Lashof Violins

I have bought a full size violin and a coda bow for my kids last October. The staff and a luthier were very nice and professional. We are really satisfied and definitely go back to Lashof for maintenance and other purchases.

I bought my first violin at Lashof Violins today. I have been taking violin lessons for 9 months and was using a beginner violin that had been given to me. As an adult learner who is also a piano and guitar teacher, I have been learning at a rapid pace. So I was ready to upgrade to an intermediate violin. The person who helped me at Lashof Violins gave me all kinds of options to choose from and pricing.

He allowed me to play 6 different violins. He patiently listen to me as I played my Musette piece by Bach over and over again on the various violins. He also played the violins so I could hear the range and tone of each. He gave me all kinds of advice and help on how to choose the violin for me. It was a most wonderful experience. And, now I am bonding with my new violin. I highly recommend Lashof Violins!

To keep this short, I notice a lot of people will size me up and down and then throw out a price. I used to rent a violin here and needed to come back for repairs/maintenance. The store recently advised me that the price of repairs increased by 133% due to COVID. When I mentioned that price was still different from their website they started going into why "my" violin could have lead to the price difference.

Don't let them do this to you, ask questions. Also, no one deserves to be looked up and down and then thrown a higher number. Please review their website and prices for rentals/repairs/services and have care where you spend your money in the community. There is another violin shop down the street that may be more ethical and for the community. This company will never get a dime of my money again.

Alicia is a very knowledgeable professional, and I feel that I can absolutely trust her to care for my antique violin as meticulously as it deserves. Very glad to have found this place!

We visited this place over 5 years ago when my daughter started playing violin and needed a rental. It by far had the best reviews in Montgomery County and it was right down the street from us. We now live further away but will continue going to Lashof. They have a great rent to own policy, a range of services and products, and all of the employees are knowledgable, professional, and genuine. Do not hesitate to choose Lashof if you are wondering which local violin shop to use.

Stopped by this afternoon to rent my daughter a violin for this school year at around 5:30. A young man by the name of Iris helped my daughter and I. He was SOOO knowledgeable, kind and patient with my daughter. Such great customer service! provided a very detailed explanation of EVERYTHING that has to do with the Violin! I appreciated that so much.

My daughter left so happy leaving the store with her brand new Violin and super excited to start playing! Will definitely be coming back if she continues to enjoy playing the Violin or for any other needs. He deserves a raise!

I've played the violin for a little more than 20 years, but of those years, I hadn't really played in about 5 years so I'm EXTREMELY rusty. I recently rediscovered my passion for the violin and I remembered coming to this place when I was in middle and high school. ALL those years and their service is still unmatched! I started out renting a new violin because I've wanted to upgrade from my student one for the LONGEST.

The gentleman that helped me out was very knowledgeable and friendly. I love their rental program as it allows you to upgrade at any time to any instrument and there's no hidden fees or sneaky things you need to be on the lookout for. I went back over this past weekend to upgrade from the first rental and the same gentleman helped me out. Had 3 violins for me to try out prior to my arrival and the whole process was quick and seamless. I will ALWAYS come here for my violin needs and will rant and rave about this place to anyone who will listen.

I recently took my violin (c. 1795) to Lashof after not having played for 16 years. After using the same trusted violin maker and shop in NJ from 1980-2004, I was reluctant to take the violin anyplace else. I could not be happier with Lashof's service, knowledge and repairs. Great experience all around, including the young man who talked me through all the repairs and associated costs and checked me in and out with knowledge and efficiency.

I bought my violin here several years ago and have been coming for maintenance ever since. They've always been very nice and friendly, super knowledgeable. I can always trust them to do a good job. I would highly recommend this shop to anyone with a stringed instrument!

A friend and I took in our violins to have them checked out. We were given great advice and help with needed adjustments. We were both impressed!

