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Tenor Madness
4.4 ★★★★☆ 42 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Waterloo, Iowa
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (319) 234-3561
- Website tenormadness.com
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–5 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“The opportunity of playing many vintage horns is pretty rare and was much appreciated.”
“Love them sooo much, they seriouslu always kill with Clarinet Repair, Thank you Jimmy for all you do for Tenor Madness!”
“They really helped me with what was wrong with my flute but they mainly only work with saxophones but really helped with my flute”
What players say again and again
“It's a place to find beautiful instruments and very talented and knowledgeable staff.”
From the reviews
Randy Jones has quite an amazing and unique shop. His Tenor Madness horns are premium quality. The option of mix and match horn to neck is a sure fire way to find the perfect combination. The opportunity of playing many vintage horns is pretty rare and was much appreciated. Great experience, great people. Bird lives.
Yes! This is the correct place. The saxophone on the mailbox is about your only clue from the road, which I believe is how they like it. Super knowledgeable guys here. They overhauled my vintage Selmer tenor and it's never played better.
Literally best sax repairmen in the world. Really nice people and excellent work. My horn is only ever fixed and adjusted by Randy and his team! They also have all kinds of gear.
It's a place to find beautiful instruments and very talented and knowledgeable staff. A place to buy and a place to learn.
Selling or trading gear at Tenor Madness
Tenor Madness 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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