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Music Connection
4.6 ★★★★★ 261 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Forest Lake, Minnesota
Small shop offering music lessons, instrument sales, and repair services.
Plan your visit
- 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 (651) 464-5252
- Website connectwithmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“The guitar tech I have had work on my guitars is no longer with us (RIP) and have had others work on my guitars only to do a poor job.”
“My son has been taking piano lessons with Sarah P and I couldn't recommend her enough.”
“Wonderful selection of everything from strings to brass.”
What players say again and again
“The people who work in the store are very knowledgeable and never make you feel rushed.”
“They had exactly what I needed and the staff was friendly.”
“I hadn't been here before but they had exactly what I needed at a good price and saved me a long drive to the city.”
“My son has been taking piano lessons with Sarah P and I couldn't recommend her enough.”
From the reviews
Wonderful selection of everything from strings to brass. The staff is knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. MC is a great place to find band equipment for students, or equipment for gigging. I can't think of anything they don't have! Without question, my favorite music store!
I went in looking for my first guitar and right away Caleb helped me. He was very patient and great at explaining the different guitars and what was good about them. My budget was small but the service didn't seem to change based on that.
Not too many of these smaller music shops around and this one has all the hard to find, commonly needed guitar parts that Guitar Center doesn't. Staff is awesome and knowledgeable too. Lucky to have these guys in a small town like Forest Lake.
Can’t say I’ve ever had a bad experience here. Prices seem reasonable, there’s a decently large selection of items, and the staff is always really nice. Definitely recommend going here.
Lessons at Music Connection
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Music Connection. 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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