
04/02/2022
JUST IN- Three Martins; the coolest of 1950s Gibson acoustic-electrics; a custom ESP bass; a Gurian classic (!); a Strat; and more!
https://www.umanovguitars.com/store/just-in/
Instrument repair & restoration in the heart of Greenwich Village NYC Repairing and restoring top-grade fretted instruments is where I started out in the early 1960s in Greenwich Village, several years before opening my store here.
It began with fixing everything I could find as a little kid, gaining tool skills and woodworking and machine skills along the way, and knowledge of processing all kinds of natural materials (wood, metal, plastics, glass and more) for manufacturing processes. Having also grown up in the music world since infancy, building and rebuilding musical instruments came naturally in my teenage years and by
It began with fixing everything I could find as a little kid, gaining tool skills and woodworking and machine skills along the way, and knowledge of processing all kinds of natural materials (wood, metal, plastics, glass and more) for manufacturing processes. Having also grown up in the music world since infancy, building and rebuilding musical instruments came naturally in my teenage years and by
Operating as usual
JUST IN- Three Martins; the coolest of 1950s Gibson acoustic-electrics; a custom ESP bass; a Gurian classic (!); a Strat; and more!
https://www.umanovguitars.com/store/just-in/
Happy Wednesday!
We are out here seizing the Hump Day, courtesy of the classic @smokeyamps
#wednesday #guitaramp #guitarrepairshop #guitarrepair #upcycled #smokeyamp #carpediem
John Sebastian & Matt on the second floor deck behind Matt Umanov Guitars earlier this week. John said “Actual Villagers!” about the scene, which includes the 1830s building behind them.
📸 by Jim Della Croce
#johnsebastian #greenwichvillage #greenwichvillagenyc #bleeckerstreet #lovinspoonful #guitarrepair #guitarrepairshop #oldfriends
JUST IN - A passel of very special Martins, a couple of older Gibson solidbody electrics, a Gibson acoustic and some surprising outliers. - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-05-187312
Georgia Lowe (Designer) sports a Matt Umanov Guitars t-shirt in this behind the scenes clip about Sheffield Theatre's production of Anna Karenina, playing now through February 26 at the world-famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/anna-kareninaThere are as many kinds of love, as there are heartsAdmired but unfulfilled, Russian socialite Anna i...
This legendary sign from when Matt Umanov Guitars briefly carried a few hand-held percussion instruments.
More about other signs Matt has had over the years (including pics) here-
https://www.umanovguitars.com/news/signs-times-2021-12-29/
JUST IN- Twelve instruments just added. - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-05-187311
We’ve got another batch of great instruments, some of the nicest stuff seen in a while and some of the wildest too. There’s a lovely Martin, a very special Collings, a terrific Gurian (!), a coupla basses (one of them possibly the most unusual-looking bass ever), and more.
From a lightning bolt of inspiration one afternoon to immediately running around town to find components to digging through my ancient tube collection to putting it all together in the shop for the next few hours and it was done.
The world’s first and only all-tube menorah.
Happy Hanukkah!
#guitartube #guitartubes #menorah #bleeckerstreet
My aunt’s Blaupunkt Stereo Florida model from 1960. Decided to start listening to LPs again the other day and the sound of that original tube amplifier is unmatchable, especially its FM and shortwave radio.
https://www.umanovguitars.com/news/lp-collection-2021-11-17/
#blaupunkt #lp #vinyl #shortwaveradio #buddyemmons
JUST IN- Ten instruments just added. - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-05-187307
Matt’s been steppin’ out to his fav local music & dinning spots around the Village.
https://www.umanovguitars.com/news/steppin-out-town-2021-10-26/
#legigotnyc #legigot #pescepasta #villagevanguard #thebluenote
JUST IN- nine instruments just added! - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-05-187304
Visit our Just In page to see the latest additions. Added today:
'17 Martin OM-42
'19 Charvel San Dimas
'89 Rickenbacker 360
https://www.umanovguitars.com/store/just-in/
Here's Matt with the back off of a pre-war Martin D-28 owned by Steve Mendell who, along with Eric Weissberg, recorded Dueling Banjos from the 1972 movie Deliverance. Story about the guitar, the chisel, AND the shirt below.
https://www.umanovguitars.com/news/dueling-banjosdeliverance-martin-d-28-2021-09-11/
📸 by Lenny Schecter
JUST IN! Gibson LG-2, Les Paul Custom, two Fenders, more - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-05-187296
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https://www.umanovguitars.com/contact-us/
Our guy enjoying a quiet Saturday morning at the office!
