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Music & Arts

4 ★★★★☆ 93 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Manchester, New Hampshire

Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & 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 (603) 851-2026
  • Website stores.musicarts.com

Hours

Monday 11 AM–8 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–8 PM
Thursday 11 AM–8 PM
Friday 11 AM–8 PM
Saturday 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday 12–5 PM

Hours can shift for holidays, clinics, and lesson schedules — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at Music & Arts, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🔧 Repairs & Setups 2 mentions

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🎓 Lessons 3 mentions

“They helped a lot and the lessons for my son made a huge difference, they have many products.”

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🥁 Drums & Percussion 2 mentions

“Sax, base clarinet and percussion kids grew up with lessons here.”

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🎺 Band & Orchestra 6 mentions

“I went in with a cheap violin that needed strings, Julia sold me new strings and installed them, tuned them along with educating me while she worked at no extra charge.”

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of Music & Arts — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 93 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🧠 knowledgeable staff 4 mentions

“I went in looking for info about trumpet lead mouthpieces and the employees were super knowledgeable and helpful!”

💵 good value 2 mentions

From the reviews

I went in with a cheap violin that needed strings, Julia sold me new strings and installed them, tuned them along with educating me while she worked at no extra charge. This is now why I will go there first - GREAT customer service. Great prices.

★★★★★ — Norm, Mar 2016

They have a great rental/return program for young kids. My 9 year old son decided he didn't want to play drums anymore. In just a few minutes I was able to return without any problems.

★★★★★ — Jennifer, Mar 2022

I can't thank the staff enough for how well I was educated and treated. I brought in an alto and tenor sax which both were stored away for about 20 years. Domenic did a tune-up on both and was fantastic. The staff educated me on the way to treat the instruments and recommended certain upgrades on the accessories.

★★★★★ — Brian, Apr 2026

Been a customer for 14 years. Sax, base clarinet and percussion kids grew up with lessons here. Autistic child has had lessons for 10 years helped her dealWith our world

★★★★★ — Bridget, Feb 2026

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Lessons at Music & Arts

Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Music & Arts. 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.

Where to find Music & Arts

18 March Ave, Manchester, NH03103

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