James L. D'Aquisto (1935-1995) was an American guitar maker best known as one of the premier makers of custom archtop guitars. He served as an apprentice to John D'Angelico in the early 1950s and was considered his successor after the latter's death in 1964. From his shop in Huntington, Farmingdale, and Greenport New York, D'Aquisto became know as the greatest guitar maker in the world from the late 1960s until his death in 1995, … Wikipedia
The D'Angelic/D'Aquisto/Gudelsky Workshop display in the Lillibridge Gallery at the National Music Museum located on the campus of The University of South Dakota in Vermillion. www.usd.edu/smm/Tours/LillibridgeGallery/DDGWorkshop.html
The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is a 501c3 membership organization dedicated to the idea that Long Island's musical heritage is an important resource to be celebrated and preserved for future generations. www.limusichalloffame.org
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Jimmy D'Aquisto. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_D%27Aquisto
