My first Archtop that became widely known to a bigger audience was in the days,
when I was invited by Scott Chinery to participate as a guitarmaker for his
BLUE GUITAR collection. (That was already in 1997)
I was really honoured to be invited as the only maker from Europe, joining
some of the most famous American Archtop makers like Mr. Mark Campellone,
Mr. Bill Comins, Mr. Mark Lacey, Mr. Tom Ribbecke and many more...
Scott Chinery placed a historical order similar like the Royal Families did in the past
and made an unforgettable statement by his tribute to the guitar: commissioning a
very selective group of guitarmakers to honour D'Aquisto by making a blue Archtop.
This unique collection should never be separated as it is a statement, showing the
Art of Archtop-making at the end of the last century.
KEN VOSE writes in his book BLUE GUITAR:
“The Result (the blue guitars) is perhaps the greatest collection of archtops ever made.
Blue guitar celebrates the unique beauty of this unparalleled collection.....
Many of whom (the guitarmakers) have dedicated their lives to finding the place where
Art, Craft and Music converge”
This guitar has been pictured in many more guitarbooks and almost every year I receive a reqeust for another publication. Untill today I never have accepted another order to build another Blue Vienna.
