Anybody Ever Heard Of Carmine Street Guitars?

[crunchee]

Saw this recently on the NBC (US) Evening News:

New York shop transforms centuries-old wood into guitars

[ArnieZ]

was in the shop years ago.. dont recall any building going on. Had a reputation for quality reapir work

arniez

[soli'd]

Rick Kelly is somewhat of a legend in the NYC guitar world.  This is his shop.  

He's primarily known for making teles out of really old reclaimed lumber from historic NYC buildings that were torn down or renovated. Big name clientele.

[alantig]

24 minutes ago, soli'd said:

Big name clientele.

My last name is 10 letters - big enough?

[hamerhead]

I think he meant font size.

[Steve Haynie]

Bill Kirchen plays one of his guitars.  That is enough of an endorsement for me.

[shankyboy]

Saw the documentary a couple of months ago. Cool guitars. 

[cmatthes]

Cindy Hulej does a great podcast with Tom Beaujour and Dave Hill (AxeLords).

LLC

[burningyen]

The shop was walking distance from my old place in NYC, so I've stopped by several times. The Kelly guitars are super vibey and feel very much handmade. The three that I tried were also all featherweight, with fat D necks. Cool, but ultimately not for me.

[bruce919]

I think there was a review of one in Vintage Guitar a year or so ago.