Mantova's Two Street Music

Awesome. If you have an instrument and need anything, this is the place you should go. I went to have my guitar restrung and they did it for free because it was my first time. Then after that it is only like 3 bucks, great place.

When I first came to Eureka, I was unimpressed with this music store, but since the Mantova brothers bought it, the place has grown into a one-stop music shop. The staff is super knowledgeable and friendly, plus they aren't just trying to steer you toward instruments with the highest price points. I love their enthusiasm and their range of products -- I've bought an Irish flute, a mouth harp, music theory cards and a few other things from that shop. I've been eyeballing a couple ukuleles for a while and with a little advice from one of their staff members, I think I know what one I will pick up later this year. Thanks!

I've known this location before Mantova's took it over, and the difference has been astonishing from Day One.  The prior owners pitched to a perceived audience, and a grey-haired woman could stand around for a half hour without so much as a greeting while the young males walking in the door were shown every item in the shop.  Anthony Mantova and his crowd wait on everybody the minute they come in.  They get to know your name and interests, but they don't slight new people either, and they don't "profile" potential customers.They carry a wide selection of instruments and amps, of which they will share their honest opinions (for instance, appropriateness to the customer's style or intended use, clarity, loudness, and whether the customer might meet their expectations at a sightly lower price with something else.
Their repair person is in a lot of demand, so the turnover for repairs can be slow at high traffic times, but he's meticulous and follows up on your satisfaction with his work.  They will generally refer high-end guitar repairs out to Moonstone: like Mr. Kringle on 34th Street, they seem to prefer repeat business to the fast buck.
The Mantovas are a musical family and their staff are musicians, so you will never find them ignorant of a product.  They encourage people to try out instruments and amps.  (Their knowledge of amps is encyclopedic.  I sometimes use the place for a school, since mine is not.)
Musicians and bands can sign up to play there for Arts Alive.  They have a nice sound stage, they provide seating for listeners, and they let you use their toys for amplifications (which if you ask me, is crazy like a fox.)
They also carry a wide variety of cables, strings, picks, rhythm thingums, polishes and cloths, and other music related whatnot.  And they're patient with people who pick up odd-looking objects and ask "and what's THAT?"  After all, you might be back.