Jimmy D'Aquisto

James L. D'Aquisto (November 9, 1935 - April 18, 1995) was an American guitar maker best known as the premier maker of custom guitars.^[1] He served as an apprentice to John D'Angelico from 1952 and was considered his successor after the latter's death in 1964. From his shop in Huntington, New York then in Farmingdale, New york and later during his "golden period" in Greenport Long Island, New York, D'Aquisto became known as the world's greatest guitar maker from the late 1960s until his death in 1995.^[2] D'Aquisto's name is attached to many guitar models from brands like the Fender "D'Aquisto Elite" "D'Aquisto Ultra"^[3] and the Hagström Jimmy, and his blue "Centura Deluxe" was the inspiration for the book Blue Guitar.^[4] There is another book titled "Acquired of the Angels:The Lives and Works of Master Guitar Makers John D'Angelico and James L. D'Aquisto^[5] Today, his guitars sell for tens of thousands of dollars to over $400,000. And the first to be worth a million dollars.^[4][6]

D'Aquisto was a 2006 inductee to the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. His tools and work bench — passed down to him from D'Angelico — are on display at the National Music Museum. 'The D'Aquisto Foundation' - Help to complete the D'Aquisto Exhibit by donating to the National Music Museum .

1. ^ "A Room Full of Blues". 2006. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Features_Basic_Template/0,2344,599,00.html. Retrieved September 29, 2006. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Barth, Joe (2007). Voices in Jazz Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 241. ISBN 0786676795. http://books.google.com/books?id=eMifMzrwYt0C&pg=PA241&dq#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
3. ^ "1984 Fender D'Aquisto Elite". http://www.archtop.com/ac_84fendasb.html. Retrieved September 29, 2006. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Vose, Ken (1998). Blue Guitar. Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-1912-4. 
5. ^ Schmidt, Paul (1998). Acquired of the Angels:The Lives and Works of Master Guitar Makers John D'Angelico and James L. D'Aquisto. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 13 978-1578860029.
6. ^ Nager, Larry (October 11, 2001). "To Guitarists he's a Guru". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 

External links

• National Music Museum exhibit and history
• Long Island Hall of Fame
• D'Aquisto Foundation

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Name	Daquisto, Jimmy
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Date of birth	November 9, 1935
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Date of death	April 18, 1995
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