TOP OF THE HEAP

Legendary Bucky Pizzarelli with Chuck Redd on vibes at the Smithsonian Institution's Jazz Cafe 2007

PHOTO: flickr

ARCH ART

O(berg) JOY!

A joyful Andreas Oberg (with his signature Plumburst BRAVO) at the Viljandi Kitarrifestival 2009.

THE SIGNATURES OF JAZZ GUITAR.

A look "back" at the inside of Anima e Corpo, commissioned by Bill Doyle, with 80 signatures of top jazzers!

FLOWER POWER

If you love our standard BRAVO yet want a touch of the elegant Benedetto floral inlay (on tailpiece and on headstock), then this guitar might be for you! 

Now on the Boutique!   :-)

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

1997: It was a very good year  :-)

 TWO FOR THE ROAD

  2 more  :-)

S1880 & S1875

TWO DARN HOT

Ahhh, side by side....Bravo One-off with wood binding (l) poses with its cousin the 16-B...both in "Awe"tumnburst and now on the Boutique! (But then you can always email Howard (hpaul@benedettoguitars.com) to take them off our hands! (and into yours)  :-)

WAVE

CHORD-IAL  :-)

Howard Alden & Andreas Oberg acting, well, "Chord-ially" (on Andreas's custom Manhattan), prior to the Miner/Benedetto Wine Concert 2008. Cheers!

John Brackett Photography, Hilton Head

CAUGHT IN THE AXE!

A (fun, I hope!) play on words from Just Jazz Guitar magazine's 'Caught in the Act' column  :-)

This flickr photo, captioned "Just look at that wood!", was taken at the Fall Philly Guitar Show Nov 2009 of our Bob's Boutique Spalted Alder Benny.

WHEN YOU WISH...

Encore performance from BG Fan Dave Rattray of Scotland on his ANDY!

WHERE THERE'S A WIL-KINS... 

Always a must-see (and hear!) player, Jack Wilkins performs tonight at "Highlights in Jazz: Tribute to Lew Tabackin" in New York City's Tribeca Performing Arts Center.

One of my favorite photos of Jack "Amadeus" Wilkins, with his original Fratello model...hard to believe it was 18 years ago (1992!) at our home/shop in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

ARCH-IVES

Circa 1993, Bob in our East Stroudsburg, PA shop

Gypsy jazzer Sasha Strunjas with wife Jean Neils-Strunjas, and Bob and Howard.

right: Sasha and Howard 'post gig'  :-)