I've shopped there in the past. I purchased instruments for my son. I would recommend this place. I…read moreintend on purchasing an instrument for my grandchild.

I want to start by saying how sad I am to leave this review. Teds is the closest music store to my…read morehome and one I came to for years as a student. I consistantly ordered a particular brand of reeds from them during my middle and high school years and had two buffet clarinets serviced there while martriculating and preparing for collegiate auditions. This is why I trusted Ted's and brought the parent of one of my students here. We purchased his first professional clarinet, a used Buffet from here. While his parent was happy to buy a new professional clarinet, the quality and richness of older Buffet clarinets matched the beautiful tone my student achieves. Ted's gave us a good price and I played the clarinet briefly to make sure it was functional. They even offered a 6 month warranty. During lessons, my clarinet student started to have issues with one of the keys. I noticed some very small pieces of cork were missing. We took the clarinet back to Ted's and instead of picking up the clarinet, I had to send it back for a more complete fix (the pad was now not closing correctly). I was told they did an overhaul of the clarinet and after some time, we tried the clarinet and picked it up again. Because an overhaul was done, I visually inspected and tested the clarinet again. All seemed well. A few weeks ago, my student had to send his instrument to the repair shop for an overhaul after pads in the right hand joint became loose and fell off. This time, at a different store, we were notified there was no way an actual overhaul was done because of the condition of the pads. I can no longer recommend, nor do business with Ted's, which is really a shame after all of these years.

They treat others like you can not even read a single sign. I tried to go in to see if they sell…read moreany strings and how much the repairs are for at least 4 guitar. The sign said no restroom I read that and was not going in there for that. White lady said no lesson? It says No restroom and approached furiously in their store giving us nasty look after repeating no restroom multiple times and pointing to the sign .Did not even let us speak for question. Can not tell if she was owner but def not going in, I didn't even get to check the inside. How rude!

I went here when I was younger in like middle school and it helped my voice mature so well. I'm…read moreeven thinking about bribing my child here now !! Mia was the best!!

I had a vintage hollow body that needed a re-fret and made the long drive to drop the guitar off…read more The good = the removal of the frets, and re-planing of the fretwork is the cleanest and most conservative I've ever seen. He also pinned the floating bridge in a really neat, clean, and innovative way. The turn time was less than two weeks. The bad = The final charge was over $100 over the estimate, and they didn't inform me of this before hand before I made the long drive to pick it up. The new frets were too high and not crowned properly, so it was painful to play. The frets were squared off and not rounded. I couldn't afford the time and money to make the drive again to have this corrected, so I had to pay somebody else to correct the work (by leveling and re-crowning the frets). I now have to ship my guitars out of state for fretwork since there is nobody good in the DC/Baltimore area aside from a few hobbyist working out of their homes. I've definitely seen worse fret work than this, like I said, I was impressed with the care taken with the removal of the old frets and re-planing the fretboard. But the re-fret felt incomplete to me and the extra unexpected charge was a kick in the gut.

If you ship your guitar to get work done here, be prepared to wait at least half a year to get it…read moreback. No joke. Don't believe them when they say it will be several weeks to a month. I shipped my guitar to Philtone years ago and had them PLEK and set up my guitar years. Didn't hear back for months and didn't want to seem like I was too pushy. After four or five months, I started to get a little anxious so I emailed or called them. They said it would be soon. I ended up getting my guitar six or seven months later. It's known in the guitar community that time management is this place's worst attribute. I've read a number of complaints about not hearing back and waiting forever.

Probably more difficult than figuring out which guitar to buy when I decided to pick it up was…read moredeciding on a teacher. The internet is filled with many instructors with impressive credentials. What I noticed about Dave's website is that, unlike others who focused on what they know, Dave focused on how he would teach a student. There is that big, big difference between knowing something and teaching it, and Dave was focused on helping the student to learn. I have been with Dave for two years this month and am very happy with my choice. Yes, of course he knows how to play, and knows this intricacy of the fretboard and that intricacy of theory. But anyone teaching should know those things anyway. What I like about Dave, and why I highly recommend him, is that he is interested in getting me to play that way, and will go over a piece, or even a measure, as many times as necessary to get me there. Thankfully, he not only knows how to teach, but also possesses that most important attribute for someone in the field: the patience of Job.

I've been taking lessons weekly with Dave for over a year now. When I started, I'd never played an…read moreinstrument before--except for the trombone back in 4th grade band. Dave worked with me to help me learn how to read standard notation and tabs, get familiar with the fretboard, and begin developing as a guitar player. Dave's got an amazing depth of knowledge of styles and theory. He's helped me with flatpicking and fingerpicking styles, and I'm now able to play some rudimentary versions of Doc Watson and Rev. Gary Davis tunes. I want to emphasize that his help has allowed me to get there in just a year of playing--friends of mine who've been playing for years are surprised by my playing, and I give full credit to Dave. His greatest assets as a teacher, without a doubt, are his patience and encouragement. There's been hundreds of times when I've flubbed notes and chords over and over, and he's never once shown any frustration, but just said, "that's all right, take your time." He's passionate about the music he teaches, and that enthusiasm definitely inspires me to practice, practice, practice! Dave is friendly and knowledgeable, a calm and patient teacher, and an amazing guitar player. You won't regret picking Dave to teach you how to play!

Top marks for the set-up Chip did on my Martin acoustic. He really took care to evaluate the…read moreinstrument and got the action to where it plays much more easily. His price for the work was quite a bit less than similar set-up work I've had done in the area, and the work was better. I appreciate Chip's professionalism and his customer focus - a real pleasure to deal with. My go-to for luthiery services.

The area is so blessed to have BDC; as a drummer I hate stores like guitar center. Never really…read morehave anybody in drums and when they do not usually even a drummer. This place is a Mecca for drummers! Product galore; knowledge Galore; really nice ppl; and service is out of this world. Frank; John and Chris are the best and they can fix sooooo much on the spot. I do big and small purchases; they don't have it they can get it! Love this place and these guys. Buy local in general; especially if your a percussionist buy BDC! See y'all there!!

This place is an oasis for drummers of all stripes in the Baltimore area and region. It's a small…read morestore but has a ton of stuff. This store is to me as those used book stores are to book junkies. The staff are great. So helpful and knowledgeable but without the pretentious bs that can come with a store that's so important and niche. Quick story: I go there just to look at drums, as I've. It played in almost a decade and planned on looking for a drum-set into the summer. I was in no rush.I went to several music stores in the state and was unimpressed enough to keep looking. Within 30 minutes of looking at drums at BDC a used kit would call my name for the next 7 days. I'm so happy with my purchase and never would have found this gem without BDC. Looking forward to buying many more toys ASAP.

If you are selling something this is the place to get the best interest rate and the most money for…read morewhat you are trying to sell. Best staff they will give you the best deal they can. Very fair. They have beautiful jewelry at a very reasonable price. The guy that always wears the red hoodie loves his job. They owner of this shop should know he/she has the best staff. That is dedicated and hard-working.I love buying stuff from Here...

Great customer service. Helped me find exactly what I was looking for without any pressure…read more Friendly staff who go above and beyond.

My son has enjoyed his lessons at Columbia Guitar Studio, and I would highly recommend it to those…read moreinterested in learning to play guitar. I'm always impressed with David's ability to connect with each student on an individual level, regardless of age and temperament, and help them to maximize their potential. Bonus: my teen son looks forward to his weekly lessons, and we typically leave the studio with a chuckle over David's dry wit.

Great instructor - my both sons absolutely enjoy the lessons! If you ever decide to learn playing…read moreguitar, contact David at Columbia Guitar Studio, you won't be disappointed.