Kyle has been teaching my daughter piano for two years and I'm amazed with how she has progressed…read more Our goal for her was to learn to play the piano and gain more music appreciation, but had no idea Kyle would not only get her to this level so quickly, he instills a sense of pride in his students, and makes lessons fun! Our five year old son just started with Kyle virtually and I'm again so impressed with w much he has learned in just three weeks! And virtually! Kyle is a true genius music teacher

Kyle is a gifted musician and vocalist. He has been teaching both of my children over the last…read moreseveral years, and he is a wonderful piano teacher. He has the right mix of discipline, patience and humor to keep students of all ages engaged in learning and appreciating music. In addition to piano, he also helped my daughter and her friend prepare a vocal song for their school talent show. It has been amazing to watch my children grow as musicians - and they look forward to seeing Mr. Kyle every week. Thanks Kyle!

Brad Prentice was remarkably helpful, knowledgeable, and patient with us as we shopped for a…read moredigital piano. Highly recommended.

Kenny Pham has tuned my piano twice now. He is focused and meticulous and really cares about…read moreresults. Highly recommend him as a piano tuner.

Eric is a very knowledgeable and conscientious professional. I brought an amp to him that was not…read moreworking, and he quickly diagnosed the issue. Pricing was very fair and competitive as well. I highly recommend working with Eric for amplifier repair or anything else guitar related.

Got back into playing after a thirty year hiatus. Eric took in an old Squire Strat and made it play…read morelike new!! Excellent work, very reasonable prices, and quick turn around. Would definitely recommend!!

It's always a pleasure to visit this store. It's beautifully decorated with laid back classical…read moremusic playing in the background. I went there last year to rent a violin for my son. The price was much lower than other places that I've looked up. Considering the violin looks like it's very fragile, I also purchased the insurance for it. There was a lower price for long term rentals, as opposed to the monthly rentals. We took the 12 months rental which allowed my son to option to play during the summer when schools out. Unfortunately that strategy never panned out. Returning it at the end of our contract was quick and easy. Hand it in, he did a quick check and I was out the door in less than 10min TLDR; I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to rent a string instrument for their kids. Employees are very knowledgeable and professional

Great shop, efficient and knowledgeable. It is definitely busy the week after school starts,…read morebecause that's when everyone goes to get their violins. Good prices for rentals.

I was grabbing dinner next door when I remembered that I needed to get my daughter fitted for her…read morevery first violin. I walked in and within fifteen minutes my daughter was fitted and we were able to walk away with a beginner violin + starter pack. Customer service was very straight forward and they have made the entire process very easy for the back to school set. If you know your size you can even order in advance online and pick up. Pricing is $10 for a three month trial and goes up after that (tbh I don't know the price but I guess YOLO?!?). Here's to my daughter's future orchestra career. Cheers!

I had a hard time finding this store, and almost gave up thinking it was closed or had moved. The…read moreGPS took me to a side of a building. I finally just walked around the area to find it. It has a small sign that does not catch my eye and is between a nail spa and a "cleaners". After all that I walked in expecting very little. A guy asked if I needed help and as I was still slightly miffed that it took me so long to find the place, I blew him off semi-politely. He kept asking and started joking but I wanted to hang on to being miffed a bit longer so I told him no thanks and continued to walk around. I found what I was looking for - piano music - but during this timeframe a young lady came in looking for an electric guitar. The guy behind the desk went right to work helping her, even though she tried to initially push him off as well. Within minutes he had helped her pick a guitar for the sound she was looking for, they were both sitting down and jamming, and he was showing her easier ways to transition between certain chords she was playing. Wow. The young man's name is Jessie. Absolute gold.

My son has taken drum lessons elsewhere for over a year. And has only learned patterns. We came to…read moreSchool of Rock and he learned so much in just a few weeks! How to set up his drums. The idea of ear plugs for his sensitive ears. Picking out songs he likes so he can learn them with other kids. His teacher is great! And he is really enjoying it! The lessons are twice a week so it keeps drumming in his head. It feels like he is on his way to be in a kid band instead of stuck in a sound proof room playing patterns. We are very happy with the whole experience. The office manager is professional, smart and well organized. The teachers are talented and good to the kids. We will be here for a while! I look forward to my son's concerts in the future! PS - we have been to several concerts performed by a plethora of students. Very cool. Great experience!!

