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Endorsers and Artists:
Howard Alden, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Johnny Smith, Adrian Ingram
Player/Maker Interplay by Bob Benedetto (guitarsessions.com article)
Fratello "Brother"
The Fratello model began as a joint venture between classical guitarmaker
Augi Lo Prinzi and Bob Benedetto.
In 1979, both Augi and Bob had their shops in the same
industrial park in Clearwater, Florida. Augi and Bob were to form a partnership
to make the Fratello brand - an affordable archtop guitar that would compete in
the marketplace. The original prototype was made by Bob Benedetto. Cindy
Benedetto chose the name Fratello which means "brother" in Italian - to symbolize
the two Italian makers. Both liked the name.
At the time the prototype was finished, (which originally had "Fratello" inlaid on
the headstock but was later changed to the Benedetto logo by Bob in the very
early '80s), Augi's existing workload was all he could handle. The partnership
was never formed and Bob decided to introduce the Fratello as a new model to his
existing Benedetto line.
The Fratello model went on to become one of Benedetto's top models, played by
Jack Wilkins,
Royce Campbell,
Adrian Ingram, the late Carlo Pes, Jack Petersen and Leo
Kottke, among many other notable guitarists.
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