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Consolidated Music Inc
4.8 ★★★★★ 19 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Barrington, Illinois
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 (847) 381-0164
- Website consolidatedmusic.net
Hours
| Monday | 12–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–8 PM |
| Thursday | 12–8 PM |
| Friday | 12–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Jeff is very knowledgeable and has access to dome great resources for repairs and restorations.”
“I'm 16 and my brother is almost 11, and we've been taking lessons here since 2017 with Katy.”
“Great long time local business providing your musical needs school band to rock band and beyond!”
What players say again and again
“The owner, Jeff, is knowledgeable and kind, and all the teachers are welcoming and give great advice.”
From the reviews
I'm 16 and my brother is almost 11, and we've been taking lessons here since 2017 with Katy. The owner, Jeff, is knowledgeable and kind, and all the teachers are welcoming and give great advice. I've had many opportunities to be in their shows, programs, and I've bought all my supplies from there.
A great place for instrument lessons for all levels! Solid assortment of acoustic and electric guitars, accessories and doodads! Jeff is very knowledgeable and has access to dome great resources for repairs and restorations. If you haven’t stopped in... you’re missing out!
A great place to take lessons and buy or rent instruments! They are friendly, full of knowledge about all things music and provide fantastic service.
For almost five decades, Consolidated Music under its owner Jeff has provided everything customers want in a serious local music shop: a solid variety of instruments and equipment for rent or purchase, with an exceptional guitar section; a knowledgeable staff of working musicians; private music and voice lessons;…
Selling or trading gear at Consolidated Music Inc
Consolidated Music Inc 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 Consolidated Music Inc
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Consolidated Music Inc. 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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