long day for me already. He told me proudly that he would be in Istanbul and that I could just leave. Given that my business was so clearly not needed or wanted, I did just that.

Working with Harold at Virtuoso Resources is a dream. His shop is a charming treasure trove of…read morebeautiful instruments and fun memorabilia. You walk down from the street into a warm and magical place like no other. Harold is thoughtful, musically smart, and wonderful to work with. The shop is a piece of old New York and definitely worth supporting. The quality of instruments is also higher than at another prominent rental company we have worked with, and the prices better.

This is a bit out my usual track of restaurant reviews, however, I just had such a wonderful…read moreexperience with this shop that I needed to write about it somewhere! My first encounter with this shop was a total accident. I needed a new set of viola strings and did a GPS search for the nearest violin shop to my home. The GPS came up with Gregory Singer's shop, so I called and he told me to come on up. When I got there I got the strings, and Gregory asks me if I'm any good at viola. I tell him I'm decent, and the next thing I know I'm playing for him on one of his fiddles. Apparently I was sufficiently proficient, because the next thing I know he's inviting me to come by the following evening to read Schubert Octet with him and his friends. He comped me the strings. Since then he's done a terrific bow re-hair for me (also comped) read chamber with me a couple other times, and had me play in his orchestra for a 9/11 concert of Dvorak 9. He also hired a friend of mine to sing opera on a tour of China this winter. Tomorrow I plan to go in to try out his violas (mine was just stolen by a NYC cab driver. @$$H0L3.) and will be more than happy to make that rather large purchase from his wide selection if I find something good. Obviously, I had an unusual experience with this shop, but I consider this connection to be one of the luckiest I've made in years, so stop by with confidence, and hey, you never know!

This is a review I owe them for a long time. I have nothing but great words to say about this place…read moreand the owner. About a year ago, I went without an appointment because I didn't really know that they encourage appointments. Lucky I was, he still met with me. It was actually an impulse to get a new violin since I haven't been playing for around 10 years, and to be honest, I was only thinking to buy one and wanted only to try out. Gregory was very kind and patient with me, he let me try this very nice 3/4 violin (I have small hands) which I very soon fell in love with. This violin totally went beyond my budget and I didn't have that much cash with me. But then he offered me to just take the violin home and then come back later to pay him. How nice he was!!!!!! Actually 2 other amazing things happening in his store that I thought it was one of the best and warmest things I've ever encountered in NYC. It's so not like something that would happen in NYC at all!! But for the sake of his business, I probably shouldn't say much more about this - he's just soooo kind that he's not really running a business here, more like a place to help people who likes music! Anyway, when I get a chance, I'd love to visit the store again. But for anyone who wants to experience a warm humane way of getting a violin, this is definitely the place! I'm still playing my violin right now!! I just loooooooove the sound of it and I'm sure it's the best deal I could get anywhere! Thank you Gregory,