Mt Airy Violins & Bows

What a great place for string players! We did the bow trial for my daughter, and will definitely be going back when we need an upgraded cello for her. They are extremely friendly and professional, and make you feel like you are their most important part of their day. Highly recommended!

I have had consistently good experiences at Mount Airy Violins & Bows. Each employee excels in their role, from the business side (thank you Gina) through instrument and bow repairs to advising on a bow purchase. Many thanks to Efren and Adam for their work.

I had high expectations for my appointment after seeing so many good reviews and reading their website, and they met and exceeded those. Gina was beyond helpful, I mentioned playing piano but never touching a string instrument and she made sure I had tape placed specific to what I do not know and what I would be able to figure out based on my prior musical knowledge.

I was in and out with my rental violin in hand, paid for, all documentation signed, and all questions answered in maybe 20 minutes. Absolutely no judgement from the staff at a 24 year old male pharmacy student wanting to learn violin for the first time. Definitely go here!

I had a great experience the other day at Mount Airy Violins and Bows--the staff is incredibly polite, accommodating and knowledgable. They were able to accommodate me for the same day for a bow repair and I anticipated needing to wait the 30-60 min it would take for a repair-while-you-wait situation, but they opted to swap out the bow instead and took the time to look over the violin to provide new strings.

All within about 15 min. The store itself has a very soulful atmosphere, as you are in an older home/building surrounded by beautiful instruments, so always a pleasure just stepping in the door.

I loved my experience choosing my violin at Mount Airy:) Thuy is the staff member who helped me. She is very warm, kind, and full of knowledge. She gave me advice on how to narrow done my choice as well as a list of violin teachers in my area. The place is well decorated with many small cute details. They are also doing a great job with keeping me feel safe during the pandemic- great ventilation, masked staffs, hand sanitizer, private shopping experience. Im very satisfied with my violin and would definitely recommend this place to my friends:)

Amazing shop! They were so helpful in my search for upgrading my violin and bow. I had several trials and they were great helping me through them. Thuy and Gina were kind and patient and I can credit them with making it easy to end up deciding to buy a lovely instrument! Thanks and I will be back!

My violin teacher suggested this shop after I had an unpleasant experience at my local luthier. I was apprehensive about trying out bows since I am not a great player and wasn't sure I would be able to tell them apart. Thuy showed me a selection of bows and gave me helpful feedback on the characteristics that I was rejecting. Efren suggested strings to help tone down my bright violin.

He also adjusted my sound post. I appreciated all the Covid protocols and the supportive atmosphere. This will definitely be my "local violin shop" even though it is an hour's drive from my house.

It was a master class in outstanding customer service. Went to four string stores to purchase a cello. Mount Airy Violin & Bows is the only one that gave me a dedicated person for an entire appointment to help me navigate my way through all the cellos and bows that I could choose from. Efren, you were a delight. I've never been so happy to give a company lots of my money. Professional, friendly, patient, kind, and with the expertise and technical knowledge to back it all up.

And no sales pressure on price point or anything at all. Blown away by this place. They'll have my business for years to come. I loved the experience and I'm so happy with my new cello. A+, 5 stars, standing ovation. I just hope I can play like Efren does one day! No pandemic puppy for me, learned the cello instead!

I had a fantastic time shopping for a violin at Mt Airy Violins and Bows yesterday. To start, I felt very safe going into the shop with their Covid protocols. this may just be standard or mandated practice, but it was appreciated nonetheless. The staff is welcoming, knowledgeable, and very accommodating. They struck a perfect balance between giving me time alone with the instruments to form my own opinion, and popping in to give me their thoughts and even play a few instruments for me so I could get a sense for how they sound (when played very well).

They facilitated a really special violin-buying experience (as it should be!) and I'm grateful. I'm going to start playing the hairs off my bow so I have an excuse to return to this wonderful shop.