I had an emergency and needed a string repaired, they were so kind, helpful, and QUICK. Thanks to everybody at the store, cant wait to come back and try out some of the stock!Glad I finally found some expert musicians and technicians to help me with my many ukuleles!

Super impressed with the quality of services and product at Dusty Strings. I recommended DS to a friend who had set out to purchase his first quality steel string. Jed and Steve did not disappoint.Knowledgeable and friendly guys that gave my friend a wonderful, curated experience. Despite his original thinking that he wouldnt, he ended up buying his first guitar then and there.His brother from out of town was also there with us and as a long time player himself, was really impressed with the knowledge of the staff and the quality of the instruments available.I hadnt planned to buy Ill probably be back in 6 months to buy from them as well!

Bridge repair on my taylor acoustic.Phenomenal job. bridge ripped off due to manufacturer defect. these guys fixed it up and it plays perfectly with no signs that it was ever repaired.

What an oasis of music. Great instruments and knowledgeable, congenial staff make visiting Dusty Strings a must and a no-brainer for sufferers of GAS. You know who you are....

Super friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great environment with great products.

Had some really fun time here today at dusty strings. A huge range of musical instruments and the guitars are out of this world! Carrying ranges from the Taylors to the Collins. The ukuleles are also amazing. A colleague got a Romero collection, solid spruce top for les than $400. Awesome purchase!

Love me some Dusty Strings! Great service, friendly expert staff, beautiful instruments, lots of classes and resources for musicians. I can entrust my most valuable instruments to the repair shop, and I get a wonderful conversation or two about music before I leave!

Top notch team. I brought in a ragged project guitar for a new nut and it came back smooth as butter. The attention to detail to their customers and their work is nothing short of excellent.

This place is always a joy. Ive purchased 2 instruments from here now, one before covid and one after. Each time the staff is super knowledgeable, patient, and friendly - low pressure and they really make sure you get an instrument that youll be happy with. The atmosphere is really warm lovely, and I appreciate how much they take covid precautions seriously.

I dont give 5 stars very often, but Dusty Strings is wonderful. Ive had one of their harps for years and it continues to be amazing. Everytime I call with any questions, they answer the phone quickly and get me talking to the right person. My questions are always answered. Ive also ordered tools from them which work very well and have very detailed directions showing what to do. Dusty Strings is nice, knowledgeable and helpful.

Great local music shop. They have an amazing assortment of acoustic instruments from a plethora of manufacturers in every price range and style. The staff has always been very friendly and helpful and will also leave you be to explore the shop on your own. Glad to have a place like this in Seattle.

One of the great acoustic music shops in Seattle. It’s been here forever.

Friendly over-the-top service, great selections of instruments.

I love Dusty Strings! Everyone here is so helpful, knowledgeable and super nice. I’ve visited from time to time to buy new guitar strings and try out some guitars. On my most recent visit, I brought in an old bow-back mandolin my grandpa left me and and they talked me through the repairs it would need and even looked it up to give me more information about when it was made, how much it was worth, etc.

Very thoughtful, kind staff who know their business. You need an appointment to get in.

People who care about quality guitars in a sterling environment.

I was looking for good used Tele and after searching the world over, I found what I was looking for at Dusty Strings. Made contact with them, negotiated a price and had it sent out! After receiving it, it was undamaged by the shipping company, perfect condition used guitar, just as they said, matched the pictures they took for me and I couldnt be happier.They set it up, put new strings on it, cleaned it and gave me a hat too!Very pleased with the integrity of the people and very pleased with what I received.Definitely would recommend them!!!Thanks again to the gang at Dusty Strings Music Store

Super helpful!!!I wanted a ukulele and had no idea where to start. They had a giant selection (it was seriously ginormous) and talked me through all the different types and brands and helped me find the best one for me. They had the nicest staff ever! Good vibes all around :)

Great guitar, banjo, mandolin and folk harp selection. Private and group lessons as well

I have been searching for a new tech for sometime now, and I had the BEST experience here. Adam, Patrick, Mike, and John all went out of their way on a very busy Saturday to take a look at my guitars and answer a bunch of questions I had about tune-ups. I will definitely be back here! Fantastic shop and staff.

This is a really neat shop! With a super friendly and knowledgeable staff. This Fremont gem is a great place to check out if you’re actually in the market for an instrument, or to just wander around and try things out.

Extremely friendly staff. Patient, knowledgeable and thorough. Not pushy at all and gave me the room to explore guitars and reached an informed decision myself.Special thanks to Mike!

Excellent customer service, knowledgeable staff, great repair specialists, reasonable/fair pricing

Great shop, very friendly. They offer dependable curbside pickup.

I went in with an aging harp and left with a whole lot of knowledge and appreciation for the staff of Dusty Strings. They took the time to explain all about my instrument, addressed my concerns, and even taught me to replace a missing string! Their care and knowledge was on full display. They treated me well and I fully recommend them!

Had an awesome experience with these folks when I bought my banjolele! Can’t recommend this place enough. Thanks for all your help, I’ll be back for sure! Great selection!

Great Music Store - This side of the business is top notch.Music School is poorly run. Instructors missed over 60% of the lessons. The tipping point for me is when an instructor (Jason) was a no-show and expected me to pay for the time anyway. In his eyes, sometimes he doesnt show up and thats part of the business. The music school took no action beyond refunding my money and assigning a different instructor (David), who was also a no-show for the first lesson.The music school has no methods to hold the instructors accountable and no desire to support its students.I suggest looking elsewhere. Not worth the headache. If you do decide to take lessons here, don’t work with Jason or David.

