New at Retrofret Vintage Instruments

New York String Service, our parent company, was founded by Steve Uhrik in 1983. Since then, we have been serving musicians and collectors both locally and worldwide from our shop in downtown Brooklyn, NY. Please visit our companion site, www.musurgia.com featuring an extremely diverse selection of antique instruments, memorabilia, photos and esoterica relating to the musical experience.

Every consideration is given to preserving and enhancing each piece's individual heritage, tone and character. We like instruments that are dead mint as much as guitars that took a lickin' and kept on pickin'.

Our inventory is constantly changing so please browse the various category listings at the top of each page or search our entire database by keyword to see what's currently available. Email can be sent to info@retrofret.com.

Any item can be held for 24 hours upon request. We are not just an on-line business, so feel free to contact us by phone at 718 237 6092 with requests and questions or to set up an appointment to visit. We offer a 48 hour approval period if would would like to consider making a purchase. Be sure to take a look at ourJust Arrived! section, too.