CHICO PINHEIRO is hotter than ever. He gained notoriety in his home country and abroad with two solo releases, both of which scored “Top 10 Best Albums of the Year” awards in Brazil. A self-taught musician who started playing guitar and piano at age seven, Pinheiro began performing at 15, and later graduated from Berklee College […]
A look back on reviews of Making an Archtop Guitar from 1994/1995: The 1994 edition is out of print. The 2nd edition from 2018 is available from lutherie suppliers Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply and Luthier’s Mercantile.
We were recently honored to be interviewed by Linda of Hock Tools, wife and marketing guru of Ron Hock, the famous maker of world-class Hock blades. Click here to read the Hock Tools interview and get a glimpse into all the amazing products and services the Hocks offer!! Special thanks to Linda for over-the-top interview (plus hilarious […]
20th Anniversary of the Benedetto ARCHTOP PLANS. “The tracings were done by an architect named Skot Koenig….besides being a meticulous draftsman, Mr. Koenig also displays a fine sense of style and a deep appreciation for the subject. Looking them over in the executive suite at GAL World Headquarters, I assumed at first that the drawings […]
(Howard Alden, Howard Paul, Chico Pinheiro, Mark Peterson, Dave Miner, Quentin Baxter) Since 2005, Miner Family Winery has produced world-class jazz guitar concerts in conjunction with the release of Miner Benedetto Signature Cabernet Sauvignon. Cheers to great wine and jazz! Click here for photos of past concerts! Miner Wines and Benedetto Gallery
Iconic Jazz Guitarist Chuck Wayne with his 1982 custom Benedetto, New Jersey, circa 1982. Amazing video of Chuck Wayne and Trio and Mario Andrea filmed in Buenos Aires, 1984. (Chuck comes in at the 1:06 minute mark).
New batch of Benedetto Palm planes in the works June 2 2019
Available from Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply!
A selection of left-handed archtops over the years
Master Luthier Wyatt Wilkie demonstrates the Benedetto Model CS100 double convex sole palm plane. Kudos to videographer Darcy Muenchrath – Hinge Visual Available now from stewmac.com!
A JVC Tribute to Legendary Barney Kessel June 25, 1997, Danny and Sylvia Kaye Playhouse, New York City, Produced by Charles Carlini for the JVC Festival back row: Peter Leitch, John Pizzarelli, Ray Gogarty, Frank Vignola, Vic Juris, Ron Affif, Howard Alden, John Abercrombie, and Jimmy Bruno 2nd row: Gene Bertoncini, Billy Bauer, […]
Click here to view our new BENEDETTO PALM PLANES!
Ron Escheté with Benedetto 7-String 1985 youtube Ron Escheté, 7-string jazz guitar virtuoso, with Luther Hughes, bass – a 30 minute 1985 televised live performance for Soundboard TV & Guitar Player Magazine (via youtube) Special thanks to Dan Corzo for finding the video! Click here to watch the entire youtube video Update! Another great […]
Our new Benedetto Palm Planes (featuring Double Convex Sole and Flat Sole models) are now available from Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply (aka Stew Mac!)
1997 Benedetto Violin
HAL LEONARD HONORS CENTERSTREAM Hal Leonard celebrates its 35 year Anniversary with Ron Middlebrook of Centerstream Publications NAMM show, 2019 Ron Middlebrook is our long-time publisher of Making an Archtop Guitar, now in its 2nd Edition Congratulations, Ron! Howard Paul with Ron Middlebrook at the 2019 NAMM Show
Our first shipment of Benedetto palm planes heading off to Stewart-MacDonald tomorrow! (plus more in the works) Details on the planes coming next! (Adorable!) archtop guitar artwork by our daughter Gina Benedetto, 1985
Click here for a few highlights from our Fender/Guild years
Bob Benedetto and Howard Paul’s Q&A at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala Florida, July 29, 2018. Howard lectured on the sound and architecture of the Benedetto acoustic archtop guitar for the Appleton Museum’s Inspired Speakers. Below: Patricia Tomlinson, Curator of Exhibitions, with Howard and Bob at Ocala’s Braised Onion Restaurant, following the […]
The Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, FL will feature Howard Paul, President/CEO of Benedetto Guitars, as part of their ongoing “Inspired Speakers Series”. After his presentation, Paul will be joined onstage by Robert Benedetto for a question-and-answer session. Sunday, July 29, 2018. 2-4 pm appletonmuseum.org
The 2018 Second Edition of ‘Making an Archtop Guitar’ is now available! (Centerstream/Hal Leonard) ISBN 978-1-57424-355-0
Welcome to the first Post on Benedetto Archives! This site will be a work in progress…forever! I’m going through over 40 years of shop images, Players, and graphics (that’s a lot of space in the garage). I’ll be adding more and more (serial number information, guitar details, etc) as soon as I figure out how […]
