Bona Ventura

West Village · New York City

Carmine Street Guitars

ShopLocal favourite

Master luthier Rick Kelly hand-builds solid-body electric guitars in this small Carmine Street workshop-shop; players like Bill Frisell are customers. A 2018 documentary premiered at Venice made it known well beyond the Village.

Address
42 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014
Hours
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00; Sat 11:00-15:00; closed Sun (shop website, 2026)
Best time to go
Afternoon · About 20 min
Price
Price not verified
Price level
$$$$

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Good to know

  • Short hours: weekdays 10-6 (shop site says), Saturday until 3.
  • Look but ask before handling instruments.

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