About 15 to 40 minutes

Music store for Hartford County, CT.

From Burlington and Canton, about 15 minutes. From the Hartford side, about 40. A music store you can walk into and play.

Amps on the riser at George's Music Center

George's Music Center

On Route 4, for all of Hartford County.

Hartford County's western towns are close: Burlington is about 15 minutes away on Route 4, and Canton about 15 as well. Avon, Farmington and Bristol are about 30 minutes, and Hartford, West Hartford and the towns around New Britain about 40.

Burlington is part of Region 10, one of the school districts on our rental program. For every town, the store has guitars, amps and drums to try in person, private lessons downstairs and a repair bench in the shop.

14 towns

Find your town.

Instrument cases and gig bags in the rental room
About 15 minutes

Burlington

Burlington is about 15 minutes away, straight out Route 4 through Harwinton.

Music store near Burlington
Electric and acoustic guitars along the guitar wall
About 15 minutes

Canton

About 15 minutes from Canton on Route 202, a full music store with lessons, rentals and a repair bench.

Music store near Canton
Carr, Magnatone and Marshall amps on the carpeted risers
About 30 minutes

Bristol

About 30 minutes from Bristol, through Terryville and Harwinton: guitars, amps, trades and repairs.

Music store near Bristol
Trumpets, a saxophone and trombones on the band wall
About 30 minutes

Avon

About 30 minutes from Avon on Route 44 and Route 202: brass lessons, band repairs and books.

Music store near Avon
Drum kits on the floor, with the cymbal wall behind them
About 30 minutes

Farmington

Route 4 runs from Farmington to the store, about 30 minutes west: drum lessons, kits and cymbals.

Music store near Farmington
Guitar, bass and ukulele string packs from Ernie Ball, D'Addario, Elixir and GHS on the strings wall, with capos and tuners
About 35 minutes

Plainville

Route 10 north, then Route 4 west: about 35 minutes from Plainville to setups, repairs and a full strings wall.

Music store near Plainville
A cello and violins on the rental wall
About 35 minutes

Simsbury

About 35 minutes from Simsbury: violin, viola and cello rentals, lessons and string repairs.

Music store near Simsbury
Zildjian cymbals on the cymbal wall
About 40 minutes

Southington

About 40 minutes from Southington by way of Bristol: a drum floor, a wall of cymbals and the sticks and heads to go with them.

Music store near Southington
Trumpets, trombones, a French horn, a saxophone and a clarinet on the band wall
About 40 minutes

New Britain

About 40 minutes west of New Britain on Route 72: band instruments, method books and brass and woodwind repair.

Music store near New Britain
The PA corner: speakers, mixers and road cases
About 40 minutes

West Hartford

Farmington Avenue is Route 4, and Route 4 leads to the store: about 40 minutes from West Hartford.

Music store near West Hartford
Casio keyboards and digital pianos on stands, with keyboard benches
About 40 minutes

Bloomfield

About 40 minutes west of Bloomfield: digital pianos and keyboards to play, and piano lessons downstairs.

Music store near Bloomfield
Mackie Thump PA speakers, mixers and cases by the counter
About 40 minutes

Newington

About 40 minutes from Newington, most of it on Route 4: PA speakers, microphones, lights and road cases.

Music store near Newington
Acoustic guitars on the acoustic wall
About 40 minutes

Granby

About 40 minutes from Granby, across the Saville Dam: acoustic and classical guitars to play side by side.

Music store near Granby
A row of guitar amps on a carpeted riser
About 40 minutes

Hartford

About 40 minutes from Hartford: a music store where you can play Mesa/Boogie, Carr and Magnatone amps in person.

Music store near Hartford

Hartford County questions

How far is George's from Hartford County?

About 15 minutes from Burlington and Canton, about 30 from Avon, Farmington and Bristol, and about 40 from Hartford, West Hartford, New Britain and Southington. The store is on Route 4 in Torrington.

Do you rent instruments for Hartford County schools?

Burlington is in Region 10, one of the districts on our rental program. Rentals are rent-to-own and you can start one any time of year.

Can I get a guitar or amp repaired?

Yes. Setups, fret work, pickups and acoustic repairs, plus tube and solid-state amps, on the bench in the store. No appointment needed.

See you in Torrington.

On Route 4 in the Eastside Commons plaza, 905 New Harwinton Rd.

It's a real store, not an online shop. Call us or stop by: 905 New Harwinton Rd, Torrington · Mon to Fri 11 to 6 · Sat 10 to 2.

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