I have been working with Matt since June 2024. He is extremely knowlegeable about musical genres…read moreas well as the guitar. What sets him above is his dedication to each student and their progress. He loves his music. He loves his students. He lives to bring them together in harmony and joy.

I started my journey with classical guitar many years ago but life got in the way but swore I would…read moreget back into it. Fast forward forty years. I retired and moved to Connecticut to be near my son and his children. I immediately started looking for a teacher. There are lots of teachers, players out there. Some are great teachers not such good players. Some are good are great players not such good teachers. Some say they teach and play classical but can't. I searched for four years and came up short. Finally by luck it was suggested that I talk to Neal. I scheduled a trial appointment and was immediately impressed. Neal plays anything with strings and frets, not well but extremely well! He teaches and plays all styles. His method of teaching matches your pace and style while making it fun with enough progress not to get discouraged. So if you play, want to play or have kids just starting out I would suggest talking to Neal. I promise you will thank yourself. Randy Potts

I've had about 5 different guitar teachers over the years. Neil is the best of all. Some seemed…read morelike they were just following a book where as Neil's lessons were suited to what I needed and wanted to get better at the guitar. Neil is patient and interesting. I look forward to every lesson. John Fiengo.

My son has been taking lessons 2 yrs now and what a fantastic service Mark provides. He truly loves…read morecoming to class and is a better person for it...thank you!

I've been taking lessons with Mark for ~6 months and couldn't be more pleased that I wound up…read moredeciding to take lessons with him. He has a comfortable little space for lessons, with flexible class times, and various pricing packages. The flexible class times are a huge selling point for me as a busy, working professional who may not be able to attend the same class time/day week in and week out. Mark does a fantastic job of breaking down complex concepts into easily consumable learnings to expedite your results/progress. In addition to being an excellent teacher, he graciously helped me navigate the guitar buying process, when I was ready, to make sure that I was getting something that suited my needs, and not overpaying for it. If that isn't enough, he's still active on the local gig circuit and performs fairly regularly, talk about a guy who walks the walk!

Absolutely recommend Joe Mondi. He teaches more than guitars! Patient, knowledgeable and definitely…read moreloves what he does!

We love this school, the staff and the awesome teachers. Our daughter loves going to rehearsals and…read morereally enjoys the camaraderie.

Our kid loves the New Canaan School of Rock! My daughter would not have enjoyed a very strict or…read moretraditional approach to learning an instrument, but looks forward to her lesson and rehearsal every week. She has made friends at SoR too, really nice kids who share her interest in music. Great teachers, supportive atmosphere where kids don't fear failing and learn to keep working on it until they get it.

A terrific experience! Henry is very experienced, knowledgable, and generous. I came in with a…read moreloose strap button that I was unable to access inside through the sound hole and left with it firmly secured, a new bridge saddle, 6 new rosewood string pins, a pin puller, a new tuner, and instructions on how to properly restring the guitar. A truly rewarding visit!

Acoustic Guitar Solutions has worked on five of my guitars- my Taylor 322 and 522e, my Takamine H-5…read moreclassical, and my Yamaha A1R and A5R. He did a thorough examination of each guitar discussing possible improvements with me, including adjusting string heights and neck relief, fashioning custom bone nuts and compensated saddles, lowering the bridge on the Takamine, and doing a full fret leveling and recrowning in two cases. He also fixed one of my guitar cases and offered detailed suggestions about strings... all this in a timely fashion at very reasonable rates compared to the big guitar shops. I highly recommend this business, particularly if you want to deal directly with the person performing the work about improving the playability of your guitars.

Tim is a great resource for all things music and woodwinds. Very easy to get lost in conversation…read morewith him, as he has so many anecdotes and pieces of valuable info. He is most highly experienced with great knowledge to share.

When one owns a nice instrument one of the requirements is to find someone who can maintain it to…read morethe level of the instrument. We have been looking for someone in the area and found Mr. Moran. He is a resource and truly a talented craftsman. When one looks at cost it needs to be measured against the expertise brought to the task--- it is well worth having him make sure an instrument maintains its quality features. Definitely will return and have complete trust in his abilities.

CUSTOMER BEWARE!!!! I had a history of 3 projects with the…read moreGuitar Specialist (Doug Proper). As stated by others, Doug is capable of very exceptional work but it will take 2-3 times longer than stated to get your instrument returned. I was for several years a loyal customer, sang Doug's praises and referred others to his business. BUT, when I brought my 3d guitar, he gave me a long list of work it needed and he said it would take 12 months to complete. Every few months I would reach out to follow-up on the progress and was told the work was delayed due to "accident/injury" "illness of himself or family member"(which I was told during all 3 of my projects) or that he discovered other issues with the guitar that had to be corrected. He described for me in great detail the "neck reset" he had to do in very small increments, a gouge in the top under the bridge that had to be carefully refilled and many other "surprise" issues. AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS OF WAITING AND A LONG LIST OF EXCUSES AND HIDDEN ISSUES, I insisted on seeing the guitar for him to show me what was happening. Doug got immediately defensive and verbally challenging so I knew something was wrong. Once he realized I insisted on inspecting the guitar, he then said I needed to pick up the guitar and he would fully return my deposit, even though I offered to pay him for the work he had done. He angrily insisted on returning my full deposit. When I arrived, he insisted on taking the original work order and refused to open the case and show me the work that was done and the work still needed. He demanded I leave immediately with his wife present and adding demeaning comments. When I arrived home I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE ONLY THING DONE IN 2 AND 1/2 YEARS WAS REMOVAL OF THE BRIDGE. NO WORK WAS DONE. When I contacted Doug and asked why did he lie to me for 2 and 1/2 years? Why would he do this a good customer who never gave him a problem or withheld work payments? He couldn't or wouldn't tell me why. BUT HE DID EMAIL ME A LIST OF MANY THINGS THAT HE CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE WORK ON THE GUITAR WHICH OF COURSE WAS NEVER NEEDED, DONE OR TOLD TO ME PREVIOUSLY. Since that experience, I have heard from other guitar owners that they have had similar experiences and that some have even taken legal action. SORRY FOR THE LONG STORY, BUT MY HOPE IS THAT NO OTHER PERSON WILL GO THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE. Turned out good for me, I found a very experienced vintage Martin restorer who said the guitar ONLY NEEDED a neck reset which was done and the guitar is spectacular. The restoration cost $600 instead of the $3200 for the many not-needed issues the Guitar Specialist (Doug Proper) insisted he to be done to make the guitar right. CUSTOMER BEWARE

This is an older repair job when he was back in his old digs. It was a repair on a Taylor 612C…read more When I brought it in he showed me the starting gap between the bridge and the body and the ever so slight waver in the neck. He reglued the bridge and leveled the neck and the finished results were amazing...even for a guitar notoriously having an amazing neck. The finished job was $1400 (with strings) which was nearly half of what I paid for the guitar. But great workmanship is great workmanship. Yes, he takes forever and only will schedule X amount of work until new time becomes available. So make sure this is not your main instrument that you need to record next month with. I trust his workmanship but it rivals ordering a new custom hand made guitar these days. It might take years to see it. Make sure your heirs know where the receipt is kept. They might be picking the guitar up!