Top Musical Instruments Stores in Ithaca, NY

Way back in 1969 The Guitar Workshop, as it was called then, was opened by the late John Ellis. It was in the basement of a building on Eddy Street in the College Town neighborhood of East Hill near Cornell University here in Ithaca, New York. Many of our customers still remember that shop fondly and the incomparable Mr. Ellis.

Cayuga Music Shop offers a complete range of maintenance, repair and restoration services for all band and orchestral, fretted (guitar), and percussion instruments. Our repair shop runs full time with multiple technicians repairing hundreds of instruments each year. We have specialists in woodwinds, brasses, strings, and percussion.

As the pandeimc persists, we are grateful to see people back to playing and performing again in musical ensembles. Here at Hickeys's we have been working with groups around the country and the world to supply music PPE - instrumental and vocal face masks, bell covers, instrument covers, Spit-Spots, and even plexiglass dividers - to make practicing and performing safer.

Rumble Seat Music is a trusted and world renowned purveyor of the finest vintage instruments available. We specialize in premium, American-made vintage guitars and amplifiers, and with over thirty years of experience we are one of the most trusted names in vintage guitars!