Since the young age of 17, the selmer maccaferri style guitar has fascinated stefan hahl. Building a selmer maccaferri guitar hyperhip media. The story of selmermaccaferri guitars twelve classic gypsy jazz guitar solos arranged for. For example, what is the increase in tension if the same set of strings on a selmer maccaferri guitar 650 mm scale length is then put on a selmer guitar 670 mm scale length. Selmer maccaferri guitars vintage guitars made by the selmer corporation 1930s1950s. Selmer electric guitar and bass catalogs vintage guitar. He was known for having only the best examples of classic guitars, and this excellent piece was his choice to represent selmer. Fills in the blanks in the history of both the maccaferri selmer and selmer guitars maccaferri had nothing to do with the later. Download file pdf the best of django reinhardt a step by step. Django is covered of course, but so are many historical players that are usually overlooked. Would be interested to know if their is an electronic version of this book or a pdf version. A fine example of an original petitebouche small soundhole selmer maccaferri.
Fleor rosewood acoustic guitar bridge selmer maccaferri style jazz guitar bridge. Beautiful ideas electric guitar building plans free 3 pdf blueprints on modern decor easy. Shipping returns about us contact us shop newsletter email. Kleio 51 gypsy jazz pickup for selmer maccaferri style guitar. Have a look through some of the catalogues reproduced below, for a look at the selmer line at different points in the 1960s and 70s. Vintage guitars selmer maccaferri japan book django reinhardt gipsy. Click download or read online button to get the story of selmer maccaferri guitars book now. Portuguese guitar is soon in the final sanding stage and the finalizing starts so new stuff has to be started. Gibsons fabulous flat top guitars an illustrated history guide. Rapidshare michael collinsbuilding a selmer maccaferri. The strings are gathered at the tail like an archtop guitar, but the top is formed from thin spruce like a flattop or classical forced into a shallow dome. When the selmer maccaferri guitar was introduced it heralded a revolutionary approach to guitar building, tone creation, techniques, and it became directly associated with a new genre of music. Readers and critics are hailing his latest book, the 50 greatest guitar bo.
Selmer guitar for sale in uk 60 used selmer guitars. Francois charles the story of selmer maccaferri guitars. It is the story of modernization in a microcosm of when a slower, more staid way of life came into. The tailpiece extends 414, and has 214 mounting depth. Francois charles the story of selmer maccaferri guitars 255 pages in full color. Use this free printable 144 guitar chords chart as a reference guide.
When the selmer maccaferri guitar was introduced it heralded a revolutionary approach to guitar. The luthier francois charle was born in paris in 1949. Specs top spruce back and sides rosewood neck mahogany nut width 1 34 scale length 26. Original 1942 selmer maccaferri django petit bouch gypsy jazz.
Francois charle, the story of selmer maccaferri guitars. The reason selmer did this was because all other things being equal a longer scale length creates more string tension which increases vibrations of the guitar top which makes the guitar louder. Aug 20, 2016 it is not everyday that we see an original selmer maccaferri in the vintage guitar market. Kleio 47 gypsy jazz pickup for selmer maccaferri style. On this website you can find all the information you need about the selmer style guitars he makes. Cad selmer maccaferri gypsy style guitar plan cad guitar plans. Only a handful of guitars from this era are known to exist. Sep 21, 2017 detailed plans for a 14 fret oval hole selmer maccaferri guitar. This selmer maccaferri built in 1933 is numbered 271.
This handsome embossed reproduction of a 1930s selmer tailpiece features a polished faceted ebony insert, protective red leather padding, and studs for mounting the strings. The story of selmer maccaferri guitars by francois charle, 1999, f. Django reinhardt gypsy jazz portraits artist life first nations the beatles rock and roll. All the information we need is the tensions of the set of strings we are interested in and the scale length at which those tensions were determined or calculated.
