Here’s an unusual find: a 2002 DAquisto New Yorker archtop. This is model DQ-NYE.

James D’Aquisto apprenticed to John D’Angelico in New York, and following D’Angelico’s death began building guitars with his own name, until his death in 1995. Original D’Aquisto guitars are rare and extremely valuable, into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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