tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post4519105528807093037..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: The Story of the Hagstrom James L D'Aquisto Guitar by Ron Chapman.Lancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-36739941553813902112009-08-25T10:37:46.947+01:002009-08-25T10:37:46.947+01:00Roly is quite correct about the guitars that Jimmy...Roly is quite correct about the guitars that Jimmy D'Aquisto built, there must be at least fifty out there in the wide world somewhere. I mentioned in the Hagstrom article that he shipped fifty unfinished guitar bodies over to New York. Then fifty guitar necks intended for them were lost or stolen during the shipping. I have seen one of the guitars with the hagstrom body but with Jimmy D'Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-37029171399796416952009-08-23T22:58:27.322+01:002009-08-23T22:58:27.322+01:00Very interesting stuff. D'Aquisto with his the...Very interesting stuff. D'Aquisto with his then apprentice Roger Borys (now a revered luthier in his own right) developed a laminate archtop which Jim Hall adopted. I think there are only a handful in existence. Jim Hall used that D'Aquisto guitar exclusively for years. It has a gorgeous sound (a lot to do with JH though). The Gibson 175 is possibly the most used jazz guitar and it's Rolynoreply@blogger.com