Phil Petillo later received an honorary bachelor's degree from Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine and a PhD in Engineering Technology from LaSalle University.
11 Facts About Phil Petillo
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The Revolutionary Drumstick Patent of Phil Petillo was sold to Ambico at the NAMM Convention in GA, 1977.
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When Berardi and Kramer first came to the Petillo Home Workshop, they offered the guitar to be called PETILLO and Phil refused for he knew from past experiences in the Music Industry that often one loses one's good name with such offers that are appealing when the need demands it.
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Phil Petillo helped design and set up the factory located in Neptune and proceeded to build the First Fingerboard Machine that cut the slots in all fingerboards to Phil Petillo's Trade Secret Scales with Perfect Intonation.
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Phil Petillo saw things in the factory that were compromised for profit that he could not tolerate as a Luthier of the highest ethical standards.
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Phil Petillo did not receive compensation but instead was methodically forced out after all of his contributions that started the company.
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Factory quality violations in Neptune, New Jersey plus lack of payment for his contributions of designing, building, and quality control along with disagreements with Peter LaPlaca and Lucille Petillo, Phil was forced out of the company.
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An article was written by Phillip and Lucille Petillo that appeared in the NAMM issue of Musical Merchandise Review describing in detail how these unique guitars were made featuring the construction of the Kramer Neck.
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Phil Petillo was friends with Croce and once repaired his Martin D-35.
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Phil Petillo invented and promoted a line of strings for Tommy DeVito and The Four Seasons.
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Phil Petillo performed some work for the Smithsonian Institution including a Stradivarius which arrived in an armored truck.