It was an AMAZING experience visiting the store and upgrading my violin! So. I had my first violin from someone and I felt it's the time to upgrade! When I walked in, I was welcomed by a staff with great smile. I addressed my needs and she asked questions to further optimize for my options. I was allowed to try 4 different violins and 3 different bows.

There was no rush while I was choosing my violin. I was able to take time to pick my favorite violin and a bow! Another staff answered bunch of my questions (about the violin and the bow along with other questions) with passion and great knowledge. I'm so glad I picked Lashof and can't wait to have more visits for my violin needs. I really appreciate all the staffs time, effort, and all the passion with kindness! Thank you Lashof for being so awesome!

I brought in a violin that my 92 year old father-in law gave me and I know nothing about violins. I was trying to find out as much as I could about it and while the young woman was friendly enough you could tell she didn't really want to give it much thought. As far as the work they performed.she told me it would be between $30 and $40 dollars and I said OK to the repair she then told me it would be $40. I'm not sure why she gave me a range especially when right away it went to $40 2 minutes after the initial quote? I assume the repair work was adequate. As I said I know nothing about violins and therefore have no idea about the repair quality.

The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. Bridge fixed quickly and new strings sound great!

Great place. Went in to rent a violin and received amazing customer service. The person there was able to explain the rent process and also helped me pick an instrument and Bow that was best for me. Seemed very knowledgeable and happy to help. I also bought a shoulder rest, I was shocked at how great everything was priced. I was in and out with a new violin in under 15min. Great place and would definitely do business with them again. Thank you!

Great prices and awesome customer service. I purchased a cheap cello online and I couldn't get it to play or to stay in tune, but they made it work and fixed it so that even my teenage son could be playing with it at school. Later on the bridge fell over and my son couldn't fix it so we took it back to them and they fixed it for free because they said it was something simple and they could do it right there on the spot. I highly recommend and next time I have to buy cello I will buy it from them.

That was such a great experience! My daughter has never played violin before, and Jen (maybe Genevive) was incredibly patient, kind, and thorough.

Wonderful. We were attended to by Iris who helped my daughter select her first 1/2 violin. She fell in love with it instantly. Great customer service with useful recommendations. The rent to own program is better than purchasing a violin for us, due to the fact that my daughter may quickly outgrow the half violin and need the adult size sooner than we think.

The store offers everything you need to play your instrument, along with a great selection of beginner books. What I appreciated the most was the thorough Q&A provided by Iris.

I inherited a cello that had been sitting in its case, unused for the last five years. Not being a cellist myself (yet), I took it straight to Lashof when I got home, and asked them to assess the damage. The staff were honest and straight forward about what needed to be done to get the cello back to working order, and a few things that could be done that would make it work a little better than before.

In the end, they fixed three cracks on the face, and along the seem between the face and the sides, replaced the bridge, adjusted the nut, replaced the tuning pegs and put a set of new strings on. All for a VERY reasonable price, in my opinion, and in less time than they had originally estimated. I am beyond grateful to have found Lashof Violins, and for the work they did to refurbish my grandfathers cello.

HELPFUL STAFFS AND GREAT SERVICES! My daughter was ready for her 1st full size violin. We selected 2 violins and 3 bows to try out for a week. The teacher didn't like any of the selections. We returned all items to the store. The store owner was very helpful and polite all the time. Very professional. We visited again to buy shoulder rest. The store staff was very patience and helped my daughter to try out a dozen shoulder rests.

She was able to find the best fit. The store makes Precipitube Humidifiers, which we will try it out soon. We have been a happy customer of this store in the past 8 years for violin services like fractional violin rental, bow re-hair, violin restring, etc. We feel that we are welcomed, and helped every time. Prices are fair too.

Lovely people, reasonably-priced rentals. Flexible hours. LOTS of parking. Dont drive to Bethesda for a violin rental. This is much easier.

After comparing all the music shops in the area, I went to Lashof's to rent a violin because their program was BY FAR the best. They were helpful and nice, too.