I worked as a cello teacher for Solo Classic for two years, and I genuinely love how dedicated Solo Classic and their teachers are to growing a strong musical community for the local students. They're always striving to provide the best musical education they can, and their passion and care for the musical community they've built was an honor to contribute to. I've also always been super impressed with the quality of their cellos that my students have rented from them, especially the amount of resonance they produce. It's rare to be able to have quality sounding instruments available for beginner students, and in all the years I've been teaching cello, I've never had students with consistently well set up instruments until I started working at Solo Classic. I highly recommend renting instruments and signing up for lessons with them. read more

I had an extremely bad experience with their service . The receptionist was rude and not telling the truth

We rented a violin for 2 years from this location. We are very happy with the service. Definitely recommend it!

This is the only local store where the owner is a professional violin maker. Per my conversation Roumen , he is a graduate from Chicago School of Violin making. All the instruments at the store are custom set up for optimal playability. You cant beat the price for the quality you are getting. Last week left my bow to be rehaired and as usual he did an outstanding job. A friend of mine plays for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and he referred me to this local family shop. Keep up the good job guys!!! read more

I absolutely love everyone at Solo Classic. I've been taking singing lessons here for years and in the past have taken guitar lessons. I'm happy to have found such a wonderful place!! All the teachers are very knowledgeable and patient. The owners Dani and Roumen are soooo friendly and accommodating. I couldn't imagine myself going anywhere else! read more

The only reason why i did not give them 5 stars is because they randomly take off hours. Do yourself a favor and call ahead of time to make sure they are not closed randomly or the owners are working when you need quotes on major repairs. Thus is still one of the best violin repair shops in the suburbs. They did an excellent job repairing my 80 year old violin. It had a few cracks in it that they sealed up. read more

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I cannot comment on their product because they did not have the inventory to offer us for our child, but the service experience was sub par. We asked for a recommendation since he wasn't able to fulfill our needs and he wouldn't give us any stating it was impossible to refer us to a competitor. If you are unable to provide us with product..shouldn't you provide us with somewhere else to go? I know some of you may think that's fine, but to me, if you want to be a trusted business and somewhere I would go to in the future, then give me some direction. I may come back for other things in the future...but now you're getting none of my business (as little as that might be) read more

We have been with Solo Classic for years for both of our children. We got to know Solo Classic as a rental company for the kids' orchestra instruments, but later signed them up for individual classes for violin and guitar. The owners are wonderful and attentive. The teachers are dedicated and really know how to work with children, how to encourage them and propel them forward without feeling pressured. Thank you so much for everything, we love Solo Classic! read more

My child's school offered two vendors to check out for upcoming orchestra in the fall. Decided to go with Solo Classic and am very pleased with that decision. Was welcoming and very helpful from the start. They double checked sizing for the instrument, and I then filled out a quick rental form with some basic information. Solo Classic delivers the instrument to school for you and you pay the 10 month rental fee in advance. This fee includes instrument insurance and is very reasonable. Overall, process was super quick and easy. read more

My 15 year old has been taking music lessons for more than four years. Today we had wonderful Holiday recital which store organizes occasionaly. So far I have been very pleased with their service. On several occasions we needed emergency set up/adjustment, and Rumen as always did great job without. read more

Do not believe the other two reviews. My wife called them for a phone interview before enrolling our daughter to a violin class. The person answered the phone was rude and unprofessional. For example, we asked how often you have recital, they said "everywhere". We asked if it means church or shopping center or what you mean by that. They said "we can't tell you", then go on "we are busy and we have other calls" and she went on "come and sign up the class we can tell you more"!!!! We shop around, it seems their price is lower than other music school but other school music schools seems more professional and nice to talk to. read more

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman... This is what Solo Classic stands for .... Amazing place to seek music & solace as I believe "Music is strongest form of Magic". The tutors are amazing, my cousins & I took few hours of training here and plan to go sometime soon again for our next sessions ... I would highly recommend this place as we all know world's most famous and popular language is music smile emoticon .... Cheers ! read more

I have been a student at solo classic for about 3 years now, and I cannot express how much this place has helped me over the past years. The staff are very welcoming and I enjoy being around them when I go to recitals or events. The teachers are all passionate and enjoy teaching. The instruments are crafted with masterful skill and talent. The overall vibe of the place is great. 5 Stars. read more

We rented a cello from Solo Classics for about 3 years. The instruments are fine for beginners and intermediate students. Rental costs and insurance is competitive with other stores. My biggest gripe with Solo Classics is that they are a very disorganized operation, simple transactions will zap you of your patience . . . I absolutely hated having to go in there. Renting a cello is a big investment I would recommend looking elsewhere before going to Solo Classics. read more

The people who work here are very nice. I have my violin lessons here weekly. They always are very sweet, and I always enjoy coming here.

