GUITARS
Steel String Guitars- Music on the Hill is proud of their curated selection of solid top guitars starting at $275, and ranging up to all solid-body professional instruments. Brands include- Seagull, Eastman, and Art and Lutherie.
Electric Guitars and Basses- Music on the Hill stocks Ibanez and Eastman Electric Guitars. Ibanez offering include 4 string basses and solid top, semi-hollow and archtop electric guitars. Eastman archtop and semi-hollow instruments have a devoted fan bass, who love the easy playablity and great aesthetics of these guitars.
Nylon String Guitars- From traditional spruce and cedar top instruments by Ortega to unexpected models from Kala, our nylon guitars are perfect for musicians of all styles.
Fractional Guitars- Music on the Hill offers fractional guitars sized 1/4-7/8 in stock all the time. Ortega fractional guitars are an exceptional value, offering tone quality and playability not easily found in fractional instruments.
UKULELES
Music on the Hill has a great selection of Kala and Ortega Ukuleles. From $50 kid’s ukes in every color of the rainbow to top-of-the-line solid spruce and cedar top ukuleles, we can find the perfect match for you, no matter your budget or musical goals.
GREEN TONES KIDS’ INSTRUMENTS
Our Green Tones 100% eco-friendly kids’ instruments range from colored block drums to animal-shaped rattles to train whistles, with everything in between. If you have a little boy or girl who you would love to introduce to some basic music and instruments, Green Tones is the place to start!
SHEET MUSIC
From the latest pop hits to “The Three B’s,” Music on the Hill has everything you can think of in a songbook. We communicate with area teachers to make sure that we have the lesson books in stock for piano, guitar, percussion and all brass, woodwind and string instruments.
STRINGS AND ACCESSORIES
Aside from musical instruments, Music on the Hill has a complete selection of accessories for any instrument, including guitar strings, picks, straps, drumsticks, woodwind reeds, cork grease, valve oil, violin/viola strings, shoulder pads, rosin, and more!
WOODWIND AND BRASS RENTALS
We are exited to partner with L & L Woodwind Shop to provide the quality new and used rental instruments to Capitol Hill and the Washington, DC area. All rentals are rent-to-own programs, so you will be building equity with every monthly payment. We provide new and used instruments to rent or just purchase outright. Music on the Hill keeps Flutes, Clarinets, Alto Sax’s, Trumpets and Trombones in stock.
Tenor Saxophones, Cornets, Bass Clarinets, French Horns, Oboes, Baritiones and Tuba’s are also avaliable through L & L. Please talk to the front desk for more information.
Monthly Rental Costs*
- Flute: Used- $20 New- $23
- Clarinet: Used- $20 New- $23
- Alto Saxophone: Used- $35 New- $40
- Trumpet: Used- $20 New- $30
- Trombone: Used- $20 New- $40
*Base Price does not include tax or recommended maintenance fee.
ORCHESTRA RENTALS
Music on the Hill rents high quality student model instruments, with solid wood tops and superior sound quality.
- Violin: $20
- Viola: $25
- Cello: $45
FRETTED INSTRUMENT RENTALS
Music on the Hill offers a straightforward 8 week rental for guitars, ukuleles, mandolins and banjos. After the 8 weeks are up, you can choose to return the instrument, pay the instrument off or apply the credit to and instrument of their choosing.
