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Thorn Music Center
4.9 ★★★★★ 299 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in College Station, Texas
Musical instruments for sale and rent, plus repairs, lessons, and other services in a university setting.
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 (979) 260-3200
- Website thornmusiccenter.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–2 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Had their guitar tech, Cameron, look at a couple guitars for me, he knows his business and I would definitely recommend them for any guitar repair issues”
“Staff was very accommodating when I went in to rent a cello for beginner lessons.”
“They not only did a superb job fixing my psaltry bow, but they also sold me a ukulele!”
“Great customer service, had everything I needed to clean my trumpet, had ample trumpets to try in stock.”
Brands they deal
“I have this beautiful gretsch 2726 semi hollow body with three pickups.”
What players say again and again
“I am an absolute beginner and they took the time to answer all of my questions and they found the perfect instrument that would fit my needs.”
From the reviews
I have this beautiful gretsch 2726 semi hollow body with three pickups. I really enjoy playing this guitar. But, when my guitar became ill, I took it to Thorne music. Cameron is a great guy with a whole lot of knowledge. He diagnosed the problem and easily repaired the guitar.
Wonderful little store, they helped me get some new cello strings and were super nice. Definitely coming again.
Bought a guitar from Guitar Center in Austin. They said they would “set it up for me” and ship it to me. I received it the other day and apparently at GC “set it up” means make it unplayable. Reached out to these guys and brought it in. Extremely reasonable and Cameron is the goat.
Been counting on Thorn for years: consistent primary staff means sustained relationships develop, operational excellence means nothing is lost in the paperwork, and reliable, timely instrument repair for our fleet of musicians in our family.
Lessons at Thorn Music Center
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Thorn Music Center. 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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