One of the last independently-owned music shops in the Bay Area, Music Works offers an extensive selection of ukeleles and sheet music, as well as guitars, strings, amps and accessories. Music Works is California's largest ukelele shop. The store also offers an extensive array of lessons and sound works, and will special order anything music-related that it doesn't carry in-store.
One of a number of greater Bay Area locations, The Starving Musician on Shattuck in Berkeley offers a good selection of instruments - some new, and more used. Among them are guitars, basses, drums, as well as accessories and some instruments from other parts of the world. The store also carries instruments for school bands.
This store sells sheet music, instruments and gives individual music lessons. Opened in 1906, it is one of the oldest business operating in southern California. There is free parking in the back.
Boulevard Music sells and rents a wide variety of instruments. It also handles repairs and provides lessons for guitar, violin, fiddle, viola, bass, harmonica, piano, cello and voice. Boulevard Music hosts live performances from time to time, so be sure to visit the Web site to get further details.
Boulevard Music is located on Sepulveda Boulevard, just south of Culver Boulevard. It can be found between an auto repair shop and an animal hospital.
Countrywood Music has been a fixture in the community since 1974. This music store offers brand name musical instruments and accessories, as well as, sheet music, lessons and repairs. Rental services are also available to school bands, whether they are in or out of town. Countrywood Music is easy to access in the Palos Verdes Mall.
Gilmore Music Store is a local instrument store and provides instrument repair as well as lessons. A free lesson is available with every instrument purchase.
Allegro Music provides professional instruction for students of all ages and skill levels who want to learn drums, percussion, keyboards and other instruments. It also provides tune-ups, instrument reconditioning, repair and dent removal. It has been in business for more than 50 years.
