The Long Island Violin Shop

I tried to buy a violin 4/4 to my son, he's a beginner in his school, but they have only expensive prices.finally I can found at Amazon better prices.

Great place for music lessons. The owner and everyone are so friendly.

I had them do a simple bow re-hair they also glued my grip back in place. The grip was glued too close to the frog. I cannot loosen the hair without running over the grip. In addition the length of the hair is a little too short. This must be common place there, as the terrible loaner bow they lent me had a very damaged grip. I will need to find a better shop to have more delicate work done. It is unlikely that I will return.

Nice place and the rep took a lot of time with us. Purchased a nice Violin for our Son.

I had a wonderful experience at the Long Island Violin Shop today. I went with my son to buy a new violin for him. He is a ninth grade fairly accomplished violin player. Carol was very helpful. He tried numerous violins and finally wound up buying one that he loved. They are very accommodating, and very helpful. We went to the Huntington location because of the number of violins to select from.

They have high-quality instruments, bows and everything you need for your violin. They also do excellent repair work, which we have had done in the past on my sons older violin.

I've been coming here for lessons for years and have had amazing instructors; each one has given me insight on how to properly play as well as hone in on the nuances that come with playing string instruments. Recently I decided to purchase a violin and bow after years of renting ( they give you $ credit for renting that you can apply to a purchase which is very helpful!) The knowledgeable and patient staff let you trial the instruments and bows and never rushed or pressured me. I highly recommended this incredible shop for all your needs as they work very diligently to please and accommodate customers!

EDIT: [This is an amendment to my earlier review] My father and brother went back to the shop to fix the violin bridge falling off and to talk about fiber glass bow that was given to him. They said the shop was extremely nice about fixing the bridge, and we're especially professional about presenting it to him. They also swapped out the bow to the the Revelle Raven.

The lady at the shop that sold us the violin said that it was an honest mistake that they packaged a different bow than they originally showed him. They were happy to swap it out and that they care more about their reputation than losing a bit of money, which is very commendable. So all in all, I'm very satisfied with the outcome of all this and will gladly go back there in the future.

I will leave the original review below for reference. - Original review: Went to the Huntington location. Had a very good experience getting a new violin for my younger brother. They let him play with two intermediate violins and a Revelle Raven carbon fiber bow. My father ended up purchasing a $600 outfit after talking with the lady that worked there, and my brother got to play with both the bow and violin for a little while, and he loved it.

They went into the back and packaged it up in a case, and everything was nice. But the bow that was packaged in the case was not the bow they gave him to play. Instead of a the Raven bow that he played with, they ended up giving him a cheap $50 'k holtz' fiber glass bow without telling us. She also gave him very cheap dark rosin and said that it was "better for his bow" when in reality it's the exact opposite (the case came with decent light rosin so he just uses that).

So overall, good experience on the surface but they took advantage of my father's lack of knowledge. We'll probably go check out the one in Setauket sometime but we will not be going back to the Huntington location.

They have an excellent violin rental program. But it will get expensive in the long run - better to buy a full size at the earliest. Service is very good with well informed staff but they can get crowded

I am a beginner violinist and have been taking lessons every week for a year at this location. I am overjoyed with my amazing instructor, Jen. This place is a cultural oasis. The display of instruments is stunning. One of the best things I have ever done was to embark on learning to play this noble instrument and thanks to the warm and generous staff, my dream of learning about music and playing an instrument is happening with great satisfaction.

Excellent for my son's cello lessons. Great and reliable instructors. I have also seen the salespeople interact with people shopping for bows. They seemed very knoweldgeable, patient and very low pressure.