Marchione Guitars based in

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, is a Manufacturer of handmade

string instruments String instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner. Musicians play some string instruments by plucking the Str ...

, such as Acoustic and Electric guitars, Archtop Guitars, Semi-hollow Guitars, Master Burst, and

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. The company was founded in Manhattan by Stephen Raphael Marchione, and moved to Houston, TX in 2001. Marchione has been a

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since 1990.

History

Stephen Marchione started building string instruments in 1990 after graduating from

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where he received B.A. in music. He completed his graduate education at Cooper Union where he studied Spanish Culture and later finished an SBA Business Program at Baruch College in Manhattan. Marchione got an apprenticeship with Pensa-Suhr Guitars, and worked with John Suhr and Mas Hino, acquiring a reputation as an "expert luthier". He opened Marchione Guitars in 1993 on 20th St. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, Marchione decided to move back with his family to his hometown of Houston, TX where he has a studio to build his string instruments. Since 1999 Marchione has collaborated with Mark Whitfield, on five different archtop guitars. He also makes electric guitars, including the Transparent Blue Neck, Through the Body Electric. Follow Marchione Guitars on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Marchioneguitars.com

Notable players

* Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra 2012

* Leo Amuedo *

Mike Moreno Mike Moreno (born October 8, 1978) is a jazz guitarist and composer from Houston, Texas. According to an NPR interview in 2008,Jackson, Josh, (Feb. 5, 2008).Mike Moreno: Jazz Guitar 'Between the Lines'. NPR. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2013. Moreno's ma ...

* Mark Whitfield * Robert Glasper *Ed Decker *Kirby Jane *Lance Allen *John Storie *Cenk Erdogan *Mike Severson *Matthew Lee *Will Brahm *Hiro Yamanaka *Kari Antila *Hristo Vitchev *Amit Chaterjee *Paul Kogut *Fabrizio Sotti *Mark Knopfler *John Abercrombie *Paul Simon

References

External links

*{{official website, https://marchione.com Companies established in 1993 Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Houston Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the United States