Fills in the blanks in the history of both the maccaferri selmer and selmer guitars maccaferri had nothing to do with the later ovalhole models and includes fascinating histories of many players. The story of selmer maccaferri guitars download ebook pdf. Amongst the guitars were models by gibson, fender, hagstrom, futurama and yamaha, although it is perhaps hofner with which they have the closest association. Today, he is very much in demand as an appraiser and specialist for selmer maccaferri guitars. This guitar was used by martin taylor on a cd that chinery funded titled masterpiece guitars. Selmer maccaferri style guitars since the young age of 17, the selmer maccaferri style guitar has fascinated stefan hahl. Kleio 47 gypsy jazz pickup for selmer maccaferri style oval. Especially, one of a kind, wild exotic glain rosewood for the sides and back. It is the story of modernization in a microcosm of when a slower, more staid way of life came. Although maccaferri s association with selmer ended in 1934, the company continued to make several models of this guitar until 1952. Selmer guitar often called a selmer maccaferri or just maccaferri by anglophones, as its inventors rather than manufacturers name was stressed in the early british advertising is an unusual steelstring acoustic guitar best known as the favored instrument of django reinhardt. Hi this is an early classical guitar by selmer needs restoring to get the most out of it.
Buy the story of selmer maccaferri guitars by francois charle isbn. Feb, 2019 classic 2 plan free download as pdf file. This stunning compilation of rare photos, guitars and research is a reference that any aficionado of gypsy swing should own. Founded in 1885, it is known as a producer of professionalgrade woodwind and brass instruments, especially saxophones, clarinets and trumpets. The best of django reinhardt a step by step breakdown. The neck was bolted to the body, and despite a plastic exterior had a central metal. American luthier lukas milani is sure that the guitar was the one who used to play by maccaferri. Although maccaferri developed th ingos immense pub selmer. It is a very beautiful original specimen dating from the short period during which mario maccaferri 19001993 worked at selmer in paris 19301933. This guitar is featured in the book, the history of the american guitarby tony bacon on pages 8889. But wrembels music ranges much more widely than that, as is clear. Henri selmer paris is a french enterprise, manufacturer of musical instruments based at manteslaville near paris.
The story of selmer maccaferri guitars traces, for the first time, the history of these remarkable and influential guitars since their creation by mario maccaferri in 1931 until the conclusion of their fabrication in 1952. The neck shaft side template is used to layout the rough shape of the heel block. The guitar comes with its original hardshell case, which in itself is a work of art and i think you would struggle to find a finer one. The finishing touch for an authentic europeanstyle jazz guitar is this reproduction 1930s selmer tailpiece. Mario maccaferri was a classical guitar performer and luthier who studied with buildermusician luigi mozzani in cento, italy. This is an archive of selmer maccaferri guitars we have sold over the years. Perhaps you want to play gypsy jazz music and are looking for a specific guitar. We are proud to present you for our new selmer maccaferri style guitars. Selmer maccaferri 1933 at siccas guitars the worlds. The guitar was closely associated with jazz guitarist django reinhardt. Selmer distributed instruments by a number of major makers in the united kingdom. Pdf the selmer maccaferri guitar and gypsy jazz researchgate. The tone of kleio 47 is influenced by those recordings, where the poor amplification and the naturally aggressive acoustic technique of django gave that legendary gypsy jazz tone to our ears and hearts.
During his apprenticeship, he began to look for ways to perfect the sound of these guitars and improve their design. Selmer were the primary distributor of hofner guitars and bass guitars in the united kingdom, and this catalog certainly features them strongly, with over half of the pages dedicated to hofners electric guitars, basses and acoustic models. Next im going to do a guitar that was used by one of my favorite guitar players, django reinhardt. A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body selmer maccaferri guitar building a selmer maccaferri guitar michael collins the heel the heel should now be prepared to. Kleio 47 is an ideal pickup for oval gypsy jazz guitars. Vintage tenor guitars, four string guitars, plectrum guitars.
