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Spencer Brook Strings
5 ★★★★★ 30 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Maynard, Massachusetts
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 (978) 897-6382
- Website spencerbrookstrings.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–1:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Knowledgeable about instruments, easy to drop by for repairs or adjustments and for sizing up, when needed.”
“Spencer Brook Strings could not have made a violin rental any easier for a parent of a 4th grade student who has expressed interest in her school strings lessons.”
“Spencer Brook Strings could not have made a violin rental any easier for a parent of a 4th grade student who has expressed interest in her school strings lessons.”
What players say again and again
“I bought my cello from Spencer Brook Strings back in December.”
“Knowledgeable about instruments, easy to drop by for repairs or adjustments and for sizing up, when needed.”
“Awesome Paul is a great teacher”
“A wonderful local business to rent or buy string instruments at a reasonable price.”
“they were able to take my order at 4PM the day before my daughter started music lessons and deliver the instrument to her in time for her class.”
From the reviews
Spencer Brook Strings truly cares about their customers and instruments. They focus on students having the proper instrument to use for the student to achieve success!
My daughter took private viola class from Spencer Brook Strings, the guru was polite and super cool. They were so professional and helpful. Thanks!
Knowledgable staff. They repair stringed instruments and take donations of the same for Instrumental Angels.
We have rented and purchased violins at Spencer Brook Strings. Paul was very knowledgeable and helped us select the right instrument.
Selling or trading gear at Spencer Brook Strings
Spencer Brook Strings 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 Spencer Brook Strings
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Spencer Brook Strings. 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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