GUITAR
1) BENTAR III
Benny designed this 20 String Harp/Bongo
Guitar in October 2006. The building of the guitar was
completed on May 14, 2007. It was built by Tulsi Guitars
- (Chennai, India), www.tulsiguitars.110mb.com. It has 6 strings,
2 Bongos and a 14 String Harp.
2) BENTAR II
Benny designed this 54 String Guitar
in July 2005. 95% was complete by Sep. 2006. However it was
something of a flop as it takes 2 days to tune the guitar, attributed
to the poor workmanship of the luthier. The Bentar I is a
combination
of 6 instruments - (6 String Ac., 6 StringClassical, 22 String
Harp, 20 String Sympathetic Sitar Strings, 1 Bongo and a Tabla.
3) BENTAR I
(Tulsi Guitar with 2 Mini Bongos)
The
thought of adding bongos into the guitar first came when he
was performing at the Hollywood Global Arts Gathering
and later on got developed when he was thinking of how he could be creative
to perform at the Olympic Games (2004). He prayed to the Almighty God and
Benny says that it was God who inspired him about the Bongo
Guitar and later on
in May, 2004 Benny shared the design to the Thulsi Guitars from Chennai,
India who undertook of the making of the guitar. The guitar was completed
by the July 2004. This guitar has been renamed the Bentar.
4) TAYLOR
This
was Benny's first Brand New Guitar which Tommy Coomes (Famous
Music Producer/ Song Writer/ Teacher)
presented
to him along with Taylor Guitar's. It has been Benny's favorite
Guitar till today. He got this guitar as a gift in December
1999 while he was studying at the School of Music In Missions
in
New
Mexico, USA.
5) REYNOLDS 12 STRINGS
Benny's first guitar was
a 12 String Reynolds made in Calcutta, India. It was a second
hand
20 year old guitar which his grand mother Late Mrs. Leela Rajarathnam
had purchased for Rs. 1000 (22 USD) given it to him as a gift
(1995). Benny treasures the guitar and the early experiences
a lot. Every time he plays this guitar he is humbled knowing
where
he
started
off and where God had brought him to.