Rudy is such a great guy! I was there once and he was there and was very cordial and nice. He gave me a tutorial on the guitars from the 30’s and their art deco influences. I can’t afford a lot of his pieces but they are amazing. Here is one thing everyone can do who is looking to support Rudy. Visit his shop in Westchester if it is open. It’s his second location and it is in Scarsdale right by the Metro-North train station.
Strong tight cohesive supportive empathetic communities and families is what gets us all through the tragedies that fall upon us all. The worst in life brings out the best in most.. sending prayers and love Rudy's way..❤️🤘🙏🎸
I had a house fire 4 years ago, and lost almost all of my guitars. The water caused cracks in all of my guitars, but my semi hollows shattered into 20 pieces. Really sad to think about the collection that may have been lost in this, but even worse to think about the lives impacted. Prayers out to everyone involved
I went there a few years ago . I was in awe of the guitars . One of a kind custom stuff . Well out of my price range . It's a shame when a classic shop like that could go under
I was there back in October 23. They had Mike Bloomfields black strat £250k, Amazing shop. I hope they make a 100% recovery. Mark Knophler is a freind of Rudy
You guys have no idea how much I love seeing y’all’s new videos popping up. Don’t ever stop producing quality content. I talked to J Law a few months ago about a CS and I think I’m about to pull the trigger. Thank you guys ☝🏻
So, Tough news, I would pitch any fairly recent videos of Mr. Rudy. You will find the skilled keeper of the rarified. My only electric was built 1990 midtown shop, still plays flawlessly: Frankenstrat swamp ash, SSH Duncan, Gotoh Trem, neck pocket signed & fret Polish by John Suhr. naturally a blast thru a 100w combo Best regards for Casino troops, NY expatriot now 78 in SC
Rudy’s arranged for me to purchase a specially made guitar by Boswell in Oregon (I think 24 or 25 were made) through Mark Knopfler. I interacted with their team on and off for about 18 months, and Rudy’s family and many people are heavily involved, so I imagine it will continue. As someone mentioned, they have another location, so I think the business will continue, but a lot of it will depend on how Rudy feels. Thank you, gentlemen, for the discussion. This is the first I heard of the fire (it reminds me a little of the floods in Nashville about 10-15 years ago). Incidentally, I had a very large amount of music equipment stolen from storage about 5 years ago, and I happened to have the right coverage that covered over 70% of the cost of replacement, sentimental loss notwithstanding. To help Rudy’s, maybe it’s time to get the MK1.
Me and my cats survived a bad apartment fire. I didn't get much out, but I did get my bass and some other things. I can't imagine losing multiple guitars like that. I could never afford anything in their shop, but they have great guitars. I wish them the best.
I think I would not be able to sleep at night as the owner of a high end vintage shop unless I had a well-insulated, fireproof vault to store the special stuff in nightly. I hope Rudy's survives.
I had a house fire when a builder set my roof on fire. When I got there they were still working on it. I really pissed off the Fire Marshall when I went in after my guitars. I had questions about the contractor before that and had moved all my guitars to one end of the apartment. I got 12 guitars out in less than 60 seconds. I really didn't even think twice about going in after them.
Sounds like a mess. Hopefully Rudy's has good insurance and assuming good documentation. Salvage after fire and water damage is always a difficult process. Best wishes on restoring and reinventing the shop.
Very sad news, if they had been current brand new guitars, most could be replaced But if a large number are rare samples from the best years that they were made in then replacing them would be very difficult. It must be heartbreaking to have to sort through the damaged ones and have to decide to try and refurbish them or dispose of them as they are. I wish Rudy's all the best whatever they decide to do.
I was there last August visiting NY and they also had a large inventory of Taylor and Martin acoustic guitars in addition to the vintage guitars. Hope they can salvage a significant number of instruments. A disaster for sure.
Few things worse than nice guitars that meet an unfortunate fate. I remember the Nasville flood and all the guitars damaged in that. Fortunately, some were able to be saved and salvaged.
One disaster is at the start of your guitar journey, you find a small channel. That channel was first thing in the morning while a beginner would practice. The fledgeling guitar enthusiast would look forward every morning to said channel. Then this guitar channel went behind a paywall and the regulars get a week straight maybe once a month of PRS demos. That a disaster.
The way a business recovers is by filing an insurance claim followed by subrogation. Rudy's will be fine. I assure you. They have insurance and umbrella coverage.
Insurance is a scam you pay your premiums in dollars and when you need to use the insurance they want to pay out in pennies, nickels and maybe dimes if you’re lucky.
Insurance companies and agents s*ck; after 30 years and only 1 claim I got a form letter from my agent that Nationwide was dropping Coastal Virginia and good luck to ya. I can't even imagine how they'll litigate to death Rudy's claims.
It’s a stretch perhaps, but maybe having a salvageable vintage guitar from the legendary Rudy’s after the fire could be a badge of honor on history of a piece… like I said, it’s a stretch. Even if the fire didn’t reach ‘em, the heat, smoke and, as mentioned, water can really damage. Such a shame!
All insurance is nothing but legalized gambling...for both parties...betting that the money paid out is less than the money paid in to purchase it and vice versa... both parties want to win their side of the bet!
