Top Music Shops In South Florida

According to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Music is the universal language of mankind." So learn the language of music by visiting a music shop and picking out a musical instrument to play. Once you learn the basic notes, you can play music from around the world. Violins, pianos, guitars, flutes, and horns are just a few of the types of instruments that can be found at music shops in the South Florida area.

Kendall Conservatory Of Music, Inc
7153 S.W. 117 Ave.
Miami, FL 33183
(305) 274-9207
www.kendallmusic.com

Kendall Conservatory of Music sells woodwind instruments, percussion, keyboards, stringed instruments and more. Books on music, sheet music, audio and lighting equipment are also sold at Kendall's. In addition to selling instruments, Kendall's has rent-to-own plans and even offers short-term instrument rentals. Kendall's Conservatory of Music also has teachers available for those interested in taking voice lessons or learning to play an instrument. Between the services offered and the competitive prices, Kendall's Conservatory of Music is one of the top music shops in the Miami area.

Music Depot
The Shops at Sunset Place
5701 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143
(305) 663-0482
www.musicdepotusa.com

Nestled amongst the Shops at Sunset Place is Music Depot is an all-inclusive music store. Not only does Music Depot offer guitars and drums, the store also carries banjos, resonators, ukuleles, and other ethnic instruments. Music Depot also offers private music lessons on most of the instruments they sell in the store. Special order sheer music can be ordered directly from the store and can be mailed to you or picked up in the store. Specially designed sound systems can also be ordered at Music Depot.

Allegro Music Center
6869 SW 8th St.
Miami, FL 33144
(305) 740-9400
www.allegromusiccenter.com

Allegro Music Center is a full-service music center. This store boasts that there are over 22,000 different titles of sheet music. They also offer guitars, brass and woodwind instruments, along with other types of stringed instruments. Repair services are available at this store, as well as appraisal services. They even do restorative work on antique instruments. One of the unique services offered at Allegro Music Center is their instrument loan program. The instrument loans are done on a case-by-case basis and must be arranged in advance.

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Piano Music Center
1950 S.W. 30th Ave.
Pembroke Park, FL 33009
(954) 457-4664
www.pianomusiccenter.com
Piano Music Center is a specialty store that sells only pianos. Grand pianos, baby grand pianos, uprights, consoles, digital pianos and even player pianos. New, used, and pre-owned pianos are all sold at Piano Music Center. Yamaha, Roland, Kawai, and Young Chang are just a few of the models of pianos sold at this store. All of the pianos sold at Piano Music Center come with a bench and include in-home tuning performed by a professional piano technician.

Tropical Music Export Enterprises, Inc.
6850 S.W. 81 Terrace
Miami, FL 33143
(305 740-7454
www.tropicalmusic.com
Tropical Music Export, although based in Miami, sells and ships instruments to countries around the world. Guitars, drums, basses, and more are available at this store. Although Tropical Music does not actually do repairs on instruments at this store, they do offer schematics and replacement parts for purchase. Percussion instruments are also sold at Tropical Music Export Enterprises. All of their products are sold direct from the factory if preferred by the customer, or the customer can pick an item currently in stock at the store.

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