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Oral History with the King of Carmine Street Custom Guitars, Rick Kelly

Village Preservation shares our oral history collection with the public, highlighting some of the people and stories that make Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo such unique and vibrant neighborhoods. Each includes the experiences and insights of leaders or long-time participants in the arts, culture, preservation, business, or civic life. Our latest oral history follows Rick […]

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    The Bones of Old New York: Rick Kelly’s Carmine Street Guitars

    If only these old bones could talk!  Well, in the case of Rick Kelly and his amazing craft, the old bones can indeed talk, or sing, if you will.  Rick Kelly is a luthier who crafts bespoke guitars from the reclaimed wood that once belonged to buildings around the city.  Rick’s guitars are like having […]

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