Thanks! Brought my dusty old Spanish student guitar in for new strings, and to be generally…read morechecked out. Recommendations were right on point. Easy communication. Lucky to have a speciality shop right here in Fairfax!

Great selection of classical and flamenco guitars, some electric guitars too,the owner is…read moreknowledgeable and fair with his prices, highly recommended this place!

I had sorely neglected my Taylor 814ce for years, and it badly needed some love. I had also…read moreaccidently broken the electronics so I needed Taylor pro help. Tim & team brought my baby back into better than new playing condition. They repaired the electronics, and did a full setup, including a new bridge. I thought it needed some new frets as well, but they were able to level the ones I thought were bad for less $$ than new frets would have cost. Great work. Bravo!!

I am a new viola player and what they sell really helps. I've gotten both my violas, a tuner with a…read morebuilt in bridge clip, a cleaning cloth, and there is likely more I will need. Whenever they are unsure about what they are selling you, like if it has a bridge clip, they will try to find better alternatives for your convenience. Great music place.

I'm man enough to admit when I've overreacted…read more Was it inconvenient to arrive at a business during its listed hours of operations and find it closed? Yes. Was it the end of the world? Of course not. I made it back in on Friday and met with Keirn. I have a guitar, that for me, was expensive, and I needed some work done on it. Not only is Keirn a really nice guy, he's fascinating, and very good at what he does. He had the work I needed completed that day and the price for the work was very reasonable. I highly recommend Lucky Pick.

An incredible experience! Kern was extremely knowledgable, instructive, thoughtful, and highly…read moreskilled. His work and his prices are hands-down the best, and he works incredibly fast. Whether you're looking o repair your musical instrument or just get it set up with proper strings and intonation, this is the place to go! Forget Guitar Center and other nonsense shops--this guy knows what he's doing! Highly recommend! A+

Very friendly, knowledgeable staff...if they don't have it they typically can order it...repair…read moreshop in the back. I recall that the founder of the shop was on the NAMM board and was highly respected. On-hand inventory is limited, but a "go to" shop when I need strings and other smaller items; I have plenty of guitars. Professional shop.

A wonderful local music shop with friendly service. Happy to support this local business!read more

We bought a Kawai CA 59 as a gift for our 12-year-old grandson. The whole transaction went very…read moresmoothly. Bob Purdon is very professional and a nice person. We have been in all three of their stores and everyone is very knowledgable and kind. There is no hard sale. It is a pleasure to do business with people like this and everyone is very happy. I would highly recommend The Piano Company to anyone looking for a new or used piano.

About a year ago, we stopped by this store to purchase some brass screws for the music holder of…read moreour Kawai grand piano. The salesman took our contact information, but never got back to us. A couple of months ago, we visited the store for another part and upon returning home, sent pictures and model/serial number information for our piano. Again, we never heard from them. The obvious conclusion is that these folks are only interested in selling pianos, not servicing them. So, if you buy a piano from The Piano Company in Leesburg, good luck, because once it leaves the store, you're on your own!

I had some damage to occur to my Washburn dreadnaught. I had an estimate of $160 from the Guitar…read moreCenter. I thought that was a little high so I took it here. Sean Gotkin was very helpful, he told me they had an agreement with a local Luthier who could look at it and provide an estimate. The esitmate came back at $120 so I asked them to go ahead and do the work. It took a little longer to repair than they had committed to. When I went to pick it up, he charged me $100. That's what I call service! Why go to a franchise store when you have a local shop who does quality work with a local craftsman? Support your local business!

Lots going for this store: real musicians work there, great advice / service, good selection of…read moreguitars, ukes, accessories, lessons, school band rentals and an amazing array of sheet music. Also unique for the music stores in the area: lots of in-store events like jams (Friday nights) and concerts. And bonus: you can feel good about supporting small business, instead of G**tar C***er or online mega-stores. (Yes, I'm an actual customer...)

Serviced my saxophone - outstanding work. Very thorough and knowledgeable. Highly recommend…read moreSteven!!

Our trumpet was in need of a little TLC and Steven not only was super responsive to our inquiry,…read morebut was also able to get to us quickly and did a fabulous job! We initially reached out to our local music store but were told they'd need to keep the trumpet several weeks. Luckily we discovered The Cramer Center, which will now be our first choice for any future needs. Highly recommend!

Al, is an amazing luthier, who is able to work wonders on all types of electric guitar, from an…read moreEpiphone Emperor I Joe Pass model (hollow body) to a solid body Agile Pendulum Elite 92527. The Ephiphone needed a complete overhaul of the electronics (pickups and controls) and a setup of the strings afterwards since a new piezo bridge was also installed. Prior to this work, the pots were quite noisy, and there were issues with the 1/4" output where it was also crackly depending upon movement. The pickups were replaced with a fairly standard set of Seymour Duncans (SH-2N and SH-4B), the wiring harness was removed and replaced with a much quieter (read shielded) setup, new pots and a new 1/4" output jack. The sound of this instrument while plugged in has drastically improved and now has a bit more versatility when it comes to live and studio usage. There was a little less work with the Agile solid body, where it needed to be updated with stacked pots in order to give a more Gibson-esque control layout of two volumes and two tone pots (one pair for each pickup) to replace the standard master volume, master tone. This allows the guitar to have more tonal variation, especially when both pickups are in use. In both cases the work was done promptly and with an expected series of charges. Al is probably one of the better luthiers when it comes to communications (including pictures) on what is going on with the respective job orders. Like the others on this board, I highly recommend your repair/setup work come his way.

I was looking for a luthier to help out with resizing the drill holes in my guitar so I could…read morereplace the bridge. Al not only quoted me a very reasonable price but made some very helpful recommendations that I wound up having him work on doing the complete upgrade and set up, all within my budget. His attention to detail and thoroughness made my guitar turn out way better than I could hope. Am very happy with the results and the fast turn around. Would use again.