This shop is awesome and has become my go to music store. Super helpful and friendly staff, you can…read moretell they all genuinely love music. I brought my gibson and taylor in for a set up, not only was it a great price but they play and sound so much better. I plan on starting up lessons here pretty soon and have no hesitations that this is the right place for me to learn. Can't recommend more and very glad/appreciative to have a music shop like Strings and Things close by!

Not sure where all of the previous, less than excellent ratings come from. I went today and the…read moreowner was quite helpful and extremely knowledgeable. They had excellent selection of acoustic guitars and he was more than willing to let me try any that I wanted. Understandably, he wanted to take them off the wall for me. It was early so the owner was helping out with electric guitars also and I know that he set up a customer with a demo. I was able to find a beautiful new Martin at a reasonable price. I am sure that Strings and Things will be my go to for guitar related goodies!

They have unique guitars, basses, and amplifiers not found at the big musical instrument stores…read more Staff is knowledgeable and friendly

0 stars :-( Bad and sad experience…read more We are a couple playing old-time music semi-professionally in our hometown. For a number of reasons we wanted to rent instruments rather than traveling with them. No one responded to the request for contact I sent through the website. I called 21 times (no exaggeration) from Sept 7 - Dec 13 at different times of day when they were supposedly open according to their website. All my calls and visits were during open hours. I wanted to rent an acoustic guitar while visiting family in Hanover in mid-December. There was never an option to leave a message. They answered only twice. The first answer was in late October and an employee said I could come in when I got to town and choose a rental from their supply. A day later we decided to rent a fiddle too. Four more calls later the next week, they finally answered and an employee said yes we could rent a fiddle too. I was a bit leery due to the difficulty of contacting them but decided to plan on the rentals. We got into Hanover, called the store from our Air BnB and got no answer. The next day we went to the store. The door was locked and no one answered our knocks. Their sidewalk sandwich board was folded up and leaning against the wall. We thought maybe they went to lunch. We went back a couple of more times that afternoon and nothing had changed. We also tried calling (four more times) but got no answer. The story ends with no instruments for us and no performance for our family reunion. Big thumbs down and not recommended

I've been in this store a few times, and sometimes the folks are helpful, other times they come off…read moreas a bit judgmental as I'm more of a metal player, but this is the only guitar store in the area. I recently brought a guitar in to have a bridge pick-up swapped. They swapped that just fine, but the neck pick-up now no longer works, which I asked them to do nothing to. I figured they had to clip the strings to get the picks up swapped, so I'll have them give me a set up. The guitar is now in worse shape than before I brought it in. Ton of buzzy, noisy frets, and the stability of the tuning is just awful. I'm free to excuse them of the tuning issues, as maybe that's just the guitar's fault.. but the rest left me very unsatisfied, and feeling like I paid for way more than I got.

Came in this afternoon after having not been for a few years (even before Covid)! Was stoked to see…read morethe new store layout and a few familiar faces behind the counter. I'm by no means a regular here but if today is any indication this store is essential to the community. They are knowledgable, friendly, and made me feel super welcome. Walked out feeling stoked with my purchase and will definitely return. Highly recommend for anyone looking to pickup some musical gear!

If you're looking for a great teacher Bob is your guy! I studied in that studio for years and proud…read moreto be doing music professionally.

Great place to study for all ages and abilities. Bob has cranked out a lot of talented musicians in…read moreVT!

I've been going to this music store for my entire childhood. I've bought almost everythjng for my…read morestudio from here. always Willing to match prices and order whatever it is that I need.

Dan is an accomplished musician in his own right and a great music teacher. It's clear that he…read moreenjoys what he does and is passionate about it. He is fluent in multiple musical genres. My son is an excellent player with both and acoustic and electric guitar thanks to Dan. I have also seen / heard some of his other students, and he has done well with various age and skill levels (including adults). All around I would recommend him.

Been playing guitar since I was a kid, mostly self-taught. As an adult I wanted to expand my…read moremusical knowledge and skills as a guitarist. After a few disappointing experiences with instructors, I "found" Dan. I have been studying with Dan for 3 years now and could not be happier with the results. Dan is a very talented musician and an equally talented teacher. He is passionate about music and is committed to sharing that passion with his students. I highly recommend Dan for anyone looking to expand their musical horizons.

