Celebrating 54 years of selling musical instruments! Our store is located in Takoma Park, MD just outside of Washington DC, and convenient to the Metro Red Line. We offer in-store pickup and browsing during regular business hours; 11-5pm Sun-Mon, 11-7pm Tue-Sat EST.
Most orders are shipped out within 2-3 business days. Don't hesitate to contact us if you need your order by a certain time or need to delay shipment - we will do our best to accommodate.
We generally ship by UPS Ground, fully insured. Smaller items may be shipped by USPS. International buyers must contact us for a shipping quote (please include your full address). You will receive a tracking number as soon as it is generated by our system.
Trade offers are only considered on items that can be brought to our shop in person; we do not facilitate trades via Reverb. Affirm financing is available on all items in our Reverb store above $50. We also offer a direct layaway program (call us directly at 301-270-9090 for details).
House of Musical Traditions (HMT) has been in business since 1972, and was voted "Best Place To Buy Musical Instruments" in the Washington DC City Paper's reader poll 7 times. We specialize in acoustic, folk, world and hard-to-find instruments - but we're not averse to picking up good used electric instruments & gear! We're staffed by real musicians who care about the instruments we sell. Both used and new instruments go through a rigorous inspection process. Any flaws or playability issues will be fully disclosed in our listings.
We are authorized dealers for brands such as Alvarez, Cordoba, Deering, Gold Tone, Kremona, Recording King, Kala, Larrivee, Dusty Strings, Fishman, Audio Technica, JHS, Electro Harmonix, LR Baggs, and more.
For most of our new item listings, we use stock photos from the manufacturer. If you would like to see photos of the exact item we have in stock, just message us. Unlike some large chain stores or online operations, we don't have boxes of overstock sitting in a warehouse - each instrument is checked thoroughly before going out on our sales floor, and again before shipping out to a customer, to make sure it meets our high standards of playability. Please note that Brand New instruments may not include original manufacturer's box. We pride ourselves on great customer service and provide future support for our customers after initial purchase.
Politiche di spedizione
We generally use UPS Ground for most continental US shipments of instruments (smaller accessory items will usually ship USPS). UPS shipments of instruments require a physical street address (not a PO Box). Most orders will ship within 48 hours.
Buyers outside the continental US should contact us for a shipping quote before purchasing (please include your full address). We try to respond to inquiries as soon as possible, but sometimes it may take a few days to get an international shipping quote.
We are required by Reverb to ship to the exact address submitted with your order. If you need to change your shipping address after your order is submitted (or if you wish to change your shipped order to local pickup or vice-versa), we will need to cancel your order and you can re-purchase the item with the correct shipping address.
Buyers able to visit our shop in person can pick up their order at our Takoma Park, MD location during our regular business hours. Not all listings have local pickup enabled, but if you wish to pick up at our store and don't see this option at checkout, just contact us and we will enable it. We will contact you with details on how to pick up your order. * Items purchased with Affirm financing must be shipped; you will not be able to select Local Pickup if using Affirm. *
Politica di reso
Articoli nuovi
Restituibile entro 7 giorni dalla consegna.
Articoli usati e vintage
Restituibile entro 7 giorni dalla consegna.
Termini generali
Gli articoli devono essere restituiti nelle condizioni originali di spedizione, con tutti gli imballi originali e senza segni di utilizzo. L’acquirente è responsabile per tutti i costi di spedizione del reso a meno che l’articolo sia stato ricevuto in condizioni diverse da quanto descritto.
Politiche fiscali
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