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Horn Stash
4.8 ★★★★★ 125 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Palatine, Illinois
Variety of brass and woodwind instruments for sale and rent, with repair services.
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 (847) 359-4444
- Website hornstash.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“No pressure from the staff, and we ended up getting a great used Buffet E11 that was well-maintained and sounds much better than the one we had.”
“As a saxophonist who isn't always gentle with my instrument, I am so incredibly lucky and grateful to have this world-class repair shop and retail store right in my hometown.”
“We have been using this shop for saxophone tune-ups and repairs for the last 3 1/2 years and just purchased a tenor saxophone here.”
What players say again and again
“We set up a time and when we got there they had picked out a selection of clarinets for my kid to test out.”
“Stumbled across the exact model at Horn Stash, and from the first phone call to the hand shake upon leaving, I received great and knowledgeable customer service.”
“Great quality and service at a reasonable price.”
“Bonnie and her staff are always friendly, helpful, and patient, and she carries an excellent variety of beginner and professional instruments and accessories.”
From the reviews
My family has been using Horn Stash since they were elementary aged musicians. When my oldest was ready for a professional level clarinet, I chatted with staff to find out their current in stock inventory, explained my budget and set up an appointment for my daughter to play thru the instruments available.
This place is a real gem. I have purchased two instruments from Horn Stash, a French horn and a flute. My experiences both times have been absolutely first rate. The attention and the help that my family and I received was excellent, and did not end with the purchase.
The staff at Horn Stash are super friendly, informative and helpful with just about anything music related. I brought in a tenor sax last Saturday that needed some work. They checked for leaks and replaced the cork on the neck.
What an amazing find! Had a T-bone with dings and dents that was examined on the spot and with explanation was told what was needed to repair; told them to fix all and please clean- This was a Saturday afternoon and on Monday morning I was notified via text it was ready for pick-up!
Lessons at Horn Stash
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Horn Stash. 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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