I've finally had a good deal of time to monkey around with the Graco Les Paul and I'm just blown…read moreaway by the set up and all of the little things involved in setting up a guitar. it mean a lot to me to have someone that I can trust doing these sorts of repairs/upgrade for me. thanks a million, Tony

This is type of guitar store where they not only make you feel at home, but they have carefully…read moreselected equipment. In other words they have something for everybody in here. I know a lot of the staff and have bought a few guitars in here. They have some nice used amps and guitars you don't have to pay top dollar for or get ripped off. The prices vary, but generally very affordable. There new location is epic. In the back where all the acoustics are it gives the felling like your in a barn, but very nicely put together. If your in the market for an acoustic, electric, amp, or drums check it out!

Extremely slow to ship. I'm talking a month for an in-stock item. No tracking info or anything. And…read morethey don't reply to emails either. The only reason they replied to me at all was I initiated a refund with PayPal and they finally said "we shipped it after a month, we just didn't tell you". Don't waste your time and let the company fail already.

Made a deposit on a E-II Eclipse well over two years ago. Was only listed as being a 6 month wait…read more At first was told due to COVID shipments have been behind. Since the. I have tried contacting numerous times but it is impossible to reach anyone. I've seen this exact guitar sitting in stock at other guitar shops. At this point I just want my deposit back so I can go purchase it elsewhere.

Purchased my first guitar, when they are in glenz falls. I've made a few other purchases over the…read moreyears. Smaller things, but all he's knowledgeable, courteous and fair pricing.

From the owner: Full service music store. Band & Orchestra Instrument sales and school rentals. Guitars, Drums &…read moreKeyboards. Repairs to all instruments. Large selection of print music, including NYSSMA solos and hard to find or out of print music.

My dealings with the great folks at Accordion Connection have been nothing short of marvelous! 3…read moreyears ago I sold my home and had some extra money to purchase a new accordion.......so I contacted the folks at Petosa and Accordion Connection and a few other sales offices. The people at Accordion Connection made my decision so easy that I didn't see the need to seek any further. They were willing to help me explore the different possibilites of how this new instrument would be configured. Arthur Welch sat down with me and partnered with me in picking out exactly what I wanted to see in "my new baby". I had extra keys added to the keyboard, plus a complete Limex wireless MIDI system (included Alpinmaster software) built into my accordion -- and best of all, it was built by Serenellini Accordions in Italy -- but to the exact specifications that I laid out with Accordion Connection in Gilmanton, NH......even down to the custom nameplate! And, as if that wasn't enough, Accordion Connection gave me a generous discount for full payment up-front.........something that they did not ask for, but which I wanted to do (for my own peace of mind). I did not know that I would be receiving a discount -- that blew me away! When my new accordion arrived -- it was better than anything I could imagine. It worked perfectly, and that special "muffled base/chord sound" that I wanted put into one of the bass machine registers came out perfectly! Their technicians were very patient in helping me to learn how to work the Limex MIDI system. At the same time, I also dropped off my "old accordion" -- a 1963 Stradavox which I had been playing since it was new, but not in very good shape these 40 odd years later. The grill was bent (concave inward somewhat), bellows corner clips missing, bellows held together with strong sewing thread and clear vinyl cauking, and many of the reeds were either cracked or not sounding altogether. I knew that she needed a lot of work, and I was prepared to pay for it. At the end of the day I ended up paying only about 1/2 of what I expected, and my "old accordion" was restored to better-than-new condition! She sported a new Limex MIDI sound system, and the new and repaired reeds sounded flawless. In repeated trips to Accordion Connection I have been greeted with warm, friendly, people -- who want nothing more than to help me achieve what I came for........even if it's just a look-around. You will be hard-pressed to find nicer, more knowledgeable, and more helpful people than Arthur and Sue Welch, and their more-than-capable techicians. Taking "short cuts" is NOT part of their vocabulary. Accordion Connection will always be my accordion supplier/servicer/restorer of choice. I highly recommend them to anyone!

I've done a lot of business over the years with them. This is where pros go in New England…read more Proprietor Arthur Welch is scrupulously honest and the quality of the workshop the best. They've always been very up front with me. They do take a hefty percentage on consignments and their Acctone line of accordions, while top quality, are not exactly a deal. Their standards of quality are the highest and you pay for that. A couple of times I've made the choice to sell on my own rather than use them for a consignment because the amount of repairs they wanted to do to get it up to speed cost more than I could sell it for. However, they never tried to talk me into anything - and these were all things you'd want to have had done if you were buying a pro working instrument. Basically if you buy something from them it's going to be a great instrument in great condition and they will really stand behind it and the same goes for for repairs. One time on a vintage accordion I bought from them on spec. the reeds (once they were set) turned out to be a big disappointment and they replaced them with a complete set of better vintage reeds free of charge.