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D'Angelico Guitars of America is an American musical instrument importer based in Manhattan, New York. [1] [2] The brand was initially founded by master luthier John D'Angelico in 1932, in Manhattan's Little Italy. [1] In 1999, Steve Pisani, John Ferolito Jr., and Brenden Cohen purchased the D'Angelico Guitars trademark.
Some of D'Angelico's employees went on to become craftsmen in their own right. Among them were Jimmy Di Serio, who worked for D'Angelico from 1932 to 1959, and D'Aquisto who would eventually buy the business from the D'Angelico family. D'Angelico and D'Aquisto are generally regarded as the two greatest archtop guitar makers of the 20th century ...
After several more heart attacks and having also suffered from pneumonia John D'Angelico died on September 1, 1964, at the age of 59. Following D'Angelico's death the last ten of his guitars were finished by D'Aquisto. [1] [2] D'Aquisto bought the business but a poor business decision lost him the right to the D’Angelico name. [3]
D'Angelico [55] Premier Bob Weir Bedford [56] Bonnie Raitt: Bonnie Raitt Stratocaster Fender: 1995-2001 First signature model for a female artist. [57] Brandon Niederauer: Deluxe Brandon Niederauer Atlantic D'Angelico: Limited run [58] Brian May: Brian May Guild: 1984-1988 Came in amber finish, black finish, blue finish, green finish, red ...
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer (born March 16, 2003) is an American guitarist and actor from Dix Hills, New York.He starred in the musical School of Rock on Broadway. Nicknamed 'Taz' by his guitar teacher, William Mignoli, because his frenetic playing reminded Mignoli of the Tazmanian Devil from Looney Tunes cartoons, [1] he has appeared on many television shows including: The Ellen Show, The Late ...
In August 2016, during a preview of Weir's solo album, Blue Mountain, Weir stated that the only instrument he used during the recording of the album was a Martin acoustic guitar. [65] From 2017 onwards, Weir has collaborated with New York-based D'Angelico Guitars to produce several signature model instruments. The Premier, a semi-hollow guitar ...
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The company started by designing and manufacturing electronic guitars. In the 1980s, Vestax produced multitrack recorders and later moved to making DJ mixers, professional turntables, CD players and signal processors. Debt troubles led to the company's bankruptcy at the end of 2014. [3]