Benedetto, robert description brief this guitar was made by robert benedetto in homosassa springs, florida, in 1978. Cnc carving an archtop guitar top for benedetto plans. Without dispute, the arch top acoustic guitars built by robert benedetto have been the standard for jazz guitars since 1968. Cnc carving an archtop guitar top for benedetto plans youtube. If you would like to support the creation of videos such as these, please consider supporting me on patreon. Get the height measurements from benedetto and redraw your curves to fit the new profile.
Posted in news tagged american made jazz guitars, archtop guitars, benedetto archtop plans, benedetto blueprints, benedetto guitars, bob. As a bonus, the dvd set includes focusing on bridges and tailpieces, bobs 80minute examination of archtop guitar bridge and tailpiece design, and its effect on playability and sound. These fullscale makers plans are works of art in themselves, a reflection of the quality of the benedetto jazz guitar 25 scale. The finest quality ebony fingerrest designed for the refined playing styles of todays jazz guitarists. Benedetto bambino deluxe archtop guitar guitars n jazz. Founded in 1968 by american luthier robert benedetto, benedetto guitars, inc. Benedetto archtops are among the finest archtop guitars ever built. Tom bills has been hand crafting one of a kind custom guitars for the top players and collectors around the world since 1998. One is for a benedetto acoustic style archtop guitar and one is for an epiphone spartan style artchtop. Unfollow benedetto guitars to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Pricing and hold status for all instruments currently available is shown on our instruments page here. Anniversary archtop guitar luthier robert benedetto. He purposedly required a guitar made from the same type of scrap woods. Building an archtop guitar gibson l5 from bob benedettos book. Bending guitar sides jig mold acoustic archtop benedetto style inside. A stepbystep look at how an archtop guitar is crafted. Benedetto guitars bambino deluxe hollowbody archtop. Over a prolific 47 year career, he has personally handcrafted nearly 1,000 instruments, including 500 archtops. Here is my first archtop build, i have been doing solid bodies for the past 10 years or so.
The most influential jazz guitar builder of the late 20th century, bob benedetto almost singlehandedly jumpstarted the contemporary revival of fine handbuilt archtop guitars, and his client roster is an alist of the topmost echelon of jazz guitar talent. Searched the internets for inspiration, but found only couple of guitars, one by fender cs and some others, so there are no ready plans, pdfs, dwgs or any other thing too get inspiration. You can learn more about my guitar building, banjo and mandolin dvds at. You can make your own guitar with the help of these free guitar plans.
However i have to say its one of the trickiest parts of archtop construction. Benedetto guitars are renowned as highend americanmade instruments tailormade with the jazz guitarist in mind. Includes ebony and felt mounting blocks, screws and installation instructions. Includes everything from the first video but has all the steps ive taken since uploading that one. Acoustic archtop guitar bracing bob benedetto the art of. Tom is also the author of the guitar making bookdvd set the art of lutherie published by mel bay, and has written for and been featured in may publications both in print and online as well as several television and film spots. In 2000, he published fullscale blueprints of a 17 benedetto archtop guitar. Build your own guitar with these benedetto 17 archtop guitar plans from georgia luthier supply the most detailed guitar plans youll find anywhere. This is a bambino with a jazz attitudethis deluxe version maintains the dimensional specifications of the bambino model but adds modern sound holes, a flamed maple veneer top, gold hardware, and a deluxe binding package wbwbw to the body, neck and. To be notified of examples of this or any other model in the future, please. The luthier erich solomon makes fewer than 10 archtops per year in his small shop, in epping, new hampshire, for a select group of players including mark goldenberg and steely dans walter becker. Robert benedetto was born in 1946 in the bronx, new york into a family of artists, cabinet maker s and musicians. I dont know if aaquisto and benedetto worked the same way but id suggest that a more conventional taper on both mortise and dovetail is the way to go. The following guitar plans, designs and instructions are free.
Luthiers mercantile international this site has a plan for a bill moll cutaway archtop. In 2004, mel bay publications produced the acclaimed benedetto. But i have problem with those nice archtops they are quite big, uncomfortable and expensive, so i decided to build my own archtop. Since i like tele forms i decided to make telearchtop. Benedetto guitars robert benedetto is widely acknowledged as todays foremost maker of archtop guitars. Photos and descriptions of previously sold instruments may be found here. Benedetto archtop tailpiece installation instructions.
