Mike's Brass & Woodwind

I'd had my eyes on a certain model of trumpet for a few months. I wish I had known Mike's store existed before now! I stopped by this weekend and was very impressed with Mike's knowledge, and his helpful and friendly demeanor. He let me try the instrument out, offered to let me try any number of others out, and when it came time to make a decision, he worked with me to make sure I went home that day with the horn of my dreams. I'll be coming back here for future purchases, service and repairs.

Like I said, I wish I had known that such a great store for brass players was just minutes from my house. I had a great experience shopping here. Highly recommended!

Mike is excellent to work with. I recently purchased a bari saxophone through him for my son. These are not readily available in stores and to purchase one online can be daunting because they are often expensive and still will need service, regardless is new or used. Mike provided great support when my son had problems with the mouthpiece and it gives me peace of mind to know if we have any other problems, we can go there for support. The staff is knowledgeable and passionate about what they do. Mike has been there for years and has relationships with many schools in the area, so his reputation precedes him. It’s nice to know we have a place to go to help with such an investment. Thanks, Mike!

Mikes place is a great music store!
He recently donated a guitar to our daughter's cancer fundraiser. What a great guy! Please give back and visit the store. It's great businesses like this that we all should support!

We rent a baritone for my daughter from here. They are reasonably priced and always informative when I call with questions. After using it for 4 months with no problems, my daughter had an issue with it playing correctly so I took it in and they were able to correct the issue right then and there. Very friendly and knowledgeable.

Just had an overhaul done on a really old trumpet and it looks fantastic! This is a wonderful small business that really treats their customers well and is very passionate about music. They also offer lessons! If I weren't so far away, I would absolutely sign up for trumpet lessons with Mike!

My son is starting band this year and was excited to play his dad’s American made Bb clarinet when he was in band as a kid. Unfortunately, it has been sitting in the case for over 25 years and needed new corks, pads, etc. We found Mike’s Brass & Woodwind on Google and they had great reviews so we decided to give it a shot. The clarinet needed to full rehab which he estimated would take about 3-4 weeks due to the numerous people in front of us needing work done on their instruments. This would put us past when band was supposed to start so they provided a loaner free of charge as they worked in rehabbing ours. Mike’s definitely over delivered! We got a call yesterday that it was ready which was only 2 weeks since we dropped it off! We went in today to pick it up and it looks brand new! It is beautiful! My son is thrilled that he will have his own fully refurbished clarinet on his first day of band and it is extra special since it is his dad’s. We couldn’t be happier! Just wish I had taken before photos so you could truly appreciate the amount of work he did on it.

We purchased an advanced trombone for our son and were blown away by Mike's knowledge, honesty and customer service. HIGHLY recommend this store for instrument purchases, rentals and lessons. We're so grateful to have found this place!!

Excellent service! I brought in a 45 year old clarinet that hadn’t been played in 43 years and now it looks and sounds brand new! Considering the amount of work that was required, the turnaround time was sooner than expected. Staff is very friendly, and they made sure that I was prepared to walk out and be able to play with everything I needed. Thank you Mike’s Brass and Woodwinds! My daughter loves this instrument!

Mike recently cleaned an old Alto Sax that belonged to my brother for my daughter starting band this year. He did an amazing job! He's a super nice guy and the customer service was top notch. I highly recommend his business!!

Such a wonderful shop! We brought in my husbands grandfathers trombone from the 1920’s. They were so helpful in telling us so much great info on it! We learned that the oil that was still w it had lead in it and that the mouthpiece was not safe for use anymore. It was cleaned up and put back into fine order. A new mouthpiece also.
My son also got a perfect used trombone to use for beginning band. This is a gem of a place !

When looking for credible personal to preform a Much Needed touch up to my 22 year old Selmer CL200 clarinet, I was Extremely impressed with Mike's Brass & Woodwind. Very knowledgeable staff and speedy service! My clarinet looks off the shelf new and plays beautifully! With shining keys, polished wood, replaced pads, corks, and a mouthpiece guard, who could ask for more? Thank you for the amazing service, you gained a customer for life!

Mike is very knowledgeable on anything and everything music. I will never take my kids' instruments anywhere else, but here to be repaired.

Where do I begin? On a recommendation from a family friend, I filled out a rental request form online and received a call from Mike the next morning. He was super nice, professional, and genuinely wanted to help us find a French horn for my 11 year old son just starting band. His fees and terms are clearly listed on his website, but he was sure to go over them again. Once we decided to go with Mike's Brass and Woodwind, Mike went above and beyond to actually hand deliver my son's horn to our home! The horn is beautiful! All I have been listening to since noon today is the sound of a boy learning to play his horn. I would, and did, recommend Mike's Brass and Woodwinds to anyone that is looking to purchase and/or rent an instrument.

A++ shop! Mike is friendly, honest and very knowledgeable when it comes to repairing instruments!! Especially my saxophone! Techs are like doctors and mechanics, I would not give my horn to anyone! So thanks Mike for your superb service and the well assorted store at a reasonable price! 100% recommend! Thanks guys!

WAY more than just brass and woodwind!

I moved to Illinois almost a year ago from Boston, and left my guitar tech on the east coast. Spent the last year here trying to find a remotely competent tech for my gear and I ABSOLUTELY found the place!

The guys here are SO skilled, SUPER friendly, and holy hell do they know they're way around instruments - just picked up my guitar for it's first setup with them and they NAILED it.

Will be bringing ALL of my work to them - thank you!!

I've been playing music on and off through the years since the 2nd grade when I started piano, picked up violin later, and now I'm starting up guitar. I almost went to a Guitar Center, but I'm EXTREMELY glad I went here, instead. These folks were incredibly genuine when discussing wants and needs of the musician, as well as going above and beyond and talking about sound preferences and how the make of the instruments will affect the sound produced. I wish I had met them years ago when I was looking for a violin. Absolutely fantastic! I will be going here for any instrument I want to purchase in the future, and probably lessons, too.

Calvin is very knowledgeable & guitar technician also establishment is kept clean and alot of great deals on high end premium instruments

I took in an old flute for cleaning and maintenance. Mike was quick with a turn around on it. It looked and amazing and he gave me a very fair price. He even put a handle on the case without even asking. He took time out of his busy schedule to show my daughter how to put it together safely, how to blow into it properly and how to clean it. His attention to detail is worth every penny! Thanks Mike!

Calvin fully set up and assembled a guitar for me from scratch and did an amazing job! It sounds amazing, he did it on budget and ahead of schedule. I highly recommend Mikes Brass and Woodwind to anyone seeking a knowledgeable staff that do top notch work. It is the only place I go to for my guitar needs.

My daughter’s clarinet was not sounding so well after concert band season was over. We brought it to Mike’s and were able to get a loaner. Mike diagnosed the problem and fixed her clarinet in a timely manner. He treated my daughters instrument like it his own and now it sounds a million times better than it was sounding. The price to repair it was reasonable too! I would recommend Mike’s brass and woodwind to anyone who needs to have their instrument fixed. We are very happy with the service we received. Thank you!!