1996 Benedetto La Venezia

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this is a 1996 La Venezia custom made by bob Benedetto himself for the owner of just jazz guitar magazine. this guitar just sings. true archtop tone and very smooth playability the guitar of choice by such great players as frank Vignola and Andreas Oberg and many others ......

BODY:...Archtop: 17" lower bout, 3" body depth Venetian cutaway
TOP...:Carved, hand–graduated and tuned, very select master grade European spruce
BACK:...Carved, hand–graduated and tuned, very select master grade European flamed maple
SIDES:...Very select master grade European flamed maple
BRACING:...X–braced European spruce
BINDING:...None
NECK:...Select, American flamed maple
FINGERBOARD:...Ebony, 12" radius
WIDTH AT NUT:...1 ¾", ebony
SCALE:...25"
FRETS:...21
BRIDGE:...Ebony, adjustable with black wheels and posts
TAILPIECE...:Ebony with Benedetto tail adjuster
TUNERS:...Gotoh black with ebony buttons
FINGERREST...:Ebony
FINISH:Gloss... nitrocellulose lacquer
COLORS:... honey blonde
STRINGS...:Pure nickel (.012-.052)

Style:Other
Number of frets to the body:14
Top:spruce
Back:maple
Sides:maple
Fingerboard:ebony
Case:yes
Price: SOLD (MOVE TO SOLD PAGE)!