Re: Shops along the road: Mississippi to Rhode Island
I suspect that you're crossing the NYC area on I-80 and/or 95, and the George Washington Bridge?
If you can handle a moderate swing off course, you MUST make the pilgrimage to Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island, especially if it's a weekday.
If you need the "big city" experience, Rudy's Music Stop on guitar-centric 48th St. has a selection from Eastman on up: Weber, Collings, etc. Maybe some customs. A short walk from Times Sq. None of the many others on the street have mandos worth stopping for.
If you can only afford a short excursion off the interstate, you'll find an array of vintage at Lark St. Music in Teaneck, NJ, just about 5 mi. short of the G.W. Not a wide selection, but deep; well worth visiting. I've played some REAL nice mandos there, like I wish I could afford! Good website, pictures of all the more interesting stuff. He re-set the neck on my D-35. (Used to be in Albany, NY, but moved here 10 - 20 years go, keeping the Albany name). Closed Saturdays, open Sunday PM.
Oh yeah: Expect parking at Rudi's in Manhattan to be a bitch, and/or $. The others are in residential areas, where parking's a lot easier.
Good luck!
- Ed
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