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Lamorinda Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 169 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lafayette, California
Warm, diverse store offering sales, repairs & lessons, plus a studio space for weekly ukulele jams.
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 (925) 385-0963
- Website lamorindamusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Good selection of guitars and a good guitar tech to boot!”
“They support music teachers & have amazing practice rooms and private instructors.”
“I bought a ukulele from Lamorinda about three years ago and went back on Saturday to look around.”
“I teach piano and harp, so I go to Lamorinda Music for all of my piano needs.”
“I was looking for a violin rental for my kid's music class.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Professional service and technician was very helpful and knowledgeable!”
“Incredible service, friendly staff, tons of cool programs available for students, enthusiasts, and professionals alike.”
From the reviews
The staff is very knowledgeable. They are experienced musicians and know what they are talking about. We needed help with a clarinet, they had the part and help put it on. No problems! I have told several other band parents about this place. I'll be back.
This is a Good Place. The desk help was young and nervous and it was late in the day, but they kindly helped me try out a new style guitar, a Martin CE13. I didn't have picks on me and I sounded rough because I was tired but they did everything they could to make the store nice and accommodating while I tried out the…
What a helpful and friendly place. I was looking for a violin rental for my kid's music class. All places that I checked near by had nothing. Then one of the music stores recommended I check Lamorinda Music. I called and they said they have one in the size I was looking for.
Very pleasant store. Prices reasonable. Sales person helpful and knowledgeable. I only needed guitar strings. One new string broke. They replaced it free, no hassle. Hard to judge a store on something so inexpensive.
Selling or trading gear at Lamorinda Music
Lamorinda 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 Lamorinda Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Lamorinda 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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