Cassandra strings is a wonderful store for stringed instruments. We stumbled upon them via the…read moreelementary school, when it came time to rent an instrument for our son. They were one of 2 choices for cello rental and luck of the draw, we picked them. From what I've read, many of these rental companies are dis-honest. Not so with Cassanda Strings - very reputable, providing great quality and customer service at a fair price. We have been with them for 2.5 years and have no complaints. They are also able to provide info on local string music teachers to those who are interested. Yes, I recommend them. Yes, I return to them.

Great place to go for rental or purchase of string instruments and lessons are great too!!read more

Sorry, but this is the worst GC location I've ever visited…read more - The store is really messy. Boxes stacked up in the showroom and random items tossed around. - I counted 4 employees, all just standing around. - Their products there are broken. Effect pedals that make noise, guitars with bad wiring. - When I told an employee that the pedal I was trying out was faulty he just put it back in the case to sell to someone else.

Visited this place several times from December 23rd '11 to the 30th. And my experience was one of…read morehit and miss. This was also my very first time visiting any Guitar Center since I live in Hawaii and they don't have any stores there. I went there to buy a guitar for my son, and since they have a big inventory I figured that would be the best place for him to try some and decide which one he likes. The staff was friendly and gave us room to try different guitars. After my son played one he liked I put it on lay away so they could remove it off the floor for me to pick up later. I go in later that day to pick up the guitar (didn't tell my son I was going to buy it as a Christmas present) and I also buy a practice amp, a strap, a clip-on tuner, and hard case. In other words, it was a decent sale. So I tried to negotiate some sort of discount by asking if they could throw a guitar gig bag or setup with the purchase. The employee said sure, for $25 for the setup and $45 for the gig bag. Most guitar places offer free setups upon purchase of a guitar, I expected GC to be any different., also most entry level guitars come with a gig bag. It was disappointing especially after such a decent sale. I tried the guitar and decide that the factory setup is not bad if a bit on the low action side so I passed on the setup, and the gig bag. After I get back to my son's home I realize I was sold the wrong case, this was upsetting because the idea was to put the guitar inside the case and surprise him. I go back to GC and they apologized for selling me the wrong case and the bad news were that they didn't have a case that would fit that guitar (Jackson King V) so I had no choice but to order one and wait four days to come in. This time the employee gave me a $20 discount because of all the trouble. I should of asked for cash but I was ok with putting the credit in a GC gift card. So the three stars are because of the spotty customer service, otherwise this is a great place to come browse music instruments, it feels like a musician's candy store that's for sure. Just don't expect stellar customer service or paying anything less than sticker price.

Called the store to see about how I might learn to play with arthritis, they were pretty busy and…read morethe phone rang a ton meaning they were swamped. The guy that answered was Dan and he was super helpful, you know they were ruined with calls and customers with how long it took to answer but he acted like he couldn't be more happy to be of help. A+++ I'll go out of my way to buy any gear here as a result. There was nothing for the guy to gain and he acted like I was buying 100k worth of gear. Good hire GC!

I ordered a bass guitar online, the delivery driver dropped it as he was dropping it off. I went to…read moreguitar center Algonquin, they went above and beyond to get me a replacement. Best location I've been to so far!

Great place to go. If you are looking for a new guitar or strings, music lessons, or even a banjo…read morego see Jimmy. He can look like a scary guy behind the counter but that is so far from the truth. He is an amazing guy. So friendly and helpful to everyone. Honest business man and great music lessons. Two of my kids take lessons here and they love it. It is always great to sit there and hear them playing and see Jimmy interact with the customers who visit this Gem. Go check it out if you need lessons or just need new strings. Support the little local guys like Jimmy.

Very friendly and fun music store with lots of used and vintage gear for sale.read more

I cannot say enough great things about Cambridge Lakes Studios. My daughter has been taking piano…read morelessons here for over a year now. She has taken lessons with Val and Yukiko, who are both outstanding! They're very patient with her, but also demand her to do her best which I truly appreciate. They are talented musicians whose passion is to teach, and it shows. Lessons are structured so that they're not too overwhelming, but just challenging enough. Thank you for all that you do for our kids!

