Music Center of Hawaii

We recently rented a violin for our son, who has been taking lessons since June 2024. Before investing in a violin of his own, we wanted to ensure he's fully committed.The customer service at this shop is outstanding--knowledgeable, helpful, and attentive. Their rental prices and insurance coverage are very reasonable, making it a great option for families. Although it's a small, mom-and-pop shop, it truly is a hidden gem.The only drawback is the location. Parking can be tight, and the shop is hard to find unless you're familiar with the area. For this reason, we're giving 4 stars.Overall, we highly recommend this shop!

We came here for my son's violin and his strings. People are knowledgeable and friendly. Can't ask for more than that.

I will preface this by saying I only have expertise with string instruments and can only speak to my experience with that aspect of the business. I walked in and asked to see their rental violins. I'm a professional violist and my playing quickly got the attention of the owner. He was very generous with his time. He had me play through a few models including some master level violins. It's a hobby of mine to check out local string shops when I travel. I have never been to a general music store (that carried string and wind instruments), with such nice violins and violas. I certainly never expected to find such a store in Hawaii. The owner clearly had a passion for fine instruments. It was a small store, but they made the best of it. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a nice violin in the area. I look forward to visiting again when I return!

They rent all kinds of music instruments here. For bass clarinet, $45 per month and rental is available per month basis. Some place require minimal 3 months contract but this place is one month minimum.I called the airline. Spoke to several agents, I read the entire contract of carriage. By DOT law, airlines are required to accept oversized musical instruments but airlines doesn't always guarantee if damaged in transit. I was so happy to hear they were available for rental.Only catch here was they only rent to a local. My dear Yelp friend agreed to rent one under her name and I was able to rent this beautiful bass clarinet during our duration of our stay. It happened to be a brand new one and it was a very nice instrument.Since it wasn't me rented under my name, they assured me to process deposit return on the same day of return to minimize burden to my friend.Staff here was super nice. Especially the lady I spoke on the phone multiple times prior to arrival. Pick up and return process was very easy.Should you ever need a musical instrument, I highly recommend this store.

NEW LOCATION Feb 2018This place used to be by Ward/Auahi for as long as I can remember! Now on the corner of Isenberg/Beretania, this is one of the last remaining music stores where you can rent a instrument, buy instrument music books, sheet music, and have your instrument repaired.Parking is free, you don't have to deal with Ward area traffic and they carry a lot of things in stock. Sure you can order online but we gotta keep these guys in business. Support local.

Never heard of this place before. My son needed some items for band and this is the store the band director told us to go to. They had everything we needed and the gentleman there was very friendly and helpful. There is convenient parking too. Also if you are looking for instruments, this place has a good selection. This place is tucked away on Beretania. So glad I now know of this place. A great option to Easy Music.

All I can say is this place has the most friendliest customer service of all music store I have been too! Joan helped my 2 girls ages 7 and 10 to get fitted for violins. Customer service is top notched!!

Super helpful and knowledgeable service! Got everything I needed for a gift in one spot! Lots of choices for what seems like every music related instrument and equipment.

Incredible staff. Found someone on Kauai that wanted to buy my tenor saxophone and Darin at music center of Hawaii gave it a thorough assessment and even helped me package the sax to ship safely. Very affordable. Very generous and great reliable communication. Thanks MCH team :)

Extremely knowledgeable, skilled and professional. Also timely. The entire team is friendly, focused and sensitive to the individual musician's needs. Their brass repairs are the finest quality in Hawaii. Who go anywhere else??