There aren't many options out in East County for music stores but Gill's Music has been a good resource for our community. My daughter bought her alto saxophone there and consistently gets her reeds there (since they break so easily). The prices are not cheap being up to $30 per case for reeds and there isn't many options but the quality of the product is good. \r
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For the saxophone, they have a good program being that you can pay month-to-month for the instrument and if your child enjoys the instrument, then the money spent can apply towards the purchase.
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