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Dave's Island Instruments
5 ★★★★★ 16 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lakewood, California
Musical instrument shop specializing in steel drums & ukuleles with sheet music & gifts too.
Plan your visit
- 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
- Phone (562) 444-5198
- Website davesislandinstruments.com
What's on the wall
“I recommend going here if you're looking to buy a ukulele and don't want to be bombarded by slick sales people trying to sell you everything you don't need.”
“I stopped by here over the weekend for their handpan (hang drums) and Daves Island Instruments does not disappoint!”
What players say again and again
“Dave, the owner, is Long Beach's foremost expert on the instruments of the Caribbean islands!”
From the reviews
This place has the most adorable collection of ukes I've ever seen! They range from traditional to more contemporary looking, everything imaginable. I stopped by here over the weekend for their handpan (hang drums) and Daves Island Instruments does not disappoint!
Super friendly staff that always make me feel welcomed. I recommend going here if you're looking to buy a ukulele and don't want to be bombarded by slick sales people trying to sell you everything you don't need. Honest and reliable. And I love taking lessons with Ashley.😊
About a week ago I ordered a set of chromatic scale hand pans (Yin and Yang) from Dave's. They were very helpful and got the order out right away. The set came in Thursday, and they sound fantastic! I am just a beginner with the hand pan, but am already experimenting with them and making music.
Dave came through when I needed him the most and fixed my heavily damaged F Pygmy hand pan with 19 notes. He is a seasoned expert and literally the go to person in Los Angeles for handpan work. Thank you Dave!
Lessons at Dave's Island Instruments
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Dave's Island Instruments. 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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