Incredibly knowledgeable and friendly staff, highly recommend! I'm so appreciative they were able…read moreto accommodate me by bringing a chair and instruments up to the main landing since I can't do stairs. Dusty Strings is a legendary gem.

The world needs more guitar shops like this. Damn fine selection of Acoustic Guitars, Electrics,…read moreBasses, Harps, with a curated selection of amps and fx. Also probably one of the best Ukulele selections you'll find; not the cheap toys...real ones made in Hawaii and even some Japanese models that I've only ever seen in Tokyo. There's accessories and instructional books too. I did really want to see a few lap steels but I can't fault them for that...they did have a selection of finger picks and tone bars at least! Worth popping in even as a visiting tourist like me.

Knowledge and customer service are in abundance at Carrabba Violins. My cello teacher took me there…read moreto have my bridge/soundpost adjusted and I learned so much from Rafael and his team of talented luthiers. I don't want to become a groupie or stalker, but I just might hang out there more than I need to just to watch them do their fine work on these lovely instruments. Just kidding, of course. But if you do take your violin, viola, cello, or bass there for work, be prepared for a history lesson or tutorial on bridge design. Also, be prepared to spend a joyful hour while they do their magic. If you want extra points, bring them a donut from the shop next door.

Known for being expensive. I brought my violin in with a bridge issue. "How much will this be?"…read more"we'll have to look at it and let you know." "Well, as long as it's not more than 100 bucks." Two days later, bridge repaired. Bill: $100.

I took about 5 months of online vocal lessons with Kristin and it was really good. I wanted to…read moreimprove my singing skills to do a song at my wedding, and to improve my karaoke abilities in general. And I think it helped me tremendously. As a bonus, I also got an opportunity to perform in one of the recitals hosted by Kirsten and it was a great experience. She's very flexible and knowledgeable, and knows how to pace yourself to improve your skills over time.

It was a wonderful experience having Kristen as a vocal coach. The bottom line is that I improved…read morein my singing, my confidence increased significantly, and Kristen was a really multifaceted person with a lot of flexibility to meet my goals. I enjoyed my meetings with her. She always so the positives and the possibilities, even when it came to my own songs. She was extremely supportive of working on my original music and helped me feel confident with the few songs I wrote that were pretty high on my range. She's also a very real person, so we could focus but we could also laugh or acknowledge if we were struggling a bit that day. She offers all of her students, piano and singing, to participate in a recital that is hosted by an elderly care facility for which she volunteers her time, I believe to do singing or choir. I suggest for any potential student to take that opportunity in that low stress environment with Kristen's support and other supportive students to practice being in front of people. Also, the residents really appreciated it. While meeting in person would have been nice and probably has some advantages, working remotely was really convenient and still quite effective. I highly recommend Seattle City Music with Kristen for your vocal or piano lessons!

Well stocked, kind, and helpful. Why go anywhere else? Besides Ted Brown has been in Seattle for a…read morelong time, maybe 40 years +. I like to support the classic Seattle stores. Ok, so you could say like Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Amazon? No. Once a store has achieved world domination I give up on it. The rest of the world supports Amazon so why should I? But I do like to stick with the smaller stores like Ted Brown that have managed to hang on for decades.

Sad that I absolutely dread walking into this store these days. It used to be an extremely happy…read moreplace for me. Now I get looked at like I'm trash, not spoken to and completely ignored by employees of this company. I have walked in with $5k budget to buy tour gear with and left to make a Sweetwater music order in the parking lot. Music stores are dying and this one deserves it. If all the other string music stores act the same way I get why Sweetwater is so popular. Just a terrible music shop with really bad employees and mid level gear you're not missing anything.

Appears Archtop.com had a fire and maybe closed, anyway I bought three guitars from them over the…read moreyears and I was happy with all of them. I think his name is Joe. if Joe is out of business, maybe I should open an archtop guitar store.

I happened to be in Seattle in 2019 and also happened to know a friend the owner Joe grew up with,…read moreso I was invited to come and check out the archtops. I found one that was not cheap but still met my limited funds, a pre-war Gibson L-50. I still have it and it sits out ready to be picked up and played each day. We agreed on the selling price and I went away a happy man. But doing the buying via video calls is the usual norm, from what I gather. I would buy again from him when I am ready, more likely via video call and delivery since I'm now living out of WA state.

David is a amazing, he comes to my house and does 5 (yes 5) lessons in a row with kids between the…read moreages of 5-9 and never looses his patience. He always tailors each lesson to the individual and has made my kids love their piano lessons. I would highly recommend this program and especially David to anyone wanting to learn more about music.

Jake is a gifted teacher, arranger and composer whose students ADORE him!read more

Good people with great knowledge and willing to work with you on pricing, buying, selling and…read moretrading.

Go here!!!! Very very helpful and friendly staff. They…read moregenuinely wanted to help me get the best deal and did not try to upsell me on anything, which was a relief. They weren't condescending to me as a beginner either, and gave me the information I needed. Great atmosphere, super chill and laidback. Incredible prices too. I got a fender amp for half the price of what it would be at other shops.

There are really cool four string guitars and ukuleles, all of which can be plugged in to your…read morefavorite amp. Sweet. They are made from cigar boxes, and one was made from a lunch box. Very cool. Playing them without plugging them in makes them very quiet. So you can play them in places where they might not appreciate you plugging it in and turning it up, like maybe your apartment at 2 AM. My only thing is that there are as yet no Tenor Ukuleles. (insert sad face here) I would definitely buy one if there were, but then again I may just get impatient and buy a concert scale uke. There are 6 string versions of the guitar too, but he didn't have any at the market.

The guy selling the guitars has poor customer service skills. Very sarcastic. I would not buy…read moreanything from him.