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It was a Benedetto Birthday weekend celebrating Ulf Wakenius from afar, but right here at home in our fair city of Savannah the weekend belonged to our own, beloved Stephanie Ward! Happiest of happies to the both of you, and many more!

Join BG President/CEO, Howard Paul, this Saturday, April 14th, 12:00pm at Blues Alley in Washington D.C. for their annual Guitar Symposium. Howard will present a history of the jazz guitar and is bringing an impressive collection on current and vintage Benedetto guitars to demonstrate the performance characteristics. Click here for details and (free) tickets.

We’re always so sad to ship these beauties off, but this one is staying right here in Savannah! This custom Benny features a one-of-a-kind finish, inlaid logo, and gorgeous gold hardware.

The first mention of Lloyd Loar’s most significant creation, the L-5 model, 16″ archtop guitar, was in a price list published on April 15th 1923. One hundred years later (almost to the day), we commemorate this pioneer’s achievement by offering a one-of-a-kind Sinfonietta model guitar, built in collaboration by Bob Benedetto and Damon Mailand, with additional assistance from the world-class team of luthiers at Benedetto Guitars.

This guitar will stand out to collectors as the instrument that brought Bob partially out of retirement and inspired him to build again on very limited basis for what we are calling our Founder’s Series guitars. Made from the finest and rarest materials, the plates were carved, voiced, and braced by Bob while Damon handled the binding, detail work, and oversaw the application of a unique, wash-in Antiqueburst finish by Master Finisher, Larry Perkins.

For players, this guitar offers the ultimate expression of a 16″ acoustic archtop: Warm, full, punchy and, like all Benedettos, perfectly even across the fingerboard. It is rhythmically crisp and ideal for keeping time in a nod to its swing era roots, but offers sweet, and complex overtones that will satisfy even the most discerning finger pickers.

This guitar is now available in Bob’s Boutique. Feel free to contact us with any questions or to purchase (info@benedettoguitars.com, 912-692-1400)

It’s a good thing these two Pat Martino Signature model guitars are marked with (consecutive) serial numbers, or we might get them confused! Unfortunately, they’ll be separated when they ship later this week to different countries. The jazz guitar world is small, though… It’s not hard to believe they could show up at the same jam session some day!

… and in this case, it’s building a Benedetto using zebra wood for the back and sides. This stunning Bambino Elite was commissioned by a friend with a vision. Want something similarly unique? Shoot us an email or, better yet, schedule a visit to pick from our stockpile of unique and exotic woods.

What a treat it was to have King Solomon Hicks in Savannah performing as part of the Buddy Guy (stage right) Farewell Tour with fellow bluesmen Eric Gales (stage left) and Kingfish Ingram (not pictured)! Photo courtesy of Kirk Yano.