Amazing store. Employees are super friendly and helpful. They are happy to let you play instruments…read moreeven if they are boxed. They have a great selection of instruments, a repair center, and excellent prices.

I've been playing for the last 45 years, and have been to all  those stores where you either got…read moretoo much love, or could not find anyone.  I have 2 sons who both play in Athens bands and have been telling me about this place.  We were welcomed at the door, nicely, and were told to play around until something looks, feels, and sounds right.  We ended up trading in a bass (5 string) for a nice 4 string.  All the deals were fair and communicated well.  This place is highly recommended! Special thanks to Doug for the great service!

Warning that this shop will NOT tune or help diagnose any issues with your piano if you decide to…read morebuy a piano elsewhere after visiting them. Sam called me a couple weeks after my visit to check if I was still interested in some grands I looked at and I told him that I had made a purchase elsewhere. He proceeded to use scare tactics to try to get to buy from him. Once he learned that I had already made the purchase and I asked for him to tune the piano he refused to send his technicians to tune or look at the piano. Not a good business model. You're better off buying a piano elsewhere and if you're forced to work with them, be very wary of their scare tactics. EDIT: After seeing the owner's response to my google review, I have removed an additional star. Anyone reading this review need not read further than the owner's response to see their attitude towards potential customers. Truly a shame as they have a lot of potential.

Highly recommended! Five-star rating! During my daughter's winter vacation, she came to the United…read moreStates looking for a place to practice piano. Chris and Carrie were extremely friendly and warm-hearted. They offered us a discounted rate and were very generous in allowing us to practice in the recital hall. We will definitely come back here to practice during the next vacation and will recommend it to friends who need a place to learn or practice piano or buy a piano.

Excellent experience buying a new guitar. Perfect amount of attention and information from the…read moresales person. Low pressure. Just a great experience.

Great selection of Guitars and Outstanding Staff…read more Make a Reservation if you want a Private Sound Room to compare a bunch of different Guitars. Ask as many questions as you need - the Staff will bend over backwards to get the answer for you.

Treated my trombone with care, the staff were friendly.read more

I am a piano teacher and I have been shopping at this location for many years. In general I am…read morevery pleased with the service and the selection. The staff is friendly, the shelves are well stocked, and they have a wide variety of music books and materials for piano. Anything they don't have they can order for your or get transferred from another store. It usually arrives within a few days and they are very conscientious about calling to let you know it arrived in the store for pick-up. If there is a specific song you are looking for they will search it online and print it right there in the store for you. They also have many good sales throughout the year. I have recommended the full-size digital pianos to my students and have always been pleased with the quality. Many times you can get full-size digital pianos for $400, which is a great deal for the decent quality. However, keep in mind that the staff works on commission so they will try and sell you the more expensive item. Listen to your music teacher, and get what they recommend, not the sales people. They have material for both ABRSM and NFMC Federated Festival. They are also very supportive of the local music teachers association. On a regular basic they provide hospitality and refreshments for our monthly meetings. Several of my high school students have also worked there over the summer. I like that they are good at hiring temporary summer help. The only thing to be cautious of is renting instruments. I have never rented so I don't have personal experience, but I have heard stories from my students renting instruments for band or orchestra. Make sure you know all the details of the contract you're signing and read all the fine print.

Love town Center Music!! Aaron and his staff have always been helpful, prompt, and so…read moreknowledgeable. Our family has been using them for 4 years for all things guitar and highly recommend them for your music needs. We rented through them for a middle school band instrument and buy all their "supplies" there. W rises them for lessons as well. I wouldn't go anywhere else!

So glad we finally went in to look around. We got our son a guitar that was used. It sounded very…read moreodd whenever he played it . When we brought it in Aaron (spelling) took a look and explained to us that a part of the guitar was actually broken. Aaron helped my son pick out a new beginner guitar. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly and we will definitely be coming back for more as our son learns to play more. Thanks for all the help!

Dave is a great musician. He spends class time converting songs, and using the computer to create…read moremusic aids on the fly. He spends a lot of time getting songs right. We provided him a method book and asked him to include it in our son's lessons, but he chose not to.

Dave is a wondeful teacher and my son enjoys working with him. He teaches at the perfect speed and…read morechallenges the student. Would recommend him to anyone at any level!!

Knowledgeable, friendly, and with the inventory to boot! Great, long running institution in…read moreAtlanta/Chamblee.

Always a good experience here! The stock is great. The staff…read moreIs knowledgeable and friendly. The atmosphere is not pressuring. We've bought, sold and consigned a number of items and always please with the outcome. And it'a a great place to find your next go to instrument! Parking can be tight so be patient.

A gem of a local business in Tucker. We went here for a double-decker keyboard stand. We called and…read morespoke with Paul, who quoted us a fair price. When we got there Paul was friendly with my whole family, kids included, and the same can't be said for some of the other music shops we've stopped at in the past. There was no pressure and he was happy to let the boys roam and gawk at his amazing selection. He is clearly knowledgeable about his gear, but very easy to talk to even for a non-musician like myself. He also helped answer questions we had about getting our kids excited about music and instruments. My boys have been talking non-stop about Mr. Paul's cool store and all the instruments they saw. I hope Paul & The Music Trader are around for many years to come, and I look forward to many return trips with my boys for upgrades!

Paul is a great guy very knowledgeable and a fantastic piano player. I've bought and traded lots…read morehere. Been doing business here for 35 years. Extremely good value on most everything very fair and professional.

Ever since Ken Stanton was acquired by Private Equity-owned Music & Arts, customer service has…read moreplummeted. I recently needed to change my billing information as I got a new debit card. However, if you need to make a change to your billing information associated with lessons or music rentals, it cannot be done online, only over the phone. When you call, expect at least a 30-minute wait for "customer service". I finally called the store, and they were able to correct my billing information for lessons but not the rental. Then I had to spend another 30 minutes trying to get the instrument rental billing fixed. I finally just paid off the instrument balance so I wouldn't have to deal with them again. Finally, the way lessons are handled is a complete scam. Prior to the acquisition, if you needed to cancel a lesson in advance, you were not charged. Now you are charged regardless of when you cancel. You can "make up" the lessons, but this is nearly impossible during the summer when multiple weeks of lessons are being missed. The teacher doesn't have the flexibility to do that many make-ups. In short, it is a total scam. We will be looking for a new lesson location.

Came in looking to get my guitar restrung, left discovering that this store has WAY more and staff…read morethat are super knowledgeable. I spent a good amount of time in the Pro Audio keyboard and workstations area. Will be coming back again.