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Instrument Exchange
17 N River St, Batavia, IL 60510, United States
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Jo
Review №1

Fantastic place for string and brass and woodwinds Tom was friendly and I had a wonderful time .. School is right around the corner and this is a great place to start!

Sh
Review №2

I love this place. I needed music therapy in my life and I began with Ukulele lessons here and moved on to the guitar. Quentin is my teacher and he is fantastic. I also buy all my equipment here and the owner and his staff have been wonderful.

Je
Review №3

Such a great store. The family went there for a single trumpet, but we left with more. Owner was such a nice guy and helped my son try out trumpets until he was happy. Also educated us while we went through the different brands. Picked up a used guitar, but will be back for more. A+

Ca
Review №4

Knowledgeable, helpful, patient and friendly

Ke
Review №5

Traded in 2 X $100 guitars and paid an additional $250 for a used guitar that I just found out costs about $200 new. Buyer beware...yes, I should have done my research, but shame on a music store that would overcharge someone just getting into music, after convincing them a mediocre guitar was a good mid tier deal. I literally just got laughed at when I tried to sell the guitar for half of what I paid for it.

Ki
Review №6

My daughter wanted to play the flute as her 1st instrument. The school offered a rental program that was really expensive. I met the owner of Instrument Exchange and purchased a wonderfully refurbished flute, below cost. A year later I went back and bought my son his 1st instrument. The owner allowed my son to test a few instruments until he found one that was right for him. My son felt confident when he blew a note on the trumpet.

Br
Review №7

Love this place. Small business with a great owner. Need more places like this these days

Li
Review №8

Small grassroots business and I am always happy to go there. I have bought several instruments there and always come home happy.

Th
Review №9

Went in looking to trade in two instruments, one of which had never been played worth at least 200 dollars and the other at least 300 and he offers me 200 for both. Do not expect to get anything in terms of reasonable amounts of money because this was a joke.

Jo
Review №10

I bought a trumpet here a few weeks ago. I tried negotiating on a few trumpets and he said he was firm on his prices . Thats a reasonable answer, so I stopped questioning his prices. I was naive to look up the trumpet I had purchased AFTER my two hour ride home. To my surprise this man made a 100% profit. Yes, he sold it to me for twice its worth as a a new one. Thats IF he bought it new, but he mostly likely bought it off someone for a few hundred dollars and created a bigger profit for himself. He has no shame in selling it to me and ripping me off as he was all smiles when I left the store with the instrument. Horrible place to shop. If you do shop here, look up the instrument you are getting.

P
Review №11

I got a nice snare drum with a case, stand, and sticks on a budget price!

Cr
Review №12

Tom the owner really knows nothing about nothing. His prices are way inflated and he does not want to negotiate on his used items....by the way most have issues that have not been resolved prior to him offering them for sale. He acts like he knows everything because he carries around some history book to try to sell people on.....FYI a Bach made in one year does not mean a Bach made in another year is of same quality and/or price.

Ja
Review №13

Made a deal with me on craigslist then sold it before we got there. This guy is the lowest of the low. Dont do business here.

Mi
Review №14

Great shop and wonderful help

Em
Review №15

Amazing instruments and an amazing owner

An
Review №16

Tom is great, great shop, and great location!

Do
Review №17

Fabulous inventory

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  • Address:17 N River St, Batavia, IL 60510, United States
  • Site:http://chicagoinstrumentexchange.com/
  • Phone:+1 630-879-2815
Categories
  • Musical instrument store
  • Drum store
  • Guitar instructor
  • Guitar store
  • Music instructor
  • Musical instrument rental service
  • Musical instrument repair shop
  • Piano store
  • Sheet music store
  • Used musical instrument store
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:2:30–6PM
  • Wednesday:2:30–6PM
  • Thursday:9AM–4PM
  • Friday:Closed
  • Saturday:12–6PM
  • Sunday:2:30–6PM
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Offerings
  • Repair services:Yes
  • Service guarantee:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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