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D'Angelico Vintage Guitarsby Miray Zaki
 were first made in New York, in 1932. There were 4 models of D'Angelico guitars: the New Yorker, the Excel, the Style A and the Style B. Most vintage guitar players worldwide prefer the D'Angelico Excel and New Yorker models. The New Yorker and then the Excel are not only the most expensive, but are also eagerly sought.
The D'Angelico guitar, was named for its maker, John D'Angelico, who passed away in 1964. D'Angelico's apprentice, James D'Aquisto, succeeded him. John D'Angelico died before completing a few of his famous guitars. Therefore, it was D'Aquisto's responsibility to wrap up D'Angelico's works in progress and fill existing orders. The ingenuity of the D'Angelico guitars' initial design maximized sound acoustics without the use of amplification devices. The strings' vibration between the wooden bridge and the guitar's hollow body compartment generates a spectrum of fascinating tones. Only 1164 D'Angelico guitars were made before John's passing in 1964, hence D'Angelicos from this period can be hard guitars to find. When the guitars were first produced, these fabulous hand-made art pieces sold for about the same price as the mass-produced guitars of the day. Today, these same pieces have become renowned collectibles, which sell for a premium and have their reserved places, in the Art Deco style section, in many museums around the globe.
In 1988, Jerry Berine signed a contract with Shino – one of the most famous guitar designers in Japan, and president of a company called Vestax. The deal was to launch a new edition of the D'Angelico New Yorker style guitar and represented a significant step in the history of the D'Angelico name. Since 1997, new models have joined the D'Angelico guitar classification including the relatively small body style New Yorker S-2, the sleeker, semi-hollow NYSS-3, and the thin body style NYL-5. However, like many business ventures, the association between D'Angelico US and Vestax, their Japanese supplier, came to an end. There are now D'Angelico guitars being produced in Korea, including the Excel series. But none can compare to the original – vintage - D'Angelico guitars produced by the master himself, John D'Angelico.
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