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Ward-Brodt Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 891 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Family-run shop selling guitars, drums, pianos and band instruments, plus repairs and lessons.
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 (608) 661-8600
- Website wardbrodt.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–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Since my budget only allowed me to move forward with repairs on the B flat, Peter clearly explained my options and helped me make the best choice without any pressure.”
“My granddaughter wants to play, and I’m going to take some lessons, too.”
“We have a neighbor young boy who loves music but felt constrained by simple table top keyboard.”
“I walked in and an employee (Steven Conradt) helped me find a new tenor mouthpiece, new tenor ligature, soprano reeds, a collapsible stand AND to pick up my broken saxophone 🤦♀️.”
What players say again and again
“As an absolute beginner sax player, this info was super helpful and made it really easy to get started with learning the instrument.”
From the reviews
We have a neighbor young boy who loves music but felt constrained by simple table top keyboard. He talked of wanting to better control the music’s emphasis, softness etc, so much more he wants to present.
Staff was responsive, fast, accommodating, and detailed. I was provide a thorough work list to approve before work was started. We are very pleased!
I recently brought in both my A and B flat clarinets for an overhaul after not playing for more than 30 years, and the experience was outstanding from beginning to end.
This is the only place I’ll ever go for my music needs. The staff is not only so nice. They are kind and understanding. They have always been so patient and accommodating to my needs as someone who is so busy. They have always allowed me to do early pickups or late ones if I need it (for an appropriate fee of course.
Selling or trading gear at Ward-Brodt Music
Ward-Brodt Music 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 Ward-Brodt Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Ward-Brodt Music. 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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