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Vermont Violins
4.2 ★★★★☆ 9 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in West Lebanon, New Hampshire
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
- Phone (603) 298-7198
- Website vermontviolins.com
What's on the wall
“Josh took the time to carefully examine my instrument, have a conversation with me about my skill level and goals, and recommend parts and repairs that were within my budget.”
“I've depended upon Vermont Violins for the purchase of accessories and the purchase, rental, and repair of string instruments for many years.”
What players say again and again
From the reviews
I had a great experience at Vermont Violins. Josh took the time to carefully examine my instrument, have a conversation with me about my skill level and goals, and recommend parts and repairs that were within my budget.
I've depended upon Vermont Violins for the purchase of accessories and the purchase, rental, and repair of string instruments for many years. I've always found them prompt, helpful, and friendly and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to fellow musicians.
I can’t imagine what Vermont and the Upper Valley would do for quality strings rentals without this store!
Nate was very helpful and seemed very knowledgeable. Very much appreciated his help getting my violin spruced up.
Selling or trading gear at Vermont Violins
Vermont Violins 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 Vermont Violins
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Vermont Violins. 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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