I e-mailed Hanson & Crawford in January about my 1994 Taylor 710 guitar. When changing strings, I…read morenoticed some dings in the lower frets. Also I thought the guitar would benefit from a professional setup. Greg Hanson responded. He put me on a waiting list to bring my guitar in for service in 3 months (so I had the guitar for 3 months, instead of it sitting in their shop). I brought Greg the guitar in early April as scheduled. He evaluated the guitar and recommended a fret dressing and a partial setup, and I asked him to perform this service for the quoted price. In late May, the guitar was available. The guitar plays great, there is no sign of any fret dings, and it was done for the quoted price. If I needed further guitar work done, I would contact Hanson & Crawford again.

Great repair on some jazz ​hollow body electric guitars, along with other outstanding work (setups)…read moreon solid body electrics, and drilling fretmarkers and installing a pickup on my acoustic guitar. Nice guys, on-time, & communicate well.

Very helpful. Very reasonable. We are renting a violin from them and my daughter is taking lessons…read morethere.

Will never understand how this place stays in business. At the moment it's about the only show in…read moretown so I guess local school programs keep it open. Most recently wanted some new thumb picks; sign on door said call for open hours. I left a message saying I could come by most anytime and to please let me know when someone would be there. It's a small purchase and I was trying to be accommodating. No one called me back. I didn't mention that I also wanted to talk about special ordering an upperline Deering banjo that would have gotten them a huge profit. As they didn't want to sell me the picks for it I assumed they wouldn't be interested in selling me the banjo. I had it shipped from the Sam Ash store in Las Vegas.

Just wanted to the the guy who waited on me at 11 am this morning, I traded in one of my amps and a…read morepedal for a killer LTD AS-1 and he tested my amp and pedal and had me out the door in like 20 minutes. I did not get his name but super nice and professional! This is my favorite MGR store out of all of the ones I have been to. Thanks, Gene H

Friendly, helpful staff, reasonable offers, reasonable prices on used gear that seems well…read moremaintained. This is the second time I've sold/bought to/from them, and I'll definitely go back when the itch hits me again.

I teach various instruments but like to teach uke the best since it is the easiest way to learn a…read morefretted instrument. There used to be four great music stores here and now we are down to one, and luckily, they are hanging in there. Harry has actually retired but the employees are still there. I always steer my students there since you can get a decent uke for just over $100. Then you can take your time to get a better uke once you are sure you want to get better. If you don't get their complete attention, it usually means they are dealing with a difficult customer, but they will get to you.

I haven't been in every "guitar shop" in Raleigh. I would…read morevisit other shops but I don't have a reason for it. I met Harry Tueting the year he opened Harry's Guitars on Glenwood Avenue near downtown Raleigh. I bought strings and played new guitars I could not buy- no steady job. Still I had a clunker to bang on. I took lessons from Steve Howell in the early years. I met Terry Dineen when he began some years later. He was just a kid but he knew a lot more about guitars than I did. I'd played since I was 12, on cheap guitars, but I played. Thanks to the things I learned through visiting this business, I've developed into a modestly decent player. I've met musicians of every skill level in a place where I feel welcome. I've listened to people crank the amps and play for HOURS. No one ever objected. I know and understand the value of a good guitar. I've bought -and returned- guitars from Harry's. Nobody complained. I read the bad reviews given herein and I am STUNNED. Perhaps the reviewers are (1) upset because they did something out of ignorance and can't get over it or (2) have an ax to grind because they weren't regarded as royalty or (3) are simply mean spirited. I cannot in any way associate anyone I know, or have known, at Harry's Guitars with the ugliness I read in those "reviews". Not under Harry's watch. Not under Scott and Mike's watch. Not in the real world.

Ted Gasper always help me find what I'm looking for and zero tax is icing on the cake!read more

Update: On September 23rd, I was contacted by SoundPure after the owner saw my review. He offered…read moreto refund the original $250 they held back in exchange for me removing or editing this review. While I found it disappointing that the issue was only addressed after I posted a negative review, I agreed to make things right once the refund was received. It has now been 13 days since I received that message, and I still have not received the promised $250 refund. At this point, I am extremely disappointed with how this situation has been handled. I was willing to give SoundPure the benefit of the doubt and follow through on my end, but they have yet to follow through on theirs.

The sincerity of this small business is refreshing. It's located facing the Main Street of…read moredowntown Pittsboro so you can park anywhere and walk to it in a very short time frame. My son is 11 and joining orchestra for the first time. He was fitted properly for a violin and I felt confident in their hands. Some info: Rental: $25 a month and no contract. Debited or credited automatically each month. It came with violin, bow, chin rest, shoulder rest and a case. Not to mention ALL repairs are covered and tuning. The $25 also includes accidental break insurance. Value: 70% of each monthly fee is stored as credit on your account towards a brand new violin. They said it takes approximately 2 years worth to get one! By that time, my son will be able to know if he is committed to the violin and can get his very own. How awesome

This is one of the best violin shops I've been to. Shay is extremely fair and very talented at…read morehelping people pick out a violin that's right for them at their price point. He also restores old violins and does a fantastic job. My daughter bought one of his restored violins and the sound was incredible, so much better than a violin that she already had. She used it to play in the Enloe orchestra and got complimented on it. I also bought my Coda bow from Shay and the price was very fair. I would definitely go back to him... and probably will be soon to get my bow rehaired.

Top notch repair services with very fair prices and speedy turnaround. Mike was incredibly kind and…read morecommunicative during the entire process and was able to get my tuba looking and playing like new!

Tims a good egg and fixed my martin acoustic that cracked plays great…read more and the best thing he's one of my neighbors.

I honestly can't say enough positive things about Tim at Apex Guitar Rescue. I brought my…read moredaughter's guitar in with a dead pickup and a switch that seemed wired backwards, and told him I knew very little about guitars. With me watching, he opened up the electronics, with a small amount of space due to a PCB board making things tight. He tried moving things around and tried different things but nothing was happening. Then he noticed the switch itself was loose and pulled it out of the guitar and it started working. "I know what it is. The paint on the inside is actually conductive and when this thing got turned, it shorted against the inside. That's also why it seems like it is wired to the wrong side - the switch has turned a full 180." He aligned it back, tightened it up, and everything plays great with both pickups and the switch now aligns with where it should be depending on which pickup is active. Basically everything works great. Tim talked a bit about how the electrical connections can be sensitive, and quickly went over a bunch of other parts of the guitar and aligned, tightened, so many different parts explaining what he was doing along the way. I feel like I walked out with a new guitar, and yet he charged a really modest fee! Before bringing it to Tim, I went to another local shop. One he realized I was not interested in his (more expensive) services other than just fixing the pickup, he was dismissive about almost everything on the guitar and said it probably plays horrible without ever playing a note or even plugging a jack into it, and suggested I buy a new guitar for my daughter. Contrast that experience with Apex Guitar Rescue, where Tim was so honest, skilled, and respectful of my time and money, and even said our guitar is great. I can't imagine bringing my guitar anywhere else. (BTW, the big G has tons more reviews of Apex Guitar Rescue.)