Schmitt Music

Tagline Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Family-owned music retailer offering instruments, accessories, lessons, repairs, and music services for beginners through professional musicians.

Description Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Schmitt Music is a family-owned music retailer founded in Minneapolis in 1896. It operates nine retail locations throughout the upper Midwest, including a flagship store in Bloomington, Minnesota, and serves music makers locally, regionally, and globally.

Mission Brand's website · 2026-11-08

To serve and support “Music Makers”—anyone engaged in creating or performing music—through products, expertise, lessons, repairs, and community support.

Founders & leadership Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Led by Paul A. Schmitt’s great-great-great-grandson; the current leader’s name is not stated.

Website Brand's website · 2026-11-08

https://schmittmusic.com

Voice & tone Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Passionate, knowledgeable, community-oriented, and supportive.

Founded Brand's website · 2026-11-08

1896

Parent ownership Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Family-owned

Problem solved Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Helps music makers find, purchase, learn, maintain, and repair instruments and related products across band, orchestra, piano, and other musical disciplines.

Core capabilities Brand's website · 2026-11-08

• Retailing new and pre-owned musical instruments
• Selling instrument accessories, reeds, strings, method books, and care products
• Specialty shops for orchestral strings, flutes, brass, clarinets, saxophones, and pianos
• Private music lessons
• Onsite instrument repairs and master repair services
• Student instrument programs and school accessory delivery
• Piano sales, including Steinway & Sons
• Events and music community programming

Products / SKUs Brand's website · 2026-11-08

• Band instruments and accessories
• Orchestral string instruments and accessories
• Flutes and piccolos
• Clarinets and saxophones
• Trumpets and trombones
• Pianos and keyboards
• Pre-owned and consignment instruments
• Reeds, strings, mouthpieces, mutes, and care products

Pricing Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Product prices vary. Examples shown include the GUO New Voice Piccolo at $735 and a pre-owned Burkart Composite Wave Piccolo Headjoint at $600. Free shipping is offered on most orders in the contiguous United States, with exclusions including pianos and freight items.

Target industry Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Music retail and musical instrument services

Customer base Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Music makers including young students, adults rediscovering music, beginners, experienced musicians, professional performers, collectors, schools, and music educators.

Ideal customer profile Brand's website · 2026-11-08

Individuals and organizations seeking musical instruments, accessories, instruction, repairs, piano expertise, or student music supplies, from first-time learners through professional musicians and educators.

Use cases Brand's website · 2026-11-08

• Buying a first student instrument
• Purchasing professional band, orchestra, or piano instruments
• Buying reeds, strings, mouthpieces, mutes, and other accessories
• Finding pre-owned or consignment instruments
• Taking private music lessons
• Getting instruments repaired or serviced
• Ordering school accessories for delivery to participating schools
• Selecting a Steinway & Sons piano with specialist guidance

Customer outcomes Brand's website · 2026-11-08

• Access to specialized guidance from instrument-family experts
• Instruments and accessories selected for beginners through professionals
• Pre-owned instruments inspected and ready to play
• Student orders delivered directly to participating schools
• Instruments shipped with care to arrive in performance condition
• Support for continued learning, musical creation, and expression