I am giving this a 1 star but I guess its really a 0 star. I am generally a chilled out person and little things never bother me-part of life! However this facility is singularly the worst customer service experience I have ever had in my life. The establishment is highly disorganized, mismanaged and the staff is ill-trained. They shared no information on their policies then instead blamed me for not following the policy. I requested for pay as you go classes until the owner was back which the staff agreed to do. The owner returned and went ballistic blaming me for asking making such a request even after I explained to her that her staff agreed to my request and was not aware that pay as you go option was not feasible. The level of rudeness was frankly astounding and quite upsetting. I am surprised they treat paying customers so poorly... read more

I needed local violin repair place for my son's violin bow. I was recommended to go to Solo Classics for a bow re-hairing and possible repair of a warped bow. I was also looking to purchase a second violin. Though the shop looked nice, the behavior of the owners, Dani & Roman, was shady. This was the impression that I got: * Dani asked if we were from the local schools in the area and I told her we were not. * Roman's reasoning why the bow was slightly warped was due to the type of wood used. He said that light wood bows had a tendency to warp more. He said he would leave it alone as long as it does not affect my son's playing, I believed him, after all he is a violin maker and he seems to be running a good business in the Lincolnshire area. * They both spoke in their language in my presence and Dani kept interrupting when Roman was trying to explain the condition of the bow. * When Roman was looking for a second violin to be purchased, Dani followed him and spoke to him in their language for a long time. It just did not look professional and started so signs of shady dealings! He brought us a beat up violin and told us it was $250! My son tried it out and said it was awful! We promptly said we were not interested in it. Anyway, I decided to leave the bow to be re-haired. This was not a difficult job and for the price of $40 I felt it was okay. My suspicion was more with Dani than Roman at this point as he seemed he was being coaxed in some way. We were definitely not going to purchase a violin from them, but a bow re-hair was fine. After getting back the bow however, my son's violin teacher noticed something strange about the bow hair; it was discolored and yellowed at the tip area. Apparently the color of a newly haired bow should be uniform. On closer and detailed inspection of the bow, my son's teacher said it looks like Roman swapped around the hair from where it is most warned from (the frog) and put it at the tip either from the existing bow hair it came with or from another bow! When I found this out, I immediately called Roman. He was defensive and said that I did not know what I was talking about; that my son's violin teacher did not know what she was talking about; that she was not a violin making like he was. I had enough and passed the phone to the violin teacher and she could not believe the deceit! There was nothing for her to gain; she was just noticing the truth! Roman said I can return to have the bow re -re-haired. No, we will not be going back there! The next day I called the violin shop from where I purchased the bow originally (a respected up state NY violin Co) to discuss what can be done with this bow. With regards to bow's wrap I told them what Roman said about that. They told me the type of wood used - light or dark wood has nothing to do with a bow becoming warped - all their bows were made of the same wood and varnished to be light or darker! Though it would be more of a hassle to return the bow to up-state NY and have it repaired, I now see that it is worth it as respect and trust matters most. Lesson learned. read more

I rent the violins and my kids use to take violin classes with Solo. Both Dani and Roman are very kind and professional. Roman always fixed the violin in a timely manner and Dani is willing to solve the problem by all means. I am satisfied with their product and service and would like to recommend solo to people. read more

I just wanted to give an alternate viewpoint from someone who visited Solo Classic. I stopped in to return my son's instrument.We didn't take lessons at Solo Classic but rented the instrument for a school program. I waited patiently while the women at the front desk yelled at someone on her cell phone and stared at her computer. Then after 5 min of waiting, she stayed on her cell phone and asked what I wanted. When I said I was simply returning my son's instrument she asked me to wait while she continued to talk on her phone. Soon after, the gentleman in the back came out to help me. She argued w/him when he tried to go on her computer to retrieve my information but he was able to pull up my account. When she finished her cell phone conversation she inquired why I was returning his instrument. I simply said that he played piano and had other interests so he wasn't continuing w/his viola. Instead of simply facilitating my return, she began to forcefully tell me how I shouldn't let my son quit. I politely smiled and let her continue on her rant and then she began to berate me for 'allowing my son to be a quitter". I'm not sure why I engaged in a further discussion w/her but I simply said I had other children and have worked with them on their passions/interests and was allowing him to do the same w/piano/sports, etc. She then got indignant and began to compare her children to mine and how they had Master's degrees in music and how I shouldn't be parenting the way I was. I am still in shock that a complete stranger would insert her opinion in such a rude fashion to a patron of her business! After she went on for a few more minutes I asked her to please stop yet she continued on her critique of me and my decision. Finally the gentleman processed my return and I said I was going to let other people know (via yelp) about the encounter/experience I had with Solo Classic. I really wanted to share this so hoping that she knows that behavior was not appropriate and shouldn't be acceptable in a business. I feel that if you have a choice in rental businesses for an instrument, you should go elsewhere. I wasn't able to give zero stars but I would've if they allowed it. read more