Student's opinion: Jackie L.
I am a flute player and…read moreregular customer of Laconia. (I've been taking lessons and playing for over five years and I'm doing NYSSMA level 5, so I kinda need a good teacher; so I went to Laconia). I've tried taking lessons with other people who were just plain out...not good...(no offense other peoples)......and don't even get me started with really unreasonable prices!! For beginner flute lessons?!?! SO, to be honest, I've been spending WAYYYY too much of my time here, I mean, I used to take, what, three lessons here EVERY FRIDAY. Why, you ask? Because I'm rather musical, and their prices are totally affordable! I got my flute fixed twice and got it gold plated for a pretty good price at Laconia. The teachers are very well rounded, and they sure do know their stuff! The owner, Ray, is very knowledgable about musical instruments, and just music itself. He's a very friendly and honest guy. If there is anything to say Laconia, it would be that they are not a business that revolves around money; Laconia is very musical place with friendly people, good prices on rental instruments/lessons, and Ray definitely knows how to fix an instrument! #great #music #place #love #them #thumbs #up :D ^_^
Parent's opinion:
How often can you say, there is an honest music school/center?
The owner, Ray, is a very down-to-earth type of person. My children took numerous lessons at Laconia for quite a few years. Over the years, I had the opportunity to know some of the music teachers as well as the staff.
Overall comment: very friendly and helpful.
We purchased a professional flute, a Haynes, over the summer for my daughter. When she noticed a leak in one of the pads, I went to several reputable/licensed flute repair music shops and the techs said that it needed an OVERHAUL! Granted, it was a used flute and the seller at the reputable place we bought it from (I will not disclosed their name cause the review is for Laconia) in the city, the flute was supposedly "good for many years." It wasn't even a year, eight months to be exact, and she uses her Haynes solely for home. The flute teacher didn't think it needed an overhaul but to check the leak, my instinct flagged something was not right. So, I called Laconia to see if Ray would take a look. He told me to come right in. When I got there, he stopped whatever he was doing, and he remembered I had bought the flute just a few months ago. After several minutes of examining and reexamining the body, his appraisal was that it didn't need an overhaul and there was a leak in one of the pads. He ended up doing minor repair on one of the pads. My daughter played the instrument after that, and guess what, no-more leaks.
Bottom line, if you want an honest second opinion about major repair on your instrument(s), Laconia is a place you may want to go to.
