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"What's involved in a setup?"

"What's involved in a setup?"

Matt Umanov

“I want a setup for my guitar.” “What’s involved in a setup?”  It’s a request that I’ve gotten almost every single day, for the entire fifty-five years I’ve been doing guitar...

"What's involved in a setup?"

Matt Umanov

“I want a setup for my guitar.” “What’s involved in a setup?”  It’s a request that I’ve gotten almost every single day, for the entire fifty-five years I’ve been doing guitar...

Reflections on Danny Armstrong.

Reflections on Danny Armstrong.

Matt Umanov

Here I am, fifty years later, still at it, still repairing and restoring quality fretted instruments, still buying them, and still making sure they’re in top-flight condition in every way...

Reflections on Danny Armstrong.

Matt Umanov

Here I am, fifty years later, still at it, still repairing and restoring quality fretted instruments, still buying them, and still making sure they’re in top-flight condition in every way...

The Umanov-Collings Uke Collection.

The Umanov-Collings Uke Collection.

Matt Umanov

Several years ago, on a particular day, John Sebastian, a friend since we we were much younger, stopped by and one of our long discussions on this and that eventually...

The Umanov-Collings Uke Collection.

Matt Umanov

Several years ago, on a particular day, John Sebastian, a friend since we we were much younger, stopped by and one of our long discussions on this and that eventually...

Our original sign.

Our original sign.

Matt Umanov

The Sign. That sign. It hung in the window of my first store, at 35 Bedford Street here in The Village, from about 1970 until I moved to 276 Bleecker Street in...

Our original sign.

Matt Umanov

The Sign. That sign. It hung in the window of my first store, at 35 Bedford Street here in The Village, from about 1970 until I moved to 276 Bleecker Street in...