Bob Gallo & Vic Juris @ Rudy's Music SoHo

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The Archtop Guitar

is a steel-stringed acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with blues and jazz players.

Typically, an archtop has:

An arched top and back, not flat

Moveable adjustable bridge

F-holes similar to members of the violin family.

Humbucker pickups.

Rear mounted tailpiece

14th-fret neck join

(see wikipedia)

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Rudy Pensa's book presents the three master guitar craftsmen, John D'Angelico, Jimmy D'Aquisto and John Monteleone, who each grew up in New York and were influenced by the master Cremona violin luthiers Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri and Andrea Amati.  (info from amazon.com)

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Pesna, Rudy. Archtop Guitars : The journey from Cremona to New York. Graphis, 2011. 432 pp.

ISBN-10: 1932026703

ISBN-13: 978-1932026702

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In May 2005, Bob Gallo released an original jazz cd in New York City entitled "Wake-Up Call" which features world-class musicians Bassist Boris Kozlov and Trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, Pianist Misha Tsiganov, and Drummer Gene Jackson.

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Bob Gallo wrote for and played for Bill Cosby's 'Little Bill" on Nick Jr. He's also scored and performed music for "It's a different World," "Living Single," and "The Cosby Show."

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Awesome. Magic Fingers !!!!