Save benedetto guitars to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Find johnny smith benedetto guild artist award 1 of 18 in the musical instruments, guitar, electric, righthanded, gibson, es category on ebay. May 01, 1994 includes a list of suppliers to acquire all the tools and materials listed. Sep 14, 2015 this roundhole archtop takes its name from the concept of phior the golden ratio, 1. Though it does not contain complete fullscale plans you will either have to enlarge the included plans or. Benedetto s7 jazz archtop 7string alnico 5 humbucker guitar pickup, black. Note how the benedetto tailpiece fastener loops around the epoxyfilled threaded shaft of the endpin jack. This plate is for a guitar based on the benedetto plans sold by stewart mcdonald. Since i like tele forms i decided to make tele archtop. Aug 26, 20 this is the final stage of cnc carving and archtop guitar top plate for a customer.
It features a hand carved and graduated top and back, slightly thicker than many typical archtop guitars, with a very resonant and acoustic tone. Robert benedetto is widely acknowledged as todays foremost maker of archtop guitars. Archtop guitar design and construction comes to dvd in a new 4disc set with easy menu selections. Nov 03, 2016 nov 3, 2016 benedetto 17 archtop guitar plans. This is the same fingerrest installed on the renowned archtop guitars of luthier bob benedetto. Introduction to the wood, tools and plans used in guitar. Archtop guitar design and construction with robert benedetto.
Benedetto archtop guitar, used by john bucky pizzarelli. To be notified of examples of this model or similar instruments. Over a prolific fourdecade career, he has personally handcrafted nearly 800 instruments, including 500 archtops. Plans 9 16 if you or someone in your family is musically inclined think of the excitement in playing a guitar personally hand crafted. Acoustic archtop guitar bracing bob benedetto the art. Electronic version build your own guitar with these benedetto 17 archtop guitar plans from georgia luthier supply the most detailed guitar plans youll find anywhere. The brass button is now free to accept a shoulder strap. One week later i had in my hands a beautifully constructed, playable and superb sounding archtop guitar in european spruce top and european flame maple back and sides sans finish. This is the final stage of cnc carving and archtop guitar top plate for a customer.
I already built some guitars from scratch board, actually, so i thought, why not make my own archtop. Benedettobambino deluxecarved 14 12 archtop guitar. Building an archtop guitar gibson l5 from bob benedettos. That same year, cindy organized the benedetto players in concert series. In nazareth i constructed an archtop guitar with a protege of bob benedetto s. The only plans currently available for a modern 17 cutaway archtop acoustic guitar, this set of two giant 36 x 48 plans includes complete makers specifications, down to the smallest detail.
Benedetto guitars bambino deluxe hollowbody archtop electric. Benedetto archtop plans the top guitars bodies, necks and. Includes a list of suppliers to acquire all the tools and materials listed. A plan that is also very good is the steven anderson.
Benedetto a6 aseries jazz guitar standard humbucker pickup gold. This took about 6 months i used bobs book as a reference, its a must have, and plans for a gibson l5. Robert benedetto is an american luthier of archtop jazz guitars. Georgia luthier supply benedetto 17 archtop guitar plans. For pricing and hold status for this instrument, please check our instruments page here. Apr 28, 2020 i dont know if aaquisto and benedetto worked the same way but id suggest that a more conventional taper on both mortise and dovetail is the way to go. Benedetto archtop plans the top guitars bodies, necks. If this instrument does not appear on the instruments page it has been sold, and is no longer available.
Premiere craftsmanship, single pickup, modern sound holes, and a flamed maple veneer top. Solomon has tended to build the phidelity with the traditional maple back and sides, but this particular example is made from walnut. You already have all of your answers with your books, dvds, and plans. In nazareth i constructed an archtop guitar with a protege of bob benedettos. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
The archtop is an x braced traditional instrument, descendent from the daquisto school of instruments very light and acoustic. Archtop guitar design and construction with robert. Photos and descriptions of previously sold instruments may by found here. Illustration a shows the benedetto tailpiece fastener looped around the brass button of the endpin jack.
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