I am just leaving modern music and have to share my experience. I walked in and was immediately…read moregreeted by Zach. He asked how he could help me and I explained I had an older trumpet to sell. Zach called William over and William gave it a good inspection, call for second opinion and came back with a very fair offer. I am happy to be able to get a little bit of money for it and that someone else will have a chance to play it. I think it's a win for all. I would highly recommend modern music as I think they are a very reputable and honest business.

Zach's knowledge and helpfulness cannot be understated. Zappa poster in the back was great too.read more

Veteran's Day, I'm playing Taps in 45 minutes at a nearby cemetery. Very special veteran, built…read moreair strips on embattled Pacific Islands during World War II as a SeeBee, lived a century and passed away last year. I grabbed my cornet WITHOUT valve oil in my case. I HAVE to apply valve oil before I play, it's a thing. I only find out I have no valve oil when I arrive, but thanks to YELP I find a music store that's only 12 minutes away. Thank you YELP. As I'm hopping out of the car and walking to the front entrance, I open up YELP to check in and notice it doesn't open for 10 minutes. A second horrified surprise, but as I'm standing in front of the locked door the owner walked up on the other side and opened up early for me. Quickly, well sort of quickly, sold me a bottle of Al Cass valve oil (it's one of the better brands) for a reasonable price and I was able to properly honor a special vet at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

I absolutely love Uncle Jon's. Jon Sr. I believe is the man that has worked on a few on my guitars…read more His work is exceptional and price friendly! He has fixed my Fender Strat when I thought it was beyond repair, he tuned up my PRS, and he completely hooked up my Ollandac. I had the Ollandoc custom made and when it arrived it needed lots of work. He adjusted the nut, straighten the neck, installed new Duncan 59 pickups on both the neck and bridge. The pick ups were a bit tricky because they are the 4 conductor model that needed to be wired up for straight humbucker, split coil, and parallel switching. UJM is the only place I trust to touch my babies and she sounds amazing now! The work is done fast, correct, cost effective, and you can tell they take pride in their work. Love the fact that they don't try to up sell you and they give great advise. Give the small guys a chance and stay away from big shop retailers that only care about $$$$. The staff if friendly and fun to talk too, UJM has a customer for life and I recommend them to anyone I talk too! Well done UJM!

First rate staff up front and excellent support staff in the back. You can get all your music needs…read moremet at Ellman's. From renting, buying, having your instrument fixed, to taking lessons, they do it all and have years of experience.

I was new in band and I got my trombone in the store to rent which I loved and it was so clean with…read morethat new instrument smell. They got all kinds of instruments and the staff was nice. Although I had a teacher who was mean and wasn't nice. He was nice when you meet him but when you get to know you, he's rude and gives you a attitude and he's the other reason why I quit band. His name was Luke Mallicore or something of his last name. I have a cleft pallet and he always sounded annoyed when I try to explain to him that I can't reach to certain high notes and he tells me not to do something with my mouth even though that's the only way for me to play my trombone. I wouldn't recommend to have classes with him.

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! (Sorry it took me THIS long to pat the review ;) I treated in my dad's old…read moreguitar (few long back) and bought this gorgeous thing I now named "Fuji San" (ふじさん） the staff are super duper friendly and knowledgeable - although I didn't get to meet their awesome manager Steve, but from what I heard on the phone he is a great guy!!! Go there my music loving friend, this little shop's got everything you need! From guitar, ukuleles, electric guitar and much more!!!! I'm so glad I found this place! Thank you for existing! Keep up the great work!

very rude on the phone. My phone glitched so I had to call a second time and was hund up on before…read moreI could speak. And was yelled at after I tried to call again.‍ I don't know if whoever I was talking to thought is was a prank our something but trust me no one is trying to prank call a music store lol

Fantastic people, excellent service, and extremely patient! My youngest decided to start learning…read moreviolin. While we're a very musical family, violin isn't an instrument we're very familiar with so I had lots (and lots) of questions. They were very warm and reassuring. We met the owner and luthier, and both were genuinely kind and helpful. They helped us get everything we needed and went above and beyond in every way.

We have been using Austin's Violin Shop for our violin rentals and purchases for the last 8 years…read moreand have always been so well cared for! The instruments have always been great quality and the service phenomenal!

My daughter has been taking drum lessons at a local music school for 2+ years and we were happy for…read morethe most part. We heard about Spevak and signed her up to take lessons here as well. She has only been through 3 lessons but she really likes it. She is in a class of 6..so time will tell how she will progress vs private lessons (which they do offer). We visited their Christmas recital and were very impressed. The offer a wide range of percussion instruments...not just snare & drum set. Recitals are also plus as she has never had the opportunity to publicly perform at the other school. This is a family run business and are very friendly, genuine folks. They even assembled my daughters Christmas drum set and tuned them as a courtesy because we're customers.

We have had two of our children take lessons with Vern. I cannot say enough about him, his talent…read moreOR how much he pours into each and every student! My sons were not doing well in school, however, after starting percussion lessons, they achieved higher grades overall and easily made the top bands after rigorous auditions (Vern helps with that, as well as IMEA, etc). Vern took interest in our boys beyond what anyone could expect. His facility is stellar! He has many, many instruments and a performance facility beyond compare. Each student is in the "spotlight" several times per year at recitals. This is a teacher who not only is a master at his craft (drumming), but a master motivator and instructor!

Plainfield School of Rock has proven itself to be a wonderfully inclusive and inviting business for…read moreour town. The owner is wonderful and the historic building it's in is such a great location!

Love coming here with my 5 year old son! He loves going to class here and actually learns about…read moremusic. We love the fact that they get to learn a variety of instruments and see what they really like. Staff is very nice and create a safe place for all kids. Great job School of Rock!

Don't believe their voicemail hours. Drove an hour to find a note on the door letting everyone know…read morethey were closed on a Friday (not a holiday). Now I get to drive another hour to get home and still have to come back. Really sucks that you can't update your voicemail to reflect your actual hours.

Nice place, nice people. Nice selection of instruments. It's obvious that they care about what they…read moredo.