Southwest Stringed Instruments

We’ve rented many an instrument from here over the years, and I’ve always found it to be a positive experience. This is a full-​service shop that rents, sells, and repairs a variety of stringed instruments and accoutrements, including bows, shoulder rests, tuners, sheet music, spare parts — you name it, they probably carry it. My daughter plays both violin and viola, and as she’s grown and improved skill-​wise, she’s returned several to trade in and upgrade her instruments. The staff is ver accommodating when it comes to trying out their instruments, even allowing you to try out products that you admittedly cannot purchase (some high-​end merchandise resides here). They do have a program which allows you to put the rental fees towards an eventual purchase — which for is, after years of renting, added up to quite a bit. Coming here has always been a no-​pressure experience — the staff are quick to assist, but there is no hard sell.
Hours are sort of limited, so be sure to check if they are open before paying them a visit (it’s located around the corner from the Cherrybell Post Office). However, if you’re in the market for a stringed instrument, it is definitely worth carving out some time in your schedule to check them out.

Came here to purchase my first viola (I’m a professional musician but NOT a string player) and found exactly what I needed. The service was highly knowledgable and professional! Hard to come across this sort of broad selection back east!

Visited Southwest Strings on the recommendation of a co-​worker, she said they were good. What an understatement ! These people are incredible. My son received a violin as a gift and we needed to replace the rosin. Also, while there I had some questions about the item that was not purchased from them. They took it in the back and actually performed some slight modifications on the violin, including replacing the strings. I only spent $ 2 on some new rosin but the guy went over the entire instrument for us. I can not recommend this place enough. Open 6 days a week they have a great selection of sheet music and instruments. Something for every budget.

Southwest Strings– superior service, great selection of products and sheet music. Well known for their contributions to Arizona organizations that support string music education including Arizona Viola Society, Virtuoso Violas, Chamber Music Camp with Quartet Sabaku, and Chaparral MusicFest String Academy.