the ITALICA guitar!

20 luthiers for one guitar!

An instrument that pays homage to Italian guitar lutherie, crafted exclusively from native woods, inspired by a project by Pietro Gallinotti and aiming to create an “Italian sound.”

The following have joined the project:
Enrico Bottelli, Gerardo Centonze, Giuseppe Corasaniti, Adriano Devoto, Marco Dissegna, Romano Gambacorta, Marco Gilioli, Mario Grimaldi, Giacomo Guadagna, Liuteria Guarnieri, Miguel Ángel Gutierrez, Aldo Illotta, Lorenzo Lippi, Antonio Marchese, Daniele Marrabello, Eugenio Naso, Roberto Pozzi, Davide Serracini, Andrea Stanzione, and Angelo Vailati.

The four most senior luthiers—Mario Grimaldi, Lorenzo Lippi, Aldo Illotta, and Enrico Bottelli—have been entrusted with organizing and coordinating the work.