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The Starving Musician - SANTA CLARA
Your trusted destination for quality instruments, expert repairs, and passionate music service in Santa Clara.
5(5 reviews)
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Your trusted destination for quality instruments, expert repairs, and passionate music service in Santa Clara.
The Starving Musician in Santa Clara is a premier music store and repair shop offering a wide selection of refurbished instruments, including guitars, keyboards, and brass/woodwinds. With a 4.6-star rating from hundreds of reviews, we pride ourselves on expert repairs by passionate technicians like Roland and Daniel, who provide personalized, commission-free service. Whether you're a novice or pro, our friendly staff ensures a comfortable experience with ample parking and a vast inventory. We specialize in instrument sales, maintenance, and same-day fixes, making us a go-to spot for musicians in the Bay Area.
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Expert diagnosis and repair for brass, woodwind, string, and keyboard instruments, including same-day temporary fixes and full maintenance.
High-quality, restored guitars, keyboards, and other instruments at affordable prices, with a wide selection and no-pressure sales.
Professional setup services for basses, guitars, and other stringed instruments to ensure optimal playability and sound.
Knowledgeable, patient advice for musicians of all levels, helping you choose the right gear without commission-based pressure.
Sales of valve oil, grease, strings, and other essentials to keep your instruments in top condition.
Great place to try out refurbished musicL instruments. They have great collection of restored guitars, other stringed instruments and keyboards. Staff is very helpful too!
We had a wonderful experience at The Starving Musician! Our clarinet had a sudden issue right before an important audition recording, and we brought it in for help. Their clarinet expert, Daniel, was absolutely amazing — he diagnosed the problem immediately and explained clearly what needed to be done. He told us that a proper repair would take at least a full day, but after learning that we needed the instrument for a recording that same day, he went above and beyond to make a temporary fix so we could still play and record. We’ll be returning soon for the permanent repair and full maintenance, but we’re so grateful for his expertise, kindness, and willingness to help on such short notice. Highly recommend The Starving Musician — and especially Daniel — for anyone who needs knowledgeable, professional, and truly caring instrument service!
Roland with the band repair shop was a phenomenal guy! My son's trumpet was needing repairs and he was very professional and passionate about trumpets, which made me feel like I found the perfect place for any trumpet needs I would have moving forward. He knew right away what was wrong with the trumpet, was able to fix it with great care and even greased any valves that needed it. He even added little buttons for the valves, provided new valve oil and grease free of charge! I could tell he was passionate about his job and I know we will be coming back for any and all needs from now on. Thanks Roland! The store was really easy to get to and had ample parking. The store seemed a little intimidating with all the different instruments at first but the store employee was very polite and directed me to where I needed to go. My husband loves guitar center so I think he would love visiting this store too!
I have been coming here for decades. They always take great care of my basses and guitars. From re-string to repair, they are always super knowledgeable and reasonably priced. Mike and Kevin, as well as the rest of the staff have been great!
I wanted to upgrade my keyboard. So my music teacher recommended I go to the Guitar Center. I went there today. My experience there was pretty good. However the price point I was looking at was relatively high and I didn’t like that the sales person kept telling me I could finance the sale even though I told him I would never use financing for a keyboard. So I went down the street to The Starving Musician. I am beginning to love The Starving Musician as much as I love my favorite used bookstore, Recycled Bookstore. I felt totally comfortable at The Starving Musician even though I am a novice musician. Alex answered all my questions thoroughly, excellently, and patiently, even though my price point was low and I had a lot of questions. I felt no pressure and no convincing, just honest support. I love that the sales people there do not work on commission. And I love the chance to recycle used gear. Next time I’ll go to The Starving Musician first!
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