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Casa Del Vecchio Ltda. of São Paulo, Brazil, has produced a wide range of guitars and other string instruments since Angelo Del Vecchio founded the company in 1902. In the 1930s, they began producing resonator guitars,〔James, Steve. (''Inside Blues Guitar'' ). String Letter Publishing, 2001.〕 resulting in their most famous model: the ''Dinâmico,'' (their trade term for resophonic instruments). In addition to the Dinâmico guitar, which is still in production, Del Vecchio also produced Dinâmico cavaquinhos, approximately like a resonator ukulele, and resonator mandolins. They also produce standard acoustic instruments, as well as Hawaiian-style lap steel guitars. ==Players== *One of the most famous players of the Del Vecchio Dinâmico resonator guitar was country musician Chet Atkins. Atkins was initially introduced to the instrument by the music of Nato Lima of the group Los Indios Tabajaras.〔Cochran, Russ. (''Chet Atkins: Me and My Guitars'' ). Hal Leonard Publishing, 2003. Pg 178〕 *On his 1965 RCA Victor album ''My Favorite Guitars'', Chet Atkins refers to his Dinamico as his "Los Indios Tabajaras" guitar and says that "the lead guitarist...sent his (Atkins ) and got himself another like it in his native land, where they are readily available." Tracks on the album, where Atkins uses the Dynamico, are ''Josephine'' and ''Moon of Manakoora''. *Chet Atkins is credited with playing a Del Vecchio lead guitar on the tune "Turn Around" on Nanci Griffith's ''Other Voices, Other Rooms''. *Earl Klugh, a protégé of Chet Atkins, received a Dinâmico from Atkins. Though he enjoyed the sound, he was unimpressed with the quality, eventually asking luthier Paul McGill to build him a refined version.〔(''Acoustic Guitar'' ), June 1996〕 *Leo Kottke also played a Dinâmico, which happened to be sitting in the studio. He played it for its unique sound on the track ''The Grid'' on his 2005 ''Sixty Six Steps''.〔(The Music Player.com interview with Leo Kottke ), January 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Del Vecchio (guitar maker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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