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Make'n Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 66 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Northfield, Illinois
Premium musical instrument boutique featuring vintage guitars & amps in a loft-style showroom.
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (312) 455-1970
- Website makenmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 12–5 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–5 PM |
| Thursday | 12–5 PM |
| Friday | 12–5 PM |
| Saturday | 12–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“My father made me a Fender custom shop Strat from parts several years ago.”
“The selection of guitars is good and they do not sell a lot of effects pedals which is good too, because most of them are not necessary.”
“For a reasonable price they fixed some wiring issues, leveled and crowned the frets, set up intonation and action, and did a full cleaning and polishing.”
Brands they deal
“My father made me a Fender custom shop Strat from parts several years ago.”
What players say again and again
“For a reasonable price they fixed some wiring issues, leveled and crowned the frets, set up intonation and action, and did a full cleaning and polishing.”
“Can't remember his name exactly but I think Mickey has helped me on several occasions and his knowledge and patience were perfect!”
“For a reasonable price they fixed some wiring issues, leveled and crowned the frets, set up intonation and action, and did a full cleaning and polishing.”
From the reviews
I purchased a fine instrument from this store and I must say this was the easiest transaction ever! Teddy, five stars doesn’t do justice! You are hands down the best! Impressive is an understatement! Thank you!
My father made me a Fender custom shop Strat from parts several years ago. He recently passed away, so it’s no surprise that it’s become my main guitar lately. What my father made was lovely, but Make’n Music took this Strat to the next level.
Amazing place, when you walk in there you feel like you died and went to guitar heaven. Every guitar you ever thought you would never try, right in front of your face. The people that work there are super nice and helpful. They don't treat the guitars like museum pieces, they let you play them.
I have been fortunate to be able to travel all over the world and no matter what city I am in, I always have to find a guitar shop to stop in. I've been in some magical places...and Make'n Music is one of them. What Teddy has created is something extraordinary.
Lessons at Make'n Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Make'n 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 on hand for exactly this reason.
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