Bekijk meer ideeen over gitaar, vintage gitaren en muziekinstrumenten. Ehlers guitars hand built instruments for sale ehlers. It is the most exact replica of the selmer jazz guitar. But djangos rhythm playing is just as essential, if not more so, to the gypsy jazz style. Elite guitar plans by john anthony guitars this is one set of plans to build this classic sixties bass guitar. Plan, 1930s gibson nick lucas, 14 fret to the body. This website is an ongoing project to collect and pass on information about the construction of selmer maccaferri guitars. When maccaferri left the company, selmer made some changes to the model, most notably the introduction of the oval soundhole and the lengthening of the neck. Origins in the po river valley the beginnings of the maccaferri story go back to the dawn of the century. Here, for the enjoyment of guitar aficionados, is the full maccaferri story, complete with some brief forays into 19th century guitar history, and including a detailed accounting of the plastic guitars.
They began making his radical wooden acoustic guitar that had an internal soundboard which was a way of trying to get rid of wolf notes. The selmer guitaroften called a selmermaccaferri or just maccaferri by english speakers, as early british advertising stressed the designer rather than. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body selmermaccaferri guitarbuilding a selmermaccaferri guitarmichael collinsthe. At the peak of production in the mid 1970s, 4 people worked.
Of vancouver, british columbia, shelley began building guitars in 1991. In 1932 selmer partnered with the italian guitarist and luthier mario maccaferri to produce a line of acoustic guitars based on maccaferris unorthodox design. American luthier lukas milani is sure that the guitar was the one who used to play by maccaferri. You can learn more about my guitar building, banjo and mandolin dvds at this is a brief history of the. Fs, jean barault 2010 repost schan 114 views 0 comments. A step by step guide to building a laminated body slemer maccaferri guitar really liked it 4. Page 194 building a selmer maccaferri guitar 1 19 32 in 40. Also in 2003, rob started making two archtop guitars. Vintage tenor guitars, four string guitars, plectrum guitars. The selmer maccaferri was the first guitar with a cutaway and a steel reinforced neck. Description cad selmer maccaferri gypsy style guitar plan. Setting up the selmermaccaferri gypsy jazz guitar video youtube. Part of the maurice dupont selmer macafferi style gypsy jazz guitar range. These drawings are produced and published by ourselves and are not available elsewhere.
Having repaired many selmer and maccaferri type guitars, including rebuilding missing or broken pieces, we had the idea of making a guitar in the same spirit of those restorations. The basic 193233 dhole guitar has 12 frets and a 648mm 25. 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. Building a selmermaccaferri guitar djangobooks forum. The lead, and the guitar favoured by django himself featured an oval hole, known as a petite bouche. The maccaferri model selmer with the large dshaped soundhole grande bouche, was originally designed to accommodate mario maccaferri s patented internal resonator.
Just as lloyd loar chased volume and projection with his gibson l5 archtop design, maccaferri faced the same task. These guitars are faithful reproductions of the original maccaferri design grand bouche guitars used by django reindhart. The book is great and you can build a good copy of the original from it but being very much a 3d shaped guitar, its a little hard to visualize some of the steps in the text unless youve actually had a selmer or maccaferri in your hands before. Guitars mdc50 selmer maccaferri sandarac, gypsy guitars. Park has now been building fine guitars in vancouver, british columbia since 1991. Building a selmer maccaferri guitar pdf building a selmer maccaferri guitar. For most people, gypsy jazz brings to mind the agile, singlenote solos emanating from django reinhardts selmer maccaferri guitar. Building a selmermaccaferri guitar hey everyone, excellent forum here. The steelstring mod d has the playability, beauty, and tone you would expect in a fine maccaferri style acoustic guitar from rodriguez guitars. Read more after seeing a video on youtube demonstrating his facility with gypsy guitar setup, as well as. Django reinhardt favoured the selmer guitar, a style that today is almost entirely associated with gypsy jazz guitar. In 2003 rob started making his version of the selmer maccaferri style guitar with an oval soundhole and an x braced top that produces a much warmer sound than the. The mod d rio maccaferri style cutaway acoustic guitar maintains this reputation. Although they produced a wide variety of models, they are most reknown for the modele jazz, used mostly famously by django reinhardt.
Apr 18, 2009 this is a brief history of the selmer maccaferri guitar designed by mario maccaferri. The selmer guitar or selmermaccaferri or simply maccaferri is an unusual. They were later replaced after maccaferri s departure from selmer by the petit bouche model. A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body slemermaccaf paperback january 1, 2006 by michael collins author 5. Francois charle, the story of selmer maccaferri guitars. It is distinguished by its reversed dshaped soundhole and the body joins the neck at the 12th fret. Martin d28 style guitar plans to build full scale acoustic guitar.
They were later replaced after maccaferris departure from selmer by the petit bouche model. The selmer guitar or selmer maccaferri or simply maccaferri is an unusual. Selmer maccaferri style guitars have a great tone and are loud, allowing the lead to be easily heard within the group. I have seen that i can buy a remake of the original maccaferri d hole for a few hundred bucks made guitar, but i want to make mine. Gypsy jazz guitars selmer maccaferri styles london. Vintage tenor guitars, four string guitars, plectrum. Banjo ukulele, classical acoustic guitar, guitar diy, cigar box guitar, guitar building, guitar design, mandolin, musical instruments, how to make. The range of selmer guitars presented in the catalogue of 1936 zoom selmer develops a whole range of guitars, in partnership with the instrument maker mario maccaferri. Selmermaccaferri and selmer style replica guitars manufacturerselmer period19321952 body typearchtopselmer neck. The maccaferri model selmer with the large dshaped soundhole grande bouche, was originally designed to accommodate mario maccaferris patented internal resonator. Setting up the selmer maccaferri gypsy jazz guitar video duration.
