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Long-time guitarist and educator at St. Petersburg College, Florida, Benedetto Player JOE BRACCIO (shown in 1981 with his Cremona archtop at the Clearwater Guitar Gallery, Clearwater, FL).
Cindy Benedetto glues linings (one of only two times I worked on guitars!) at our shop in Clearwater, FL while our daughter Gina Benedetto looks on - 1989 (check out those glasses!)
Swinging Sevens: Bucky and John Pizzarelli (both on Benedetto 7-Strings) STASH label, 1984
Martin Taylor with his 1988 Benedetto Cremona and Adrian Ingram, UK, 1989
Ronnie Rose (with Benedetto Fratello model) and Joe Pollari at the Clearwater Guitar Gallery, Clearwater FL 1981
polly-harrison-with-bucky-pizzarelli-stephane-grappelli-san-antonio-1992
Jazz Great Les Wise with his 1980 Benedetto Cremona, circa 1983
Jazz legend Martin Taylor with his 1988 Benedetto Cremona
Les Wise, Joe Diorio, Ted Shumate & Mark Fox. A quartet of Benedettos! GIT, 1980.
Benedetto Guitars Shop in Clearwater Florida circa 1980
Guitar great Bucky Pizzarelli, left, and son John, were captured in this photo by Jean Germain at the Jazz Club of Sarasota.
Old School (literally!) GIT photo sent by Beth Marlis…    1981 G.I.T. “The Benedetto Gang” – Joe Diorio, Ted Shumate, Steve Watson, Ron Eschete.
Ron Eschete with his original Benedetto 7-String on this 1986 Bainbridge Records LP, (accompanied by David Benoit (p), Luther Hughes (b), John Perett (d) and Buck Clarkeon (perc).
Bob Benedetto 'Innate Connection with Wood'  Our Kapp Drive, Clearwater, Florida shop 1980
Bob & Cindy Benedetto, La Bella booth, NAMM 1989
Barney Kessel & Bucky Pizzarelli 1989
Pizzarelli and Grappelli CD cover
Jack Cecchini purchased a Cremona model at Chicago NAMM, 1980.
Released in July 1981 by Stash Records, Bill Farrar writes in the great liner notes:
Martin Taylor sent us this wonderful photo (and cute letter!) in 1989. Martin and Stephane Grappelli are accompanied by bassist Jack Sewing and classical guitarist Mark Fosset. Photo by Marc Marnie, Stagefright Photography.
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