1960's Del Vecchio

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1960's Del Vecchio

Made famous by Chet Atkins and played today by many of Nashville's finest,the Del Vecchio Dinamico resonator is a rare bird. Built in Sao Paolo,Brazil, where the Del Vecchio compay has been building resonator guitarssince the 1930's, the design is loosely based on the original Dobroinstruments introduced a few years earlier. While the guitars bear aresemblance to those the Dopyera brothers designed, they are in fact verydifferently built. With a Brazilian rosewood body, biscuit bridge, chunkyclassical-style neck with a flat, thick fingerboard, wicker soundholes, andvery light gauge silk and steel strings the Del Vecchio plays, looks, andsounds unique. Not big and loud like an American-made resonator, the DelVecchio has a slightly mellow tonality, with roundness and warmth to thenotes. Set up as a fingerstyle instrument, it is well suited to jazz,country, and blues. This guitar has a pair of side repairs worth noting(pictured below), but is otherwise in remarkably fine condition despite DelVecchio's reputation for somewhat rustic construction and fret work. Thescale length is 25.4" and the nut measures in at a shade over 2" (52mm).With the exception of the tailpiece hanger and a new ebony saddle fitted byus, the guitar is completely original.
With newer hard shell case
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1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio
  • 1960's Del Vecchio

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