It just occurred to me that I never actually posted a picture of my finished guitar once I got it. To recap, it is Boca Raton based luthier Ben Joella’s first archtop guitar and it is absolutely incredible.

It is a completely hand carved spruce top and back. The Benedetto S-6 archtop pickup is mounted to the pickguard, which is also mounted to the floated neck and fretboard. Thus the only thing that makes contract with the spruce top is the bridge so that the instrument can be allowed to vibrate to it’s full potential. Another perk of this instrument is that it doesn’t weigh a million pounds, so you won’t to see a chiropractor after every gig. All that being said, I am obviously thrilled being playing an instrument of this calliber and look forward to seeing more of these instruments for Ben!

This weekend, I will be performing with Bassist Matthew Wengerd at Lakeland’s annual Mayfaire Art Festival. This will be a Duo gig which is one of the most intimate orchestrations for a group. I liken it to listening to a concert of Jazz Two Part Inventions.

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