Terra Nova Violins

Referees by the YOSA staff, I came in to rent a violin for my daughter who has auditions coming up.
I hope she gets in but anywho, the front desk will assist you like they did us in sizing you and picking out the violin that fits their needs. They have a month to month rental and rent to own.
Atmosphere is set to make the non player, l want to play. I met two teachers that frequent the place and also gave us tips!
Located in the same plaza as Denny’s inside 410& blanco.

Not knowing much about instruments, I was going to rent a violin for my daughter at Sam Goody. A friend who is a drummer recommended Terra Nova. Such a elegant little shoppe & always very friendly. They provide free repairs with my very affordable rental & my dues go towards any instrument.

I’m a violin teacher, former SA Symphony musician, and long time customer.
It has always been a pleasure to deal with Terra Nova. I regularly take my bow for rehairs, and recommend this shop to all of my students looking for quality instruments.
I couldn’t be happier with the professionalism and courtesy at the shop.

Full disclosure — I used to work at Terra Nova Violins. That said, Abbas, the owner, has been a personal friend of mine since long before he started the business, and I know him to be honest, highly skilled and friendly. He is hands-​on and makes your shopping experience comfortable and easy.
The inventory is amazing — they definitely have something for everyone — so you must visit the shop before making any violin purchase.
For rentals I feel that their instruments are the best in town and the maintenance/​repair is included. Their rental credit and instrument trade-​up programs are very straightforward, flexible and fair so you don’t have to worry about being stuck in a student instrument after you or your child outgrows it.
Bows, accessories and cases are all top quality and priced competitively, plus they keep pretty much everything you could ever need in stock at all times.
Now that they have added private lessons to their offerings I can’t think of anywhere else you need to go to handle all of your string shopping, and you get the personal touch of Abbas and his employees plus the beautiful and bright showroom in which to shop. Once you experience the level of service and exhaustive inventory at Terra Nova Violins you will undoubtedly become one of their many loyal customers.
The previous reviewer who mentioned strings must realize that all strings of the same brand come from the exact same factory, off the same machine. Whether they are packaged in an envelope, tube, box, bag or whatever, there is no difference in the quality of string. It is very rare for any retailer to offer replacement of strings once they have been installed, since it is impossible to know what caused the string to break.

Terra Nova Violins is definitely – thank you, Unilocal – as good as it gets! I’ve been going there for all of my musically-​related needs for several years now and it’s the perfect shop for any string player. They have the cheapest rental deals in town on any of your basic stringed instruments – meaning violin, viola, cello, and bass – and Abbas, the owner of the store, is the one of the nicest people I have ever met and will frequently go out of his way to give you a better deal on an instrument, bow, or case if you are purchasing one. He remembers frequent customers and will stop to ask you if you’re satisfied with your last purchase, how your studies are going, etc., and the staff are all very friendly and helpful as well. The selection of instruments spans many, many price ranges, qualities, and purposes and there is a slim chance you won’t find something you fancy in here.
I bought my first student violin here when the shop had recently opened when I was in high school, and almost a year ago I bought my first professional-​level instrument here in preparation for studying music in university. I feel so lucky to have grown up in a place with such an awesome strings-​only store like Terra Nova, and that is exclusively where I buy my strings (with a huge selection), shoulder rests, metronomes, other accessories (rosin, mutes, instrument polish, etc.), and sheet music. If you are looking for a particular item and they don’t have it in stock, they will order it for you and call you when it’s in the store. They also have an in-​store violin shop and do great repairs; if you purchase a bow there, they will even give you one free change of bow hair whenever you need it.
There is also a lesson studio next door where you can sign up for paid lessons with teachers that Terra Nova hires. Unfortunately, I don’t have any experience with that side of the business, but I know several people that teach there and they love it.
Truly, there is no better place for a string player to go – whether they are a beginner or a symphony musician – for all of their musical needs. The selections are huge, the deals are great, and the customer service is fantastic. What more needs to be said?

After enjoying a lunch at my favorite Korean restaurant, Il Song garden, my daughter and I crossed the parking lot and entered Terra Nova Violins.
Specializing in rentals, repairs, lessons, purchases — this is a one stop stringed instrument shop. Right now (12/​27/​2010) they’re running a Christmas special, $ 299 for a new violin outfit (which includes the violin, strings, bow, etc.) which normally retails at $ 525.
As a violin newbie (my daughter is starting lessons…) they were gracious and even let my daughter just hold it under her chin, strumming back and forth. They told me to think about it. Encouraged me to not to pay the same price at other music stores and get less quality (some shops have laminate over their violins which dramatically changes the sound/​tone.)
The teachers are also in house for lessons or teach out of their homes. I felt very comfortable there, friendly staff, majestic instruments.
*Renting a violin is $ 20 a month w/​$ 3 insurance fee… half credit towards purchases instrument. Not sure about other string instruments rates. Go in person, they’re super friendly.