📸 by S Falkow
Who still has a pair of sandals made by Allan Block? How about a guitar strap?
https://www.umanovguitars.com/news/allan-blocks-sandal-shop-2021-07-20/
Martin D-18, Fender Jazzmaster, two Taylors, more - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-05-187292
Matt talks about getting his start at Izzy Young's Folklore Center and Marc Silbur's Fretted Instruments, Greenwich Village music staples located at 319-321 6th Ave.
https://www.umanovguitars.com/news/folklore-center-and-fretted-instruments-2021-06-15/
Matt shares his insight on the state of MI in New York City in the current issue of MMR.
https://mmrmagazine.com/site/issue/special-report/chasing-dreams-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/
MI Suppliers and Retailers on the State of MI in Metro NYC New York City – it’s legacy is undeniable, allure hypnotic, and it remains an unmatched force in popular culture on a global scale.
Velazquez classic, Fender Telecaster, Gibson SG - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-01-187288
Matt Umanov Guitars updated their business hours.
This week from the Village Preservation Blog, two interviews with me from those wonderful people at the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, guardians and saviors of so many wonderful things about our neighborhood.
Matt Umanov may have closed his shop at 273 Bleecker Street back in 2017, but he didn’t stop working. Umanov is still selling guitars online and providing essential guitar repair services by…
Catch Matt's piece about the hidden history of Cafe Society and the early jazz club scene in Greewich Village.
https://www.umanovguitars.com/news/hidden-history-2021-04-30/
'49 Gibson ES-150, '68 Epiphone Sheraton, '79 SG and more - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-05-04
'83 Martin, Les Paul Supreme, Epiphone + More - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-04-11
HMS Dreadnought All-Star Guitar Band by Dick Boak
I am honored to have my picture included in this fabulous re-creation of the Beatles’ “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover by my very dear friend Dick Boak, featuring the people most important to him in his career at Martin. Dick, more than anyone else, put the Martin Guitar Co. on the global map during his forty-two-year tenure as head of Artist Relations (and more). I’m thrilled to be there with so many of the folks who had been customers in my store over the years, many of whom also became good friends, such as Jorma Kaukonen, John Sebastian, George Harrison, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Steven Stills, so many more.
Find the key to names at www.dickboak.com.
Gibson songwriter, Hamer Sunburst, Hot ESP, more... - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-03-25
Taylor 12, ’73 Tele Bass, ’66 Harmony Rocket - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-01-187272
Martin Classic, Gibson ES-335, Guild Bee Gees Autographed guitar - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2021-01-22
1972 Guild, 1968 Gibson, 1947 Martin + more - https://mailchi.mp/umanovguitars/2020-10-187264
1978 Martin HD-28, 1960 Gibson ES-330tdc + more - https://mailchi.mp/blastbeatnetwork/2020-10-31
Basses Loaded! - https://mailchi.mp/blastbeatnetwork/basses-loaded
273 Bleecker St
New York, NY
10014
In the city, you can access us easily by subway. We are located around the corner from the West 4th Street Station on the A/C/E/B/D/F/M lines... exit at the south side of the station, walk down a block to Bleecker, and turn right - we're between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. You can also take the 1 train to the Christopher Street Station on Seventh Avenue, walk down a block to Bleecker, and turn left. You'll find us right down the street at number 273.
Store Hours are Monday through Friday from 12-5 by appointment only. Appointments scheduled by email: [email protected]
Monday | 1pm - 4pm |
Tuesday | 1pm - 4pm |
Wednesday | 1pm - 4pm |
Thursday | 1pm - 4pm |
Friday | 1pm - 4pm |
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