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Strait Music Company
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,139 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Austin, Texas
Established purveyor of band & orchestra instruments & accessories, plus rentals & 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
- 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 (512) 476-6927
- Website straitmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 10:30 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5:30 PM |
| Sunday | 12–5 PM |
What's on the wall
“There’s a great assortment of all sized acoustic Yamaha grand and uprights, plus a soul stirring 1920s Steinway for sale.”
“He had it for 5 weeks & you can imagine my frustration level at this point!”
“I put a recently acquired tube amp on marketplace for trade & i got a response for what *seemed* to be a perfect trade.”
“Strait Music was able to do deluxe restrings and re-furbishings for my 4 primary guitars and I figured I'll get them next week.”
“They offer classes, which is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to improve their skills or start their musical journey.”
“I was traveling in from out of town, called and spoke with Greg about coming in to get some new books and maybe play some nice pianos before a conference.”
“I’m picking up the violin again after a decade so I needed to get it restrung and my bow rehaired.”
Brands they deal
“My last purchase was a Seafoam green electric fender acoustic guitar .”
What players say again and again
“Having not ever needing a repair like this before, a quick Google search had me dropping it off with another repair shop.”
“I just bought my first upright piano from strait music.”
“It was a huge relief to be able to just learn about what I was getting into from someone with so much knowledge and experience, and so little bias.”
“From the moment I walked in, I was warmly greeted by the friendly staff, who made me feel right at home.”
“I went back into strait music, tried all of the pianos I have been researching, and got a great deal on a used 48 inch Kawai.”
From the reviews
Apologies in advance if this goes a little long... I'll do my best to explain my experience as quickly as possible. It all started innocently enough...I put a recently acquired tube amp on marketplace for trade & i got a response for what *seemed* to be a perfect trade.
Having heard great things about the Strait Music store, we had been planning to visit as soon as we had time and money to enjoy a proper tour. Of course, though, wouldn't you know it, we ended up having to race there last minute to replace a couple of items we needed for a gig the next day.
Okay I have to shout out the Strait Music (Bee Cave rd-Westlake) location for the OUTSTANDING experience and service I received today. First of all, the new store is immaculate. For sure 1 of the nicest overall music stores I've been to ever.
Wow! I am impressed with this store. It was my first time and I ended up buying a guitar. Ask for Jason, he is very knowledgeable and took the time to guided me through, play the guitars and also some let me had privacy on my jamming. Thank you Jason, I'll be back for sure...
Lessons at Strait Music Company
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Strait Music Company. 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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