{{short description|American musical instrument retailer}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2010}} '''Mandolin Brothers''' was a musical instrument shop in New York City. It was founded in 1971 and was located in Staten Island, New York. It closed the doors of its physical shop in 2017 and was sold to a California buyer who continues the brand online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porpora |first=Tracey |date=February 20, 2017 |title=Mandolin Brothers business sold; Island store to close, brand will live online |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2017/02/mandolin_brothers_to_become_on.html |website=Silive.com}}</ref>
==Overview== Mandolin Brothers was located on Staten Island, New York. Its clients included Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon and Paul McCartney.<ref name="Neher">{{Cite web|last=Neher|first=Jake|date=July 16, 2012|url=https://wfuv.org/news/life-arts/120716/nyc-music-trail-mandolin-brothers|title = NYC Music Trail: Mandolin Brothers|website=WFUV}}</ref> Bruce Springsteen and George Harrison also visited the store and Joni Mitchell is said to have purchased an antique mandolin at the store.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moynihan |first=Colin |date=November 22, 2015 |title=Mandolin Brothers on Staten Island Angles for Graceful Exit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/23/nyregion/mandolin-brothers-on-staten-island-angles-for-graceful-exit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare |website=The New York Times}}</ref> She later wrote about it in "Song for Sharon."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vitello |first=Paul |date=October 27, 2014 |title=Stan M. Jay, Seller of Strings to the Stars, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/nyregion/stan-m-jay-seller-of-musical-instruments-dies-at-71.html |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
Mandolin Brothers is listed on The New York Music Trail a map of the "Sites of Sound" established by the City of New York and The Host Committee for the Grammy Awards, as a destination for visitors.<ref name="Neher" />
==History== Mandolin Brothers was established in 1971 by Stan Jay and Harold "Hap" Kuffner. Kuffner left Mandolin Brothers in 1982. The name was chosen by the store's founders as they thought that the mandolin was not getting due recognition in the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinblatt |first=Harold |date=May 29, 2014 |website=Guitar Aficionado |title=Lord of the Strings: Since 1971, Mandolin Bros. Has Sold and Restored the World's Finest Vintage Guitars |url=http://www.guitaraficionado.com/lord-of-the-strings-since-1971-mandolin-bros-has-sold-and-restored-the-worlds-finest-vintage-guitars.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602152903/http://www.guitaraficionado.com/lord-of-the-strings-since-1971-mandolin-bros-has-sold-and-restored-the-worlds-finest-vintage-guitars.html |archive-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref>
From 1991 to 1997, Flip Scipio ran the repair department for the Mandolin Brothers.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Baskin |first=Michael |date=2021-09-29 |title=Luthier on Luthier: Flip Scipio - Fretboard Journal |url=https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/luthier-on-luthier-flip-scipio/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Fretboard Journal - Dedicated to the history of guitars and other fretted instruments. |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.smokemusic.tv/content/how-buy-mandolin# Video discussion about Mandolins by Smoke Music TV at Mandolin Brothers] * [http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/1396714142043399417SFKOla photograph of Stan Jay President] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20030918011221/http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=7079 Forbes.com page on Mandolin Brothers] * [http://www.fairportconvention.com/news945.htm Fairport Conventions Chris Leslie's discussion of his visit to Mandolin Brothers]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080408171618/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2003/07/24 WNYC's SoundCheck Visit Staten Island and Mandolin Brothers July 24, 2003] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723091121/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2007/06/01#segment79854 WNYC's Soundcheck speaks with Mandolin Brother's Stan Jay and Gruhn Guitars's George Gruhn about vintage guitars June 1, 2007] * [http://www.gruhn.com/ Gruhn Guitars] * [http://outside.in/places/mandolin-brothers-staten-island outside.in travel guide] * [http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20Acoustic/Dealers/Acoustic%205%20Star%20Dealers/Mandolin%20Brothers Gibson Guitar Profile of Mandolin Brothers] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080718054919/http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/local-mandolin-brothers The New York Observer July 15, 2008 article "The Local: Mandolin 'Mecca' on Staten Island"] * [http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3719265896 Insiderpages profile] * [http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/396708626xnSGib Photographs of Mandolin Brothers] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623030805/http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/jun/20/niche-market-mandolins-and-their-brothers/ June 21, 2012 WNYC blog profile on Mandolin.] * [https://wfuv.org/news/life-arts/120716/nyc-music-trail-mandolin-brothers Profile from WFUV July 16, 2012 of Mandolin Brothers] * [https://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2014/10/stanley_jay.html Founder Stan Jay obituary from Staten Island Live.com] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20230207152700/http://mandoweb.com/AboutUs/1/Historic%20Tour%20of%20the%20Store Tour of the Store on the official website (from the Internet Archive)]}}
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Category:Musical instrument retailers of the United States Category:Shops in New York City Category:Companies based in Staten Island Category:1971 establishments in New York City