As a former student of Phil's, I highly recommend he's the one to teach you how to play guitar…read more Even if you already know what you're doing, he has a talented skill in both playing the guitar and teaching the art of playing the guitar to better enhance your skill.

Our son is having a great time and improving by leaps and bounds! Phil is great!read more

Our son has been doing lessons with David for over two months now and we all have had a fantastic…read moreexperience. David is well-rounded and teaches many instruments, which gives him a great advantage with instructing how to perform in an ensemble. David often plays with his students to give them that experience while learning particular skills or pieces. David also has a wonderful laid-back and creative approach to teaching. He teaches the core skills and structure but also allows space for riffing and just having fun with the instruments. I feel this has made a huge difference in our son's experience. His confidence and joy has soared learning with David and he eagerly looks forward to his lessons. Thank you, David!

Mr Schnittman has been an exceptional teacher to my son whom has special needs, his learning is…read morechallenging, and Mr Music :) endless patience and consideration has made my son even more passionate about playing his guitar like a true beetle. For the first time my son looks forward to his class and practice everyday without being asked to. Thank you Mr Schnittman, people like you makes a difference specially in our small community.

Michelle Moyer runs a great program for vocal music for children. She has classes for beginners,…read moreintermediate and advanced performers and gives kids the chance to shine on stage. The kids learn some choreography for each performance as well. She also offers Music Together classes for little ones and I heard she'll be starting a music exploration class for kids who love music but aren't ready or willing to perform on stage.

Reviewing as a total music novice family. We needed to rent a violin for my 5th grader for…read moreorchestra. We could not have been more helpful, patient and kind helping us set up a rental. Similarly, when we made the return at the end of the school year, the process was seamless! Highly recommend!

Just bought a ukelele from here to keep practicing as a beginner, they have good intro/beginner…read morepieces up to more expensive and studier pieces. The range I saw was from sale items at 49.99 up to 200+, they have a good, moderate amount of choices at each level, with different brands and accompanying acessories! My ukelele is a soprano, a great beginner ukelele I was practicing with, got it for $75 with tax and a carrying bag included in my purchase, if I remember correctly, tag price was $69.99 I did ask if there was something similar to a brand/type of ukelele I started my practice with but I was then getting sold onto the more expensive pieces that I didn't have experience with and didn't ask for so that was a miss for me. Wish I got more of a relevant recommendation but the workers were sweet, they let us browse by ourselves for a good amount of time before stepping in (which good for me because I needed time to think, compare, and browse). When we went, there were a handful of other customers inside the store, it's located in a small shopping center but the store is bigger inside than it appears on the outside. The parking situation was just okay, not bad, could use a tad bit more space, we went ~1p the parking lot was full minus 2-3 spots but I noticed cars came and went from the time we got there until we left so it seems like there's a couple spots free at any given time due to the traffic coming in and out for small errands. Lots of instruments and accessories to be found inside and the workers seem to be happy to help find what is needed! Pretty well organized inside to find what you need on your own though, I was able to find the ukeleles quickly.

Native Bay Area resident and have always heard of Gryphon. Never had a guitar that needed a setup…read moreI couldn't do. Took my Martin Sc-10 for a setup due to high action after purchasing it used and the shim system they use. Went in to talk and Bryan took my guitar in and was very informative about the service. Guitar was ready promptly and when I went to pick it up Paul greeted me very kindly and we had a great conversation about the Bay Area old days and Skip Spence. My guitar action was perfect. Can't say enough kind words about this place. Highly recommend their service and a visit to the store. Beautiful acoustic guitars.

I definitely would recommend entrusting the work done on my guitar/Ukulele to the luthiers and the…read morefine folks at Gryphon. The Luthiers are fine craftsmen who enjoy their work and it shows speaking with them and viewing gorgeous instruments displayed on the walls and around the showroom. A definite one stop shop for high end string instruments