text: We were visiting the area for vacation when my son spotted this store.  We went in without any intent to purchase, to just look around.   2 hours later, as my preteen son tried every violin in the shop, the staff was still very friendly and patient with us.  In the end we made a purchase for a more advanced violin with coda bow and outfit and one happy kid as we made our way back to Northern CA with it.\n\nLater research showed we got a fair deal on a great sounding violin, very durable case, and upgraded bow.  Two years later, he's still playing on it happily.