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Violin Shop Tampa
5 ★★★★★ 1,490 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Tampa, Florida
Charming shop providing the needs of students and professionals with violins, violas, cellos, and basses.
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 (813) 288-8215
- Website violinshoptampa.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Mike, in particular, demonstrated both expertise and genuine care, offering thoughtful guidance on string selection and tonal considerations.”
“The folks there were attentive, careful, knowledgeable and took the time to explain how they were going to repair my stand-up bass.”
“Extremely knowledgeable and friendly staff This is the only place to go if you have classical string needs to be met or repairs to be done.”
“I was helped by Mikel and he was very knowledgeable, he changed the string of my violin and tuned it in less of 5 min and show me a bow that i was looking for and let me tried it.”
What players say again and again
“The service is excellent, Francesco, the luthier is unparalleled in his knowledge and skills, and their prices are fair.”
“I was helped by Mikel and he was very knowledgeable, he changed the string of my violin and tuned it in less of 5 min and show me a bow that i was looking for and let me tried it.”
From the reviews
Guys, if you are looking for highest quality , violin shop is for you, so amazing customer service! They helped me with everything (I’m cello beginner) and they were so nice, giving me some recommendations! I loved the place , look even my toads loved the experience ❤️ my cello was perfectly repaired!
Outstanding experience at Violin Shop Tampa, especially working with luthier Ethan. I traveled from out of town specifically for his work, and it was absolutely worth it. The staff was professional, welcoming, and accommodating.
LOVE The Violin Shop. The folks there were attentive, careful, knowledgeable and took the time to explain how they were going to repair my stand-up bass. They also explained a couple of other repairs / improvements that they’d recommend and which they completed for me at a very reasonable price.
From the moment I arrived, the level of professionalism and attentiveness displayed by the staff was exceptional. The Violin Shop stands as a true testament to fine craftsmanship and deep, practiced expertise.
Selling or trading gear at Violin Shop Tampa
Violin Shop Tampa 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 Violin Shop Tampa
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Violin Shop Tampa. 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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