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High Strung Violins & Guitars
4.8 ★★★★★ 139 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Durham, North Carolina
Musical instrument store offering repairs and lessons on stringed instruments, including violins, guitars and cellos.
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
- 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 (919) 286-3801
- Website highstrungdurham.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“He helped me with my acoustic for a minor repair and then really came through helping me set up a new electric for my son.”
“He helped me with my acoustic for a minor repair and then really came through helping me set up a new electric for my son.”
“He helped me with my acoustic for a minor repair and then really came through helping me set up a new electric for my son.”
“I very highly recommend them for any music needs, including lessons or rentals, in the Triangle.”
“We have rented a violin from there, had another violin repaired, and just recently purchased an entry level violin.”
What players say again and again
“He helped me with my acoustic for a minor repair and then really came through helping me set up a new electric for my son.”
“The shop is in a very cool old building with a ton of charm and history, the owners are fantastic knowledgeable people, and they carry a great selection.”
“You can't do better than the personal service with great prices.”
From the reviews
I stopped in to rent a guitar today and the experience was just awesome. Will and the other staff I spoke to were very knowledgeable and great to talk with and the prices are very reasonable. On top of all of that the shop is beautiful. It's worth a visit even if you're just browsing.
We have been renting instruments from High Strung for about five years. We started by renting because our sons were very young and we were not yet sure about commitment. After a couple of years and steps up in size we decided to purchase. Using our rental credits put a quality instrument in financial reach.
I needed some work done on a couple of my electric guitars. I wasn't sure how much exactly but Will quickly identified what was needed for each. I was given an estimate of a couple weeks based on volume but the turnaround ended up being just a few days!
I've counted on this place for years as my local, reliable music shop. They've replaced my strings, supplied my rosin and accessories, and rehaired and recambered my bow (beautiful as new after 15 years of heavy use!
Lessons at High Strung Violins & Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at High Strung Violins & Guitars. 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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