NEW INSTRUMENTS
- UBASS WNDR-FS – $250
- E1OM – $475
- E1D – $475
UKULELES
- Kala Solid Spruce Scallop Tenor
- KA-SRT-SC – $400
- Kala Solid Cedar Acacia Ukuleles
- KA-ACP-CTG – $285
- KA-ATP-CTG – $300
- Kala Solid Spruce/Flame Maple Ukuleles
- Kala Pacific Walnut Ukuleles
- Kala Solid Mahogany Ukuleles
- Kala Striped Ebony Ukuleles
- Kala Gloss Mahogany Ukuleles
- Kala Satin Mahogany Ukuleles
- Makala Dolphin & Shark Ukuleles
- Kala UBass
- UBASS-RMBL-FS – $400
- UBASS WNDR-FS – $250
- Ortega Solid Acacia Ukuleles
- Ortega RUK Series Flamed Mahogany Concert
- RUK11FMH – $215
- Ortega Horizon Series Concert Ukuleles
- RURW-CC-LTD – $185
- RUBO – $195
- Ortega Zebra Wood Concert
- RFU11Z – $150
- Ortega Sapele Soprano
- RFU10S – $135
- Ortega Earth Series Concert
ACOUSTIC GUITARS
- Eastman Folk Size
- Eastman Dreadnought
- Eastman Parlor Size
- E10OOM – $1,100
- E10OOSS/V – $1,300
- Seagull Folk Size
- Artist Mosaic CW Folk Element – $1,200
- Martime Concert Hall – $850
- Entourage Autumn Burst CH CW A/E – $550
- Coastline Folk Cedar – $450
- Seagull Dreadnought
- Entourage Autumn Burst CW QIT – $550
- S6 Slim Original QIT – $525
- S6 Original Left – $500
- S6 Original – $450
- Seagull Jumbo
- Entourage Rustic Mini Jumbo – $450
- Seagull Grand
- Coastline Cedar Grand – $450
- Excursion Natural Solid Spruce Grand – $350
- Art & Lutherie Dreadnought
- Americana Tennessee Red CW QIT – $525
- Americana Bourbon Burst – $425
- Art & Lutherie Folk
- Legacy Bourbon Burst QIT – $525 – Back in Stock Soon
- Legacy Bourbon Burst- – $425
- Art & Lutherie Grand
- Roadhouse Bourbon Burst – $425
NYLON STRING GUITARS
- Ortega Electric Acoustic
- Ortega Eclipse Suite Classical – $900
- Ortega Feel Series RCE139-T4STR – $600
- Ortega Feel Series RCE159MN – $600
- Ortega Acoustic
ELECTRIC GUITARS
- Eastman Solid Body
- Eastman Archtop
- AR371CE-SB – $950
- T49/v – $1,250
- Eastman Thinline
- Ibanez Artcore
- Ibanez Solid Body
- TM302PM-BSP – $425
- TM330M-TFB – $425
ACOUSTIC BASSES
- Ortega Acoustic Steel String
- D538-4 – $600
- Kala UBass
- UBASS-RMBL-FS – $400
- UBASS WNDR-FS – $250
MANDOLINS
- Eastman F Style Mandolins
- Eastman A Style Mandolins
- MD 305 – $500 Back in Stock Soon!
- Ortega F Style Mandolins
- RMFE40SBK – $525
- Ortega A Style Mandolins
- RMA5NA – $225
- Seagull Mandolins
BANJOS
- Deering Goodtime Resonator
- G2-Resonator – $679
- Deering Goodtime Open Back
- AG-Open Back – $729
- Goodtime Parlor – $489
- Gold Tone Resonator
- CC-100R – $520
- Gold Tone Open Back
- Gold Tone Plectrum
- CC-Plectrum – $525
HYBRID INSTRUMENTS
- Gold Tone Banjolele
- BU-1 – $220 – Back in stock soon!
- Gold Tone Micro Bass
- M-Bass – $450
- Kala U Bass
- UBASS-RMBL-FS – $400
- UBASS WNDR-FS – $250
- Kala 8 String Gloss Mahogany
- KA-8 – $250
PERCUSSION
- Tycoon Cajons
- Tycoon Djembes
- TJ-72-B-HP-BR – $200
- TFAJ-10-WR – $95
- TFAJ-10K – $95
- TAJ-12 – $170
- TAJ-10 – $135
- TAJ-8 – $90
- Tycoon Bongos
- TSB-800 – $375
- Tycoon Darbuka
- TDA-CO25 – $200
- Tycoon Shakers
- Tycoon Maracas
- Tycoon Bells
- Tycoon Cabasa
- TSA-MBR – $39.99