James D’Aquisto Making A New Yorker Archtop Guitar Jim Hall Trio

This is a rare mini documentary that should be of interest to to those that know the finished work of Jimmy D’Aquisto. There is a convergence of art .. you’ll want to rerun. This what handmade guitar making is all about. Sweat, lungs .. and a vision. And building for Jim Hall .. where do you go from there? On to the next one .. There are questions I get about the health issues of spraying lacquer, and did this cause the early deaths of Jimmy and John D’Angelico, both at 59 years of age. What we know is that lung cancer can be caused by anything from shop dust to cigarettes when artists are more interested in their work than anything in thier environment. John D’Angelico suffered with heart disease and eventually had a final attack. It might have been the stress of working extremely hard for his entire life, or maybe the work kept him going? Jimmy apparently had a complicated epileptic seizure. It turned into pneumonia. It is still advisable to wear a good mask.