The Band Connection is a music store that services all of your band needs as you participate in your local school band program. We are located in Allen, Texas, 30 miles north of Dallas and just off US 75. We primarily service the school communities of Allen, Lovejoy, Frisco, McKinney, Wylie, Plano, Rockwall, and Mesquite in North Texas, and Leander, Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Del Valle in the Austin area.
We take pride in providing students an opportunity to participate in band. We are located at 1210 W. McDermott, Suite 105, which is 1 mile west of US 75 in an office warehouse suite as part of the Advantage Storage facilities next to the Goodyear Tire store, and just east of Alma Drive.
We take pride in providing students an opportunity to participate in band. We are located at 1210 W. McDermott, Suite 105, which is 1 mile west of US 75 in an office warehouse suite as part of the Advantage Storage facilities next to the Goodyear Tire store, and just east of Alma Drive.
Services
The brands and models of student-line instruments that are recommended by your band directors. The only way that we do not have an item that we normally stock is if the manufacturing company is behind in production or an entire band came in to purchase supplies on the same day!. If you need an item that we do not normally stock, let us know, and we will order the item, have it available to you in a matter of a few days, and will begin stocking it in our store!.
LOW PRICE GUARANTEE -We will beat any advertised monthly rental price plan on the same brand/model instrument from local music stores servicing the area. Beginner Band Accessories required by the band directors are available as a Beginner Accessory Pack and sold at a discount. Maintenance/Repair Agreement available for $5/month for brass instruments and $6/month for woodwind instruments.
Purchase the instrument in full and receive instant savings over the price you would have paid over the rent-to-own period. We will buy back the instrument from you! We will pay you the price that you originally paid minus the amount you would have paid in monthly rentals. Johnny decides at the end of the school year (10 months) that he is better suited for something other than playing an instrument.
We have an inventory of used high quality student-model instruments that are perfect for students who have a professional model instrument that they would rather not take out to the marching field or take into the stands at the football games. So, why not preserve your professional model instrument while still playing an excellent instrument for marching band? It is definitely something that is worth considering!
Reviews (10)
Regina Williams
Apr 29, 2020
V. B.
Dec 27, 2019
I guess I was expecting more, but I am very disappointed. Start off with The hours are horrible, not convenient what so ever! The physical location of the band connection is hard to find. The office itself is very small, you can barely fit 4-5 people inside. It is cluttered inside with paperwork, no physical instruments or materials on display, at all.
When you first walk in you think to yourself, am I at the right place? The cleaning kit (which is cheaper on amazon and get more oil) the music book, and a collapsible stand it was almost $55. When I signed up I was told they would deliver it to his school, thought sweet! Also he would come out for cleaning and maintenance for an additional $5, I thought okay this is cool let's do it.
Well a few weeks went by and Mr. Walker called letting me know his instrument is ready for pick up and This is 4 days before the first day of school.uhm what, excuse me? Very inconvenient for me to go up north to pick this up, especially with his 3 hour work shift! I literally had to leave work early to go pick up his instrument. THEN when I get there, I had to wait 35 minutes before getting his instrument.
I guess I assumed we'd be getting a new instrument and a new case. But NOPE, scratches on both the case and instrument, and dents on the instrument! DENTS! The inside looks filthy, the slide has rust on it! Are you kidding me?!?!? This is what I'm paying for? $1300+ instrument! HIGHLY unsatisfied!
When you first walk in you think to yourself, am I at the right place? The cleaning kit (which is cheaper on amazon and get more oil) the music book, and a collapsible stand it was almost $55. When I signed up I was told they would deliver it to his school, thought sweet! Also he would come out for cleaning and maintenance for an additional $5, I thought okay this is cool let's do it.
Well a few weeks went by and Mr. Walker called letting me know his instrument is ready for pick up and This is 4 days before the first day of school.uhm what, excuse me? Very inconvenient for me to go up north to pick this up, especially with his 3 hour work shift! I literally had to leave work early to go pick up his instrument. THEN when I get there, I had to wait 35 minutes before getting his instrument.
I guess I assumed we'd be getting a new instrument and a new case. But NOPE, scratches on both the case and instrument, and dents on the instrument! DENTS! The inside looks filthy, the slide has rust on it! Are you kidding me?!?!? This is what I'm paying for? $1300+ instrument! HIGHLY unsatisfied!
George Smith
Nov 25, 2019
Mr. Walker is a very friendly guy but after renting my trombone with the f attachment for 3 years(36 payments) he calls and says I still owe him $500 to keep the trombone. I am very confused and will take down this bad interview if Mr. Walker changes this and I can keep the trombone without the extra payment because on the website, it says $25 a month and 36 payments to own and not 36 payments to own and an extra $500. I have been a good customer of Mr. Walker and have been renting two trombone with f attachments and am very disappointed in this.
Beza Alemayehu
Jun 06, 2019
Natalie Kuzniar
May 24, 2019
Cara Warren
Nov 05, 2018
The business hours are NOT convenient if you are coming from any place other than Allen, are working parents, and/or have children involved in band and sports after school and on the weekends: 3-6p on Monday-Friday and 10a-2p on Saturdays. Mr. Walker will try to convince you that he will travel to your school district and that he is very service-oriented, but we found the communication and customer service to be poor when he did travel to our school district to try to resolve an issue. Please be aware of what the optional monthly insurance fee on your instrument ACTUALLY covers.
Minny Vinny
Apr 06, 2017
This place has been very helpful when I've needed anything for my son's clarinets. They have been a life saver doing repairs before a marching contest or addressing any concerns I have had (on both the student rental and the R-13 we later purchased). I don't know anything about instruments, so I'm thankful they take the time to show me how things can be prevented or maintained.
ChadBeLinda Price
May 09, 2016
The Band Connection helped us make a huge decision for our 6th grader in Allen. Billy - the owner is very knowledgeable and spent many years as a Band Instructor. He knows his instruments and he knows how to guide the parent and student either a) into the right instrument or b) help them make the decision that maybe choir is better for them. He just desires the student to be successful in the choice they make. C&B Price
Yvonne Saputo
Feb 19, 2013
Sandy Valigura
Dec 25, 2012
The owner of seems to really care about making sure the kids get a good instrument at an affordable rate. Our daughter's school provided fliers from The Band Connection, Music & Arts and Williamson Music, all of which were companies who would provide instrument rentals for her band class. I could not believe how much more affordable The Band Connection was way ess than the other two companies, in fact, the price was less than half the cost.
The owner knows most of the local band directors and from what I understand, he used to me one himself, Rent your kiddo's band instrument here and save your money for their cell phone bill. lol
The owner knows most of the local band directors and from what I understand, he used to me one himself, Rent your kiddo's band instrument here and save your money for their cell phone bill. lol
