20+

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Hobgoblin Music

Folk & Acoustic Musical Instruments

24 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JA Directions

   Now closed Open today 10:00 - 18:00

Why Choose Us?

Extensive Range
Online Shop
Extensive Knowledge

Business overview

Hobgoblin Music, the UK's folk and acoustic musical instrument specialists since 1976. Buy online or visit our nine UK shops for friendly service and free, expert advice.

Hobgoblin Music is London's friendliest musical instrument shop. We specialise in acoustic and folk instruments and accessories, but also stock a good range of classical and rock supplies and instruments for schools. All of our staff are musicians, and our friendly expert advice is free.

We stock guitars, mandolins, ukuleles banjos, bouzoukis, accordions, melodeons, concertinas, harmonicas, bodhrans, cajons, hang drums, djembes, dulcimers, flutes, violins, clarinets, amps, tambourines, thumb pianos, harmoniums, whistles, xylophones, zithers, bagpipes, ocarinas, recorders and so much more, with cases, capos, gig bags, strings and spares for most instruments. We welcome customers to try out instruments, come and find us on Rathbone Place, just off Oxford Street close to Tottenham Court Road.

Clearing out or upgrading? Bring your instruments to Hobgoblin to trade up or sell. We will consider any instrument for a trade-in, or to sell on your behalf on a commission basis, and we can sometimes buy instruments outright too.

Restrings, setups and repairs are available in the shop.

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Outside Hobgoblin Music in London
Demos, Tours and Lessons Available at Hobgoblin Music London
Ukuleles at Hobgoblin Music London
Dulcimers at Hobgoblin Music London
Violins at Hobgoblin Music London
Concertinas at Hobgoblin Music London
Harmonium at Hobgoblin Music London
Cow Bells at Hobgoblin Music London
Xylophones at Hobgoblin Music London
Gong wall at Hobgoblin Music London
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Finger cymbals at Hobgoblin Music London
Lutes and Ouds at Hobgoblin Music in London
Bodhrans at Hobgoblin Music London
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Products & Services

Acoustic, Celtic, Folk and Traditional Specialists

Guitars, Ukuleles, Mandolins, Banjos, Bouzoukis

Strings, Instrument Accessories, Picks, Straps

Violins, Harps, Autoharps, Zithers

Accordions, Melodeons, Harmonicas, Concertinas

Flutes, Whistles, Recorders, Saxophones, Bagpipes

World Percussion, Irish Bodhrans, Hand Percussion

Bongos, Cajons, Djembes, Darabukas

Music Books, Tutor Books and DVDs

Gig Bags, Hard Cases, Amplifiers

Blueridge, Yamaha, Ashbury, Regal, Fylde

In Stock in All of our UK Shops All of the Time!

Accordions

Acoustic Guitars

Amplifiers

Banjos

Brass Instruments

Cellos

Clarinets

Digital Pianos

Drum Kits

Electric Guitars

Flutes

Guitar Repairs

Guitar Strings

Guitars

Music Books

Luthiers

Musical Bows

Musical Instrument Repairs

Musical Keyboards

Musical Recorders

String Instruments

Violas

Violins

Woodwind Instruments

Recording Equipment

Reviews

I would recommend this musical instrument store to a friend

5
If you are looking for tradition folk musical instruments then Hobgoblin Music is the right place for you, they sell mandolins, ukuleles banjos, bouzoukis, accordions, melodeons, concertinas, harmonicas, bodhrans, cajons, hang drums, djembes, dulcimers, flutes, violins, clarinets, amps, tambourines, thumb pianos, harmoniums, whistles, xylophones, zithers, bagpipes, ocarinas, recorders and some unusual 5 string 12 fret acoustic guitars as well be sure to check out Hobgoblin Music's store
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Thanx for the nice service

4
Got my guitar tutor book here and its very useful.
Thanx again
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Great resource for trad instuments

4
Hobgoblin is a bit of an institution really, having been based in Parkway in Camden for years, it now lives just off Oxford street.

They have a great website too, and a mail order service, so you can have a proper browse online before you decide to buy.

They stock all the instruments you would need to play traditional folk or acoustic instruments, everything from guitars, banjos and harmonicas, to autoharps, mouth harps and melodeons.

The prices are ok, not the cheapest, and sometimes the instruments are not particularly good quality, but as the only place you can step off the street and buy something that isn't a guitar, I suppose they can get away with it.

The service in the shop varies, some of the staff are extremely friendly and helpful, and one or two are the wrong side of flirty or patronising, or something I can't quite name. I certainly don't always feel comfortable shopping here.

I play a fairly unusual instrument, and have learned a lot about it by experience. I therefore know a little more than the staff, and this seems to annoy them when they can't answer my questions.

The spares and strings can be hugely overpriced too, one set of strings for my instrument costs 10 times as much in here as anywhere else, and the quality of cases etc are really quite shoddy.

A mixed package.
11 Jul 2016
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