Cigar Box Music is no typical repair shop. We specialize in major repairs and full restorations. No job is too small or too big. If all you need is a restring then stop on by. If you forgot your Martin on the top of your car and hopped on the Kennedy, bring me the pieces and I will see what I can do. Cigar Box...
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Our passion lies in creating an environment for musicians who demand superior quality. My name is Paul, and I am the owner and founder. In our Chicago studio my colleagues and I create violins, violas, cellos, and double basses for the professional musician and serious student. Our Worry Free Rental program provides instruments to students: full sized instruments to adults and smaller instruments to young...
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We buy, sell, and trade used gear! Evolution Music, founded in 2011, has quickly grown to be the destination for quality used gear in the Chicagoland area. We offer studio recording, music lessons, repairs, rehearsal space and organize local shows for up-and-coming bands. We have a simple mission: to help musicians and music evolve. We are here to help you reach the next level. ...
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Since our founding in 1978, William Harris Lee and Company has grown to become the world’s largest and most respected maker of fine stringed instruments. In our shop on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, more than twenty luthiers craft violins, violas, and cellos of incomparable quality, using tools and techniques that have been passed down through centuries of violin-making traditions. However, as you can see from...
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Since our founding in 1978, William Harris Lee and Company has grown to become the world’s largest and most respected maker of fine stringed instruments. In our shop on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, more than twenty luthiers craft violins, violas, and cellos of incomparable quality, using tools and techniques that have been passed down through centuries of violin-making traditions. However, as you can see from...
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This friendly neighborhood institution sells new and a few used instruments—everything from guitars and drums to maracas or an “authentic musical washboard.” One room is dedicated to sheet music, where the offerings range from Mary J. Blige to Wicked. Survivors of childhood piano lessons will experience a rush of nostalgia at the slim color-coded lesson guides for beginners. Private music lessons are available ($36 an...
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Today enrollment in Old Town School tuition programs averages close to 6,600 students per week, 2,700 of them children. The Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park facilities hold hundreds of classes and workshops in music, dance and art for adults, children and teens seven days per week, 48 weeks per year. Early childhood and middle school music programs thrive in three suburban branches as well as...
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Chicago has a rich tradition in guitar making – it used to be the Guitar Making Capital of the World! But with the growing inclination of big US companies manufacturing their instruments outside the US using CNC machines instead of traditional building techniques, and nearly all electronics vocational programs being withdrawn from our schools, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for the budding student interested...
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Chicago Guitar Works is a guitar shop for expert guitar, amplifier and effects repairs. We have thousands of parts in stock and a complete machine shop conveniently located near some of Chicago’s finest rock clubs. Bring your electric or acoustic guitar in for a full setup or just pick up some new strings. Check out the selection of one-of-a-kind, custom-built guitars built from an array of...
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Tommy’s Guitars offers expert guitar repair as well as lessons. Have something to sell? We buy, sell and trade! Ukrainian Village 2548 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 486-6768 Visit Us Online
