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Robertson & Sons Violin Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 386 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Store offering stringed instruments such as violins, violas, and basses, plus appraisals and repairs.
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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (505) 889-2999
- Website robertsonviolins.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| 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 was over the moon with their customer service and really attracted to their trade-in policy.”
“Matt was incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and helpful with all the repairs I needed for my cello.”
“Robertson and Sons, and staff, have taken care of us for years, from student violins starter sets to now upgrading for a more professional version.”
What players say again and again
“I needed some help getting it set up and ended up at Robertson and sons.”
“I was over the moon with their customer service and really attracted to their trade-in policy.”
“Matt was incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and helpful with all the repairs I needed for my cello.”
From the reviews
Visiting Robertson's Violins was just about heaven on Earth. I visited in search of a better cello, and have my current cello worked on so that I can put it up for sale. Both processes were extremely accommodating and very specifically catered to my needs. The luthier spent about 30-40 minutes working on my instrument.
I hadn't touched a violin in 55 years when a friend gave me a used violin he repaired. I needed some help getting it set up and ended up at Robertson and sons. They treated me and my violin like we really mattered and got my turning pegs conditioned and new strings and turned.
Great place. Very helpful staff. Aaron Robertson knows a lot and helped us personally. Great selection of instruments and they treat you very well even if you tell them you are just beginning the journey to a new instrument.
Amazing customer service I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking to buy an instrument. We live out of town, and the instruments were shipped to my home for trial. He shipped out instruments to try that were exactly in our range, and we were able to find one that fit my daughter's needs.
Selling or trading gear at Robertson & Sons Violin Shop
Robertson & Sons Violin 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.
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