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Acoustic Music
4.5 ★★★★★ 37 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Chester, Connecticut
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (203) 458-8353
- Website acousticmusic.org
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I stopped in to play some of the nicer acoustics on my journey to buying a better guitar to age with.”
“It shipped fast and was in perfect condition just as described, all set up.”
“I will definitely be looking to them to make my next purchase of an acoustic guitar and mandolin.”
Brands they deal
“Once I’ve tried some of the other guitars I need to cross of my list, I will come back here for a Collings or Martin if those guitars win the next spot in my studio.”
What players say again and again
“The owner was very welcoming and patient with me, sharing knowledge with me and letting me play and feel various instruments.”
“A wonderful guitar store with knowledgeable helpful staff and a very nice selection of professional level guitars.”
“The owner was very welcoming and patient with me, sharing knowledge with me and letting me play and feel various instruments.”
From the reviews
I stopped in to play some of the nicer acoustics on my journey to buying a better guitar to age with. I also brought my Taylor, which needed a slight adjustment. My guitar and I were both treated with the utmost care and respect.
I had one of the most positive guitar store experiences anywhere at Acoustic Music. I called ahead specifying the guitars I was interested in checking out, arrived with them all ready to go in a dedicated room to play them in.
It's a no brainer, seriously. I've been going here since since I was 16, and used to annoy George with my Stephen Stills impressions. He was patient with me, lol. Anyway, this place is and has always been much more than a guitar shop.
A wonderful guitar store with knowledgeable helpful staff and a very nice selection of professional level guitars. Special thanks go to Ian, who went out of his way to make this an overall great experience.
Selling or trading gear at Acoustic Music
Acoustic Music comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Acoustic Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Acoustic Music. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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