Umanov News

273 Bleecker Street ca. 1940. Future location of Matt Umanov Guitars.

Our building.

Matt Umanov

We’ve been here for over forty years now, and the building has been here for just over a hundred, since 1922.

Our building.

Matt Umanov

We’ve been here for over forty years now, and the building has been here for just over a hundred, since 1922.

Michael Gurian & Me.

Michael Gurian & Me.

Matt Umanov

Michael Gurian and I go back a long way, and pretty deeply at that. Here's the story about our relationship and the effects we had on each other's careers and lives....

Michael Gurian & Me.

Matt Umanov

Michael Gurian and I go back a long way, and pretty deeply at that. Here's the story about our relationship and the effects we had on each other's careers and lives....

Slide!

Slide!

Matt Umanov

     Slide!!!  Yep, it's Jackie Robinson stealing home in the '55 World Series but it's also a whole special world of American guitar music. Sorta starts with the Hawaiian...

Slide!

Matt Umanov

     Slide!!!  Yep, it's Jackie Robinson stealing home in the '55 World Series but it's also a whole special world of American guitar music. Sorta starts with the Hawaiian...

ROMP Fest in Owensboro, KY

ROMP Fest in Owensboro, KY

Matt Umanov

A road trip to Owensboro, KY for the 20th Annual ROMP Fest, presented by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

ROMP Fest in Owensboro, KY

Matt Umanov

A road trip to Owensboro, KY for the 20th Annual ROMP Fest, presented by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Jimmy D'Aquisto & Me.

Jimmy D'Aquisto & Me.

Matt Umanov

Quite a bit of the whys and wherefores of guitar construction and behavior came my way from Jimmy D'Aquisto.

Jimmy D'Aquisto & Me.

Matt Umanov

Quite a bit of the whys and wherefores of guitar construction and behavior came my way from Jimmy D'Aquisto.

Decals on the door.

Decals on the door.

Matt Umanov

The stickers and decals that accumulated on the door of the shop over the decades represent countless business and personal relationships.

Decals on the door.

Matt Umanov

The stickers and decals that accumulated on the door of the shop over the decades represent countless business and personal relationships.