Filippo Avignonesi has been making, repairing and restoring guitars professionally since 1992. Studied with David Freeman, Mike Jarvis, Rossco Wright, Tom Ribbecke and Jose Romanillos.
▪ bio current as of 2008
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It Worked for Me: Neck/Body Joint Jig
1998
AL#55 p.54 BRB5 p.497
Filippo Avignonesi
▪ A jig to make joints for attaching necks to bodies; both heel and body are slotted and joined by a flat wooden spline.
It Worked for Me: Correcting Cave-Ins
1998
AL#54 p.51 BRB5 p.493
Filippo Avignonesi
▪ Correcting sinking soundholes, i.e, weak waist bars using this technique.
Questions: Lively E String
1997
AL#51 p.57
Filippo Avignonesi
▪ Getting the 18th fret note on the high E string (A#) on a classic guitar to sound more lively.
It Worked for Me: Redwood Top Classical Guitar
1995
AL#43 p.59 BRB4 p.495
Filippo Avignonesi
▪ Adding two fairly stiff but very light braces between the 3 center fan braces between the waist bar and the bridge patch to add a little more kick to a redwood topped classical guitar.
It Worked for Me: String Tension Simulation Jig
1995
AL#42 p.62 BRB4 p.492
Filippo Avignonesi
▪ An unproduced design for a string tension simulation jig.