The musical instrument shop was in Stockwell St I think, the record shop in the Gallowgate was a great Saturdays meeting place in the 50's and 60's. Survived into the eighties according to some of the guitar forums I found. If I remember correctly Golumbs(I am not sure this is the correct spelling)had above its door a leaded fanlight which read "Golumbs (sic) The house that value built". I got an acoustic guitar there for my birthday when i was about 13. I think it set my Mum and Dad back the princely sum of £14.
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I remember the store being on a corner, very close to the City of Glasgow Union elevated railway tracks. It stocked a vast array of parts, I believe...an aladin's cave.
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Stewart Duthie
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David Alexander Garden
07 Sep 2023 at 03:26
Golumbs was on the Saltmarket around number 20, the shop is still there but empty and locked up. Painted black on the outside. I bought a Burns Marvin neck there in 1966 for £10. Sold it in the 1990’s for £150. 👍
John Hamilton
21 Apr 2024 at 02:08
Simon Golumb owned 2 shops one on Saltmarket a music instrument shop and one on the gallowgate a record shop. The record shop moved to Parnie St 1976/77 when the Gallowgate was knocked down. Eric Golumb was the sons owner and manged them after his Dad had gone. The Music shop owner was Owen and the Record shop manager was Robert Gibson (Now owner of the Waterloo Bar) I worked in the record shop part time weekends whilst at school.
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