private industry musical instruments founded 1932 relaunched in 2011 founder john d angelico headquarters manhattan new york key people brenden cohen president and ceo steve pisani president of sales products guitars website dangelicoguitars.com d angelico guitars is a guitar brand based in manhattan new york . 1 2 the brand was initially founded by master luthier john d angelico in 1932 . 1 in 1999 steve pisani john ferolito jr. and brenden cohen purchased the d angelico guitars trademark . 3 4 cohen serves as the brand s president and ceo . 5 original d angelico guitars are collector s items and have been used by musicians including pete townshend chuck wayne and eric clapton . 1 6 additionally the archtop guitar mel bay new yorker model was featured on the cover of the mel bay publications guitar method books for decades . 7 history edit in 1932 john d angelico founded d angelico guitars and opened his first shop on kenmare street in manhattan s little italy . 1 8 he built 1 164 instruments before he died in 1964 . 3 5 following his death in 1964 d angelico s former apprentice james d aquisto became his successor . 9 after several years d aquisto left to begin producing guitars under his own name . in 1999 brenden cohen john ferolito jr. and steve pisani purchased the d angelico guitars trademark from john ferolito sr. co founder of arizona beverages . 3 8 in 2010 cohen and pisani began constructing a new showroom for the brand . 3 d angelico guitars was officially launched in 2011 . 5 that year original d angelico guitars were honored at the metropolitan museum of art as part of an exhibition titled guitar heroes legendary craftsmen from italy to new york . 9 in 2014 eric clapton requested a customized model of the classic d angelico style b for touring . 3 10 that year d angelico guitars sponsored mountain jam a summer music festival in eastern new york . 11 the brand launched its first line of acoustic guitars in january 2015 . 5 the line was unveiled at the national association of music merchants annual trade show in anaheim california . 2 operations edit the brand s instruments are manufactured in south korea california and michigan . 5 12 before beginning manufacturing original guitar models were put through an mri machine and an x ray to replicate the instruments accurately . 8 13 it takes approximately 18 months to two years to create one of their master builder guitars from raw wood . 13 d angelico guitars luthiers produce four to five master builder guitars a month . 13 in 2014 the brand had 125 partnerships in the united states and an additional 200 international dealers . 9 by january 2015 d angelico guitars had 150 guitars on display . 5 the company is best known for its art deco inspired archtop guitars . 5 musicians including john mayer nile rogers robert randolph susan tedeschi john sebastian and eric clapton have used d angelico guitars . 8 additionally the brand has sponsored musicians including susan tedeschi brad whitford robert randolph and cody simpson . 14 15 16 17 notes edit a b c d will levith january 23 2015 . joe bonamassa and the amazing technicolor d angelico shop . retrieved april 1 2015 . a b namm 2015 d angelico guitars announces first ever acoustic line . january 15 2015 . retrieved april 1 2015 . a b c d e scott heins december 4 2014 . photos there s a showroom of gorgeous historic guitars tucked out of sight in midtown . retrieved april 1 2015 . kia gregory november 13 2014 . resurrecting the artistry and the name of a singular guitar craftsman . retrieved april 1 2015 . a b c d e f g namm 2015 revived d angelico guitar brand shows off new acoustics . january 23 2015 . retrieved april 1 2015 . jeff tamarkin july 9 2014 . back in axtion . archtop guitar mel bay new yorker model 1957 . metropolitan museum of art. 2011 . retrieved april 1 2015 . a b c d teddy kim august 22 2014 . rock on d angelico guitars is back in business in chelsea . retrieved april 1 2015 . a b c karsten strauss april 17 2014 . how d angelico guitars is forcing a comeback in both music and business . retrieved april 1 2015 . gearhead behind the rebirth of d angelico guitars . august 28 2014 . retrieved april 1 2015 . summer music fest draws concert goers to catskill ski resort . june 12 2014 . retrieved april 1 2015 . roundup the new d angelico line . january 30 2014 . retrieved april 1 2015 . a b c melissa locker june 25 2014 . d angelico guitars get an encore after 50 years . retrieved april 1 2015 . aerosmith s brad whitford shows off his d angelico ex dc guitar . september 13 2014 . retrieved april 1 2015 . the soul of the show . retrieved april 1 2015 . namm 2015 d angelico guitars announces first ever acoustic line . retrieved april 1 2015 . interview derek trucks and susan tedeschi discuss tedeschi trucks band s new album revelator . retrieved april 1 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title d % 27angelico guitars & oldid 741401208 categories guitar 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