You can learn more about my guitar building, banjo and mandolin dvds at is my newest 2 hour video on setting up the gyps. Buy the story of selmer maccaferri guitars by charle, francois isbn. This website is an ongoing project to collect and pass on information about the construction of selmer maccaferri guitars. Vintage tenor guitars, four string guitars, plectrum. If a pdf version was ever made available for a legal sale by download, id definitely buy. July 8th, 2018 the selmer guitaroften called a selmer maccaferri or just maccaferri b. I offer several models, all based on the selmer design but all with a different flavour of sound. Henri selmer paris used to be familyowned but was sold to argoswityu in 2018 selmer paris instruments have been played by many well. Having restored many of these legendary guitars from the 1930s, he has had many opportunities to study their secrets extensively.
The selmer guitar often called a selmer maccaferri or just maccaferri by anglophones, as its inventors rather than manufacturers name was stressed in the early british advertising is an unusual acoustic guitar best known as the favored instrument of django reinhardt. Centurythe story of selmermaccaferri guitarsjournal of the. Selmer maccaferri 1933 orchestre siccas guitars reverb. Original 1942 selmer maccaferri django petit bouch gypsy.
The two known extant catalogs indicate that it was a production model from at least 1926 through 1928 or 1929, though of course the number produced is. It was produced by selmer from 1932 to about 1952 references. We make these traditional gypsyjazz style guitars along with the original selmer guitar plans. The stained rosewood veneer on the headstock is engraved with the stylish selmer logo, the tuners being the sealed oilbath variety designed by mario maccaferri. Bam panther hightech selmer type gypsy guitar case. In 1932 selmer partnered with the italian guitarist and luthier mario maccaferri to produce a line of acoustic guitars based on maccaferri s unorthodox design. See more ideas about guitar, river queen, ukulele music. He is an authority on classical, traditional and modern french stringed instruments. Page 194 building a selmer maccaferri guitar 1 19 32 in 40. The guitar is in the book of rf charle the story of selmer maccaferri guitars.
Full scale builders plan for 12 fret nylon string selmermaccaferri concert model. Or you may want to play gypsy jazz, but also want to use the guitar for other music styles. Cutting the heel angle with the neck securely clamped to the miter gauge. Selmer guitars by francois charle djangobooks forum. From 1932 to 1934, maccaferri built instruments for selmer, a woodwind. Imported european gypsy jazz guitars, accessories and information, jazz manouche and gypsy. Francois charles the story of selmer maccaferri guitars english. Pictures, technical descriptions and sound clips of each model. We use selected high quarity material for the body and neck coming form worldwide.
The luthier leo eimers is specialized in building and restoring selmer maccaferri style guitars. Saga maccaferri gypsy jazz guitar in good condition for its age, just a few dinks and scratches. Design solution manualgirl castrate a boy story binggeometry unit 10 test. However, this guitar shows no sign of ever being a hawaiian model. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. Selmer guitars, by francois charle free download as pdf file. Here below is the picture of guitar number 503 which was owned and played by django. If you should have interest in this guitar please do not hesitate to contact us. Description cad selmer maccaferri gypsy style guitar plan. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The universal impulse to recast an nline two periods mark selmers guitar history.
We are inspired by djangos electric sound between 1946 and 1950. All the guitars are traditionally hand crafted by leo. The gypsy jazz guitar and django reinhardt guitar shop. Let me tell you the story of how i ended up building an acoustic guitar with only. In a recent article i described how the scale length of the post maccaferri selmer gypsy jazz guitar was increased from the original design. For selmer maccaferri guitars currently for sale go here.
Setting up the selmermaccaferri gypsy jazz guitar video. You can learn more about my guitar building, banjo and mandolin dvds at is a brief history of the selmermaccaferri guit. Selmer maccaferri four stringed and tenor guitars in the 1930s selmer guitars in paris manufactured four string guitars based on guitar designs by the famous italian luthier mario maccaferri that were to be marketed to banjo players as a second four string guitar like instrument. Within a few years selmer guitars became popular with dance bands and gypsy jazz combos. Selmer maccaferri is an unusual looking guitar instrument, distinguished by a fairly large body with squarish bouts, and either a dshaped or a longitudinal oval soundhole. The story of selmer maccaferri guitars download ebook.
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