Fibenare Fibenare Guitars From Necessity to Art By Jonathan Bloomer for Guitar Connoissuer In 1980’s Hungary, brothers Attila, Csaba & Árpád Benedek were so captivated by Rock guitar that all three had to get guitars. But acquiring a decent guitar, especially a Fender or Gibson, was tough at that time for people inside the Iron Curtain. On their Father’s advice to learn guitar building, the boys did just that; eventually creating super-Strats for their friends while trying to complete their University studies in a country that was struggling to find its own identity. Boaz Kasha-Shneider guitar design 38 Guitar Connoisseur Magazine July 2012