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Bill Hardin Music
4.3 ★★★★☆ 59 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Macon, Georgia
Store stocking acoustic and electric guitars, plus orchestral instruments and accessories.
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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (478) 781-1112
- Website billhardinmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–5:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–5:30 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–5:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I bought an Alvarez acoustic/electric guitar (model ad60cesb) on November 19, 2015.”
“I bought an Alvarez acoustic/electric guitar (model ad60cesb) on November 19, 2015.”
“They made my guitar repair awesomely and it sounds brand new!”
“Owner is so friendly, so is the staff, they replace violin strings for about 20 bucks I also got my kun shoulder rest from there for about 40.”
What players say again and again
“Owner is so friendly, so is the staff, they replace violin strings for about 20 bucks I also got my kun shoulder rest from there for about 40.”
“Fun interesting instruments for the kids for affordable prices such as harmonicas.”
From the reviews
I bought an Alvarez acoustic/electric guitar (model ad60cesb) on November 19, 2015. John sold me the guitar and he was extremely helpful in helping me choose the right one for me, being that I'm a beginner.
Great friendly staff! They are always trying to help me with whatever, I need. I WILL NOT SHOP ANYWHERE ELSE, EXCEPT "Bill Hardin Music" in Macon, GA. 31206
Excellent service. They made my guitar repair awesomely and it sounds brand new! 🤘🏻
Staff was very helpful and caring. This seems like a great community-style store whose employees want to know their customers. They had a good selection of instruments from keyboards and guitars to band and orchestra instruments. I'll be coming back here
Selling or trading gear at Bill Hardin Music
Bill Hardin 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 Bill Hardin Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Bill Hardin 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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