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Highly Recommend, I am an adult that wanted to learn a hard song on the piano. I didn't know how…read moreto read music or play any instrument. They did a great job of teaching me at my pace to accomplish my goal.

From the owner: JC's Guitars & Music Lessons is best known for professional, private music education for children…read moreand adults in instruments such as Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele, and all Brass and Woodwind instruments. We have an amazing staff of teachers with formal music education backgrounds.

Mary Jo is awesome. I heard she is great with kids and beginners, but I know she is fantastic with…read moreadvanced amateurs like myself. She not only helps with technique, but she is great at digging into and explaining the nuances of interesting pieces, helping you bring them alive, if you want to go beyond mechanical playing. She's very friendly, supportive, professional, flexible, and reliable. I can't but recommend her highly for adults.

Mary Jo is more than we could have asked for in a piano teacher. She is a great piano teacher:…read morekind, engaging with our children, encouraging, fun, and punctual. She quickly assessed the skill level and attention span of our children and established appropriate lesson plans for each. Most importantly, our children are learning to play the piano and loving it!

I had an issue with the G string on my Les Paul, where it sounded dead. I took it two other local…read moreguitar stores and they said that was just how a Les Paul it is. I disagreed. Stopped by Dr. Woods on a whim and mentioned it to Jeff, he said bring it in. He looked and listened to the Guitar and said he could fix. WOW, next day service and $20.00 later the issue is resolved. He recut the nut slot, adjusted the bridge and noticed the high E was a little dead as well and recut that nut slot as well. I cannot recommend them enough. Jeff listened to my concern and did not just pass it off.

I stopped in today with my grandson and traded in his A style mandolin on an F-style Kentucky…read moremandolin and baggs pickup, I was impressed with the selection of guitars and the great service, I wish I lived closer, I'd shop there every time over GC. Thanks Gents Two happy customers.

My toddler is part of one of the early childhood classes at Encore. I highly recommend checking…read morethem out! Miss Allison is so great with the babies and toddlers. Once a week, my toddler is engaged in music and dance-- I love it and so does she!

My 11 year old daughter loves taking classes here. She had taken both violin and piano. Her…read moreinstructor is amazing. If you want a highly talented teacher who will have patience, understanding, and warmth, Tom Voss is the teacher for you. As long as he's teaching here, we will never go anywhere else.

Aso a Great Music School for Adults!…read more I started taking voice lessons from Jennifer about two years ago. Although I had some music background, I really didn't know anything about singing and she patiently brought me from not knowing chest voice and head voice to being able to confidently sing throughout my entire range. There were times I really struggled with understanding singing and Jennifer was always patient and encouraging. And I get to spend some time each lesson working on singing any song I'd like to work on. That's fun! I play keyboards and guitar in some local bands, and sing backup, and I've gotten a lot of feedback about how much my singing has improved since I started taking lessons from Jennifer. I feel like my lessons with her are my secret weapon for getting really good at singing! I thought that music schools were mainly geared towards children, but the quality of instruction was way more than adequate for learning voice as an adult and helping me with the singing I currently do professionally. I definitely recommend the Schaumburg School of Music in general, and Jennifer in particular, to anyone who wants to learn an instrument or learn or develop their singing voice. Even people who already sing professionally!

Horrible place.Purchased a gift certificate for 4 lessons and was only able to schedule 3 out of…read morethe 4 because apparently they have a policy of one lesson a week that they don't inform you about from the beginning. Called and talked to Marjorie and she had the audacity to ask me if I'm looking for a free class? No I'm looking for a class I already paid for. Seems like in this place the rules change based on who you're talking to and could be different from one person to another. Just a horrible experience all together. We we looking to purchase more classes for our daughter but based on how Marjorie handled this situation we will take our business somewhere else.