I don't understand this place. I got an initial call back to discuss how the place works, but then…read morescheduling a trial lesson was like pulling teeth-- calling, emailing, finally texting. Took forever. Got to the trial lesson only to be told the person we'd worked so hard to get wasn't available so it's with so-and-so. Uh. Fine, but we picked the other person for a reason. And booked another trial with the original teacher, only to get to THAT lesson and realize it's still not the instructor we'd been aiming for. While sitting during the lesson, another student walked in and was told "oh so-and-so is no longer with us so this other person will be your teacher today." What? So you're not told ahead of time? (The mom asked when they'd known this teacher was leaving and it was two weeks prior, but they didn't bother to give anyone notice.) I find it strange that you pay in advance for these situations. Anyway. It's too poorly managed for me, which is too bad because it is certainly a great concept.

From a customer service standpoint - these folks are awesome! They really went above and beyond to…read moreanswer my questions. I was greeted right away when I entered the establishment. I had some pieces of jewelry from an ex-boyfriend I no longer wanted so I decided to get some cash for them. Transaction was quick, friendly, and I was out the door in less than twenty minutes. Although I didn't get what I thought the jewelry was worth - they were at least fair in offering what gold was going for at that time. They are a business too, so I understood from their perspective they needed to make money as well. I will definitely shop here again.

Unbelievably rude staff. Incompetent. Impatient. Disrespectful…read more I was there for about 20 minutes and saw 3 people walk out because of how rude the staff was. And then I ended up doing the same thing. Oh also, they lowball the sh*t out of you. They were offering me $400 for over $4,000 worth of jewelry. SCAM.

My kids take piano and violin classes. They love their teachers, all of them are great performers…read moreand excellent motivators. The school is well equipped and counts with an app where we, the parents, could manage our kids' classes, makeups, and information. The cost of the classes reflects the level of professionals teaching.

My daughter has been enjoying her voice lessons and I can hear her improving! She works with Jewel…read moreonce a week for her lessons.

This place is great, yet "4 stars amazing" as Yelp promoted me with would feel like embellishing…read more Anyway, Jammin Java is a very fun music venue in northern Virginia with a great take on this crust pizza and very good food. The staff is super attentive and friendly. The acoustics and set up for shows (we were there for Marielle Kraft and Blu eyes) is excellent. I do kind of wish the seating area was a bit bigger and better situated for pairs of people-- it's one table of two and then three tables for six people--but that's a nitpick.

SCAM! They sold me $100 tickets to enjoy Plaza Stage at Nationals Park. There was no show!!! It was…read moremoved to Howard Theatre and they never told anyone. NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO HOWARD THEATRE! SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM The epitome of bait and switch, which is illegal. DO NOT TRUAT THIS PLACE!

Al, is an amazing luthier, who is able to work wonders on all types of electric guitar, from an…read moreEpiphone Emperor I Joe Pass model (hollow body) to a solid body Agile Pendulum Elite 92527. The Ephiphone needed a complete overhaul of the electronics (pickups and controls) and a setup of the strings afterwards since a new piezo bridge was also installed. Prior to this work, the pots were quite noisy, and there were issues with the 1/4" output where it was also crackly depending upon movement. The pickups were replaced with a fairly standard set of Seymour Duncans (SH-2N and SH-4B), the wiring harness was removed and replaced with a much quieter (read shielded) setup, new pots and a new 1/4" output jack. The sound of this instrument while plugged in has drastically improved and now has a bit more versatility when it comes to live and studio usage. There was a little less work with the Agile solid body, where it needed to be updated with stacked pots in order to give a more Gibson-esque control layout of two volumes and two tone pots (one pair for each pickup) to replace the standard master volume, master tone. This allows the guitar to have more tonal variation, especially when both pickups are in use. In both cases the work was done promptly and with an expected series of charges. Al is probably one of the better luthiers when it comes to communications (including pictures) on what is going on with the respective job orders. Like the others on this board, I highly recommend your repair/setup work come his way.

I was looking for a luthier to help out with resizing the drill holes in my guitar so I could…read morereplace the bridge. Al not only quoted me a very reasonable price but made some very helpful recommendations that I wound up having him work on doing the complete upgrade and set up, all within my budget. His attention to detail and thoroughness made my guitar turn out way better than I could hope. Am very happy with the results and the fast turn around. Would use again.