I visited the store this morning. What an awesome store, what a wonderful staff. They allowed me to play anything and everything. Biggest inventory I’ve ever experienced. Thanks to all.

Nice folks. I wasnt happy with my current ukulele so went to Dusty Strings to shop around. They actually adjusted my current ukulele for free to fix some if its problems without my asking, even though I was ready to buy a new one. I ended up buying a new ukulele anyway, but it shows that they take good care of people.

I travel around the US quite a bit. As an avid guitar player, there are certain places that I make an extra effort to visit. Dusty Strings caters more to the folk/bluegrass instrumentalist. Even if this is not your style, its worth taking a an hour or two to check out the store. Great staff and comfortable environs. Last time I was there (June 2015) I brought home an assortment of slides, finger picks, and instructional books. I love stopping by because I always feel welcomed here. And Im a jazz guitarist.

This is the best acoustic music shop in Seattle. If you want a first rate instrument new (they sell a few used things, but its mostly new), then this is where you go. They also build hammer dulcimers! Its wonderful.

Awesome shop, incredibly friendly and knowledgeable staff. Fair prices across the board. Definitely my go to music store in the area!!

That strob light will give people a seizure

Very knowledgeable staff. We had a harp that they looked at for us. They gave us a price range to sell it at as they were not able to purchace it from us. We went back to get my daughter a soprano ukalalie she discovered she could not play it due to a medical condition. They refunded us the purchase price even though we had bought it 3 weeks prior.

Best music store Ive ever set foot in, no question. Great quality and selection, and an attention to detail with kind and humble employees. A joy to visit.

Great instruments. Amazing staff. The selections are really impressive for the area when it comes to quality folk instruments.

Their Harp Selection is great. However, their Instruments arent always in tune for people to demo. Parking can be challenging as well. You will need to park north up the hill and walk about 3 blocks or so to get to this location. Keep this in mind if you are purchasing a harp.

Amazing people and plethora of instruments. Always helpful to getting all my questions answered. Best music store of all the ones Ive been to.

I am a guitar and mandolin player from Philadelphia. I visit music stores across the country as a hobby, and Ive found a home business.Friendly people, amazing selection of new and used instruments, and a fun atmosphere to play and relax. Lovely.

Its a nice place to be. Beginning uke player, I needed to restring and got a demo on that. They also helped with choosing the right music books. Friendly oasis in Seattle.

The selection is amazing and the staff is incredibly nice, helpful, and knowledgeable. Best place in Seattle to buy or get service on an acoustic guitar.

Super nice staff. Outstanding selection of acoustic guitars, harps, ukuleles, dulcimers and mandolins. Very nice store.

Friendly, Unique, Great Energy shop for guitars, harps, hammered dulcimer, pipes, mandolins, ukuleles, harmonicas, and even some percussion. They were the ONLY ones in town with my violin strings in-stock. Did I mention how cool and friendly they are.

Coolest music store in Seattle!!!! This is one of those music stores where you can pick up any instrument and play for as long as you want, and no one will bug you :)

Been to several music stores across the country, and Dusty Strings is probably my favorite music store. First, ALL of the staff are top notch, not your typical what can I sell to you or man that guitar looks good on you Second, (all Acoustic) the guitars range from solid lower end, to the absolute one of gems. Heres the big thing, as long as you dont have a buckle, or a zippered coat, or anything that may damage an instrument, Dusty Strings allows you to play all of the guitars, for any amount of time. Not once have a had a guilty feeling of not buying one. or after 4 hours of trying guitars, I left with 2 sets of strings and a slide. I thank them and they thank me every time I go in the store. Guitar Center, Dusty Strings is not.

I went in to buy classical guitar strings and they spent an hour with me teaching me how to put them on. The store also has an excellent selection of teaching/ learning materials.

Unassuming from the street, this place is a Seattle gem every string musician (except orchestra musicians) should visit.Repairs are done by highly qualified luthiers for guitar/banjo/uke/mandolins/dulcimers/harps and many other instruments. Great community resource! A friendly and knowledgeable staff are eager to help and find answers. More than a music store, Dusty Strings provides a place to buy a broad range of instruments, to take private lessons, to get in-house instrument repairs done by amazing luthiers, to watch a concert, to participate in community music activities, or even rent an instrument!

Beautiful selection of instruments. Relaxed sales atmosphere, very high quality repair service.

The best place to get guitars, ukuleles, mandolins and other folk instruments and repairs

Excellent store with very knowledgeable personnel. I buy ukuleles from here, in addition to getting my instruments serviced.

Neat little guitar+ store with a unique feel and custom beautiful acoustics.

Very helpful and welcoming to an inexperienced guitarist like myself. Beautiful space.

Bought my Kamaka ukulele here. Love this place.

Lots of unique and specialty instruments. Fun to drop in and play some instruments!

Knowledgeable staff, great selection, pressure free, enjoyable shopping experience.

The selection of unique and strange instruments while the acoustic guitar wall was VERY impressive.

The best selection for all things stringed.

Nice folks. Always friendly and informative.

This is the place to go for any stringed instrument (and some others) you need. Not only do they have a huge selection, but instruments range from beginner model to top of the line. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. They also do music lessons (sometimes free!) and instrument repair.If youre in Fremont for whatever reason, see Lenin, the Rocket, and Dusty Strings.

Great place.... Great staff!

Really nice selection of acoustic guitars.

The place to go for acoustic music everything.

They got mandolins!!

Excellent Place instrument music school