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Lisa's Clarinet Shop
4.4 ★★★★☆ 108 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Downers Grove, Illinois
Clarinets and saxophone shop with a repair service, plus online clarinet lessons.
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 (773) 756-2163
- Website lisasclarinetshop.com
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I took it to my usual music center and they were sad to say that I was the first person they’d ever had to turn away for a repair because they simply didn’t know how to fix it.”
What players say again and again
“Lisa’s is a true musician’s partner—deep knowledge, meticulous instrument setup, uncompromising quality, and exceptional attention to detail.”
“We are from the west coast and heard of Lisa's expertise through the music community, so we took the opportunity while in Chicago to stop by her Clarinet Shop.”
From the reviews
Cannot recommend Lisa’s Clarinet Shop enough. Lisa is always more than happy to go above and beyond for her customers, and is extremely easy to reach. She always has a fantastic selection of Buffet clarinets. I must say I love the color ring system she uses as it makes picking a clarinet tailored to you much easier.
Lisa’s Clarinet Shop is a unique and boutique buying experience. Made an appointment with Lisa and chatted briefly about what we were looking for. The experience at the appointment was amazing. My son needed a new clarinet to take him to the next level.
Lisa was absolutely fantastic through my journey getting a clarinet. She was on the phone with me multiple times with no rush in her voice, sometimes for 30 minutes! She explained everything perfectly and even sent videos of the setup that she thought would be best for me!
I had a great experience today at Lisa's Clarinet Shop! The repairman explained clearly and well about the state of my ancient clarinet. It was more than what I got from two Quad City music repairmen. I was ready to buy a new-to-me clarinet and Lisa found the perfect one in my price range. It sounds beautiful!
Selling or trading gear at Lisa's Clarinet Shop
Lisa's Clarinet Shop 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 Lisa's Clarinet Shop
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Lisa's Clarinet Shop. 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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