A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body slemermaccaf michael collins on. Gypsy jazz guitars selmer maccaferri styles london guitar. Each bevel and shape is designed to work in synchronicity with your technique. Too often people, confuse the model he created, with whose hands actually built it. Italian luthier mario maccaferri designed the first guitar models for henri selmers manufacturing outfit in a partnership that would last a mere 18 months. The first selmer guitars were made in france in 1932 and shipped back to the london branch. Ideal if you are concerned about lines, wrinkles and loss of elasticity. In 2003 rob started making his version of the selmer maccaferri style guitar with an oval soundhole and an x braced top that produces a much warmer sound than the originals. At heart maccaferri was a guitar luthier and he set his sites on manufacturing an affordable, yet playable plastic guitar.
I wish to shed some light on the jacques favino model. There are two lehmann models patterned after the selmer maccaferri guitars popularized by django reinhardt in. It has the serial number 363 and was made in 2006 and finished off beautifully in 2015 by mr alan marshall who used to make davids fretboards. Selmer maccaferri guitar plan guitar building, selmer, guitar strings. Dupont makes nice guitars, but some of those new asian selmacs are very good value for the money its a demanding style, tho, they say the first 30 years are the hardest and i sure dont feel ready to pony up a few grand at this stage of the game. The guitar was initially designed by mario maccaferri, with a 12fret neck and a dshaped soundhole. Jun 17, 2009 maccaferri began working with the french instrument company, selmer in the late 1920s. Selmer maccaferri guitar plan luthier guitar, music guitar. On later guitars maccaferris name no longer appears on the. Cad selmer maccaferri gypsy style guitar plan cad guitar. You can learn more about my guitar building, banjo and mandolin dvds at this is my newest 2 hour video on. Filmed in canada at michael collins guitar shop, mike starts with a pile of wood and ends up with a beautiful gypsy jazz guitar.
She played rhythm guitar in the popular gypsy jazz ensemble pearl django for 6 years and has had a long and intimate connection to the classic selmer guitar sound. This is a full size, detailed plan from which to build the guitar. He began using a selmermaccaferri gutstring guitar, but soon maccaferri launched his louder steelstring version that proved perfect for jazz. Lot 17 1933 selmer maccaferri orchestra model oval. I love gypsy jazz and the sound and look of those guitars so i decided to try making one. But wrembels music ranges much more widely than that, as is clear.
The guitar was restored by master luthier lukas milani the work lasted 5 months. The selmer guitaroften called a selmermaccaferri or just maccaferri by english speakers, as early british advertising stressed the designer rather than manufactureris an unusual acoustic guitar best known as the favored instrument of django reinhardt. Jerome duffell guitars bespoke handmade selmer maccaferri. Her instruments embody the classic sound and design of the selmer maccaferri guitars built in france during the 1930s and 1940s, but they also reflect her personal aesthetic and contemporary approach to lutherie. In 2001, rob decided to build a narrow bodied guitar that could be electrified but would also have an excellent acoustic sound. They are known for their high level of craftsmanship and balanced, pure tone. Classical guitar sheet music, classical acoustic guitar, acoustic guitars, music tabs, making musical instruments, guitar building, guitar design, ukulele. Jun 05, 2009 selmer produced guitars between 1932 and 1952. Selmer guitar for sale in uk 61 used selmer guitars. Djangoguitars usa is your destination for customized gypsy picks of the finest craftsmanship and materials.
Second picture slide show of my handmade selmer copy. I am a luthier and up until now i have made only classical and flamenco guitars. These guitars are made according to the selmer maccaferri model which django reinhardt used until it was replaced by the selmer model. Cutting the heel angle with the neck securely clamped to the miter gauge.
By mid 35, the french guitars were finally available in france, and django played his first riffs on a selmer. Drawn at 1 to 1 scale on one a0 sheet, all details included with clear printed annotation, makes a fine instrument now available rolled in a tube. He began using a selmer maccaferri gutstring guitar, but soon maccaferri launched his louder steelstring version that proved perfect for jazz. There is a book published on how to build a selmer django style guitar, but this would be my first guitar and i think i should stick to a kit, side curving is prob too tough for me. Selmer maccaferri style tenor guitar this is the last selmer maccaferri style tenor guitar that david hodson ever worked on before his untimely passing in 2007. Page 194 building a selmermaccaferri guitar 1 19 32 in 40. Selmer, a french manufacturer, produced the instrument from 1932 to about 1952. Most recent by jpipper17 february 26 licks and patterns. The music is antoni foscez playing the qotsa tune noone knows on an identical guitar built by my fr. Shelley also brings a wealth of listening and playing experience to her craft. Mario maccaferri was a classical guitar performer and luthier who studied with buildermusician luigi mozzani in cento, italy. Immediately below is a customised 14 fret to the body selmer with cutaway, parallelogram fingerboard inlays, spalted maple rosette, mustache bridge, shaded top, segmented back inlays and end graft.
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