Building a selmer maccaferri guitar details the stepbystep construction of the laminated european style jazz guitar, made famous by the great gypsy jazz guitarist, django reinhardt. Nov 15, 2015 building a maccaferri style guitar in 2008. Next im going to do a guitar that was used by one of my favorite guitar players, django reinhardt. The guitar is located in germany and was uploaded to our platform for sale today. We havent mentioned mario maccaferri in this blog yet but we certainly will look at the unique guitar he created for selmer musical instruments to produce. As the first selmer maccaferri guitars were built, maccaferri supervised the fabrication of each model. The gitane dg255 is a faithful recreation of the selmer style jazz guitar that replaced the original maccaferri design of the early 1930s.
The plans are printed on drafting grade stock and measure 54 x 32. It is the later selmer version that comes loose and causes problems. The basic 193233 dhole guitar has 12 frets and a 648mm 25. The music is stochelo rosenberg playing just relax. A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body slemermaccaf at. The dvd set compliments mikes book on how to build the selmermaccaferri guitar which has received rave.
After having sold out for years it is now available. He began using a selmermaccaferri gutstring guitar, but soon maccaferri launched his louder steelstring version that proved perfect for jazz. The maccaferri model selmer with the large dshaped soundhole grande bouche, was originally designed to accommodate mario maccaferris patented internal resonator. Get the best deals on maccaferri vintage acoustic guitars when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. 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. If you would rather learn the craft by watching bluray of dvd videos. The gypsy csl guitars 70s rebirth of the maccaferri guitar back in 1974, csl newcastle in the u. Mr cigar that was a talking cigar that insulted people. Full scale plans detailing the building of the legendary gibson es335 jazz electric guitar, all the components are detailed, with measurements, and electronic information, and fret spacing calculations will ship in. For several years he has been working diligently on a book tracing the history of selmer maccaferri and selmer guitars. For most of the operations presented in the book, collins offers several alternative.
From start to finish its an intense masterfull journey. Sure to be popular with any gypsy jazz guitar player. Photo slide of the 1st stages of me hand building a selmer n807 guitar. Selmer 547 is a oval soundhole guitar, short scale, 12th fret to the body and a espagnol headstock see photo. 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.
Even the cases for the guitars were part of his design. But this time, its a bit more of an exceptional visit, as we go behind the. Building a selmer maccaferri guitar details the stepbystep construction of the laminated european. If you should have interest in this guitar please do not hesitate to contact us. Let me tell you the story of how i ended up building an. The dvd set is well worth it too if you plan on building more than one. 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. Note in the selmer sales logs as reproduced in the f. Hyperhip media is pleased to announce the release of its new book. Prior to his association with selmer, maccaferri had acquired a reputation for building classical guitars with some of the features. Selmer maccaferri guitar plan guitar building, selmer, guitar strings. The original case is included in sale and is in fine condition.
Guitars mdc50 selmer maccaferri sandarac, gypsy guitars. There is a total of 14 hours worth of instruction with menu buttons and. Pictures, technical descriptions and sound clips of each model. 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.
Founded in 1885, it is known as a producer of professionalgrade woodwind and brass instruments, especially saxophones, clarinets and trumpets. Once again, a trip to the museum to see djangos legendary guitar, the holy grail of gypsy swing players. Building a selmer maccaferri guitar by michael collins. According to the francois charle book, all of roccias rebuilds were labelled. Italian luthier mario maccaferri designed the first guitar models for henri selmer s manufacturing outfit in a partnership that would last a mere 18 months.
Click download or read online button to get the story of selmer maccaferri guitars book now. A 2017 selmer maccaferri guitar built with meticulous adherence to the original 1930s models. Quite literally everyone elsehi and welcome to my longest woodworking project so far. All the guitars are traditionally hand crafted by leo. Fills in the blanks in the history of both the maccaferriselmer and selmer guitars maccaferri had nothing to do with the later ovalhole models and includes fascinating histories of many players. Building a selmer maccaferri guitar by michael collins author. The first selmer guitars were made in france in 1932 and shipped back to the london branch. He is a master and is highly regarded in the gypsy jazz community as the guy to turn to when it really counts. Detailed plans for a 14 fret oval hole selmer maccaferri guitar. The selmer guitaroften called a selmermaccaferri or just maccaferri by english. Selmer changed the design after maccaferri departed, probably to simplify production. Park has now been building fine guitars in vancouver, british columbia since 1991. In the transitional period selmer did build oval soundhole guitars with stock necks from different models.
He was like a kid that never grew up, he loved to prank on people. The book is by jonathan kinkead and is called build your own acoustic guitar. On this website you can find all the information you need about the selmer style guitars he makes. It was, by all accounts, a poor design, unlike maccaferri s.
At london guitar studio we are proud to stock an exciting new selection of gypsy jazz guitars including a number of special selmer maccaferri style guitars from spanish luthier geronimo mateos. Selmer develops a whole range of guitars, in partnership with the instrument maker mario maccaferri. Selmer maccaferri guitar plan guitar building, guitar. Michael collins graduated from the roberto venn school of luthiery in 1992. Part of the maurice dupont selmer macafferi style gypsy jazz guitar range. 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. Vintage guitars selmer maccaferri japan book django reinhardt maurice dupont. The first move was to paris in 1927, next to london in 1929, then back to paris in 1931 to create selmers guitarmaking facility. They were later replaced after maccaferris departure from selmer by the petit bouche model. Get the best deals on maccaferri guitar when you shop the largest online selection at. Building the selmer maccaferri guitar dvd collins guitars.
Selmer maccaferri guitar plan selmer, luthier guitar. The selmer guitaroften called a selmermaccaferri or just maccaferri by english speakers. 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. Scott was a nice guy, i knew him for a brief time in the 90s. By mid 35, the french guitars were finally available in france, and django played his first riffs on a selmer. Italian luthier mario maccaferri designed the first guitar models for henri selmers manufacturing outfit in a partnership that would last a mere 18 months. Michael collins building the selmermaccaferri guitar 10 dvd set. From producing the pliage, to inlaying the rosette, preparing the laminate, carving the neck, to applying the finish, each topic is discussed in great detail. Label and resonator are fully intact with no rattle coming from the resonator box.
Collins research on the subject is contained in his book building a selmer maccaferri guitar as well as his instructional video. An acoustic guitar is a wooden instrument thats shaped like the number eight and has a hole at its middle part. Selmer guitar for sale in uk 54 used selmer guitars. Michael collins building the selmermaccaferri guitar 10 dvd set this is a 10 dvd set showing how to build the selmer maccaferri guitar. A step by step guide to building a laminated body slemer maccaferri guitar really liked it 4. Maccaferri was asked about this once, and he stated emphatically that it was not his resonators that were coming loose. Altamira m01 td with hard case this is a full single unused guitar string, dont know whether its in working order been in my shed for many years.
A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body selmermaccaferri guitar. How to build a selmer replica guitar 4 books for easy reference all the steps. Building a selmermaccaferri guitar djangobooks forum. His guitar design is still being copied today by ten or so overseas. Origins in the po river valley the beginnings of the maccaferri story go back to the dawn of the century. These guitars are faithful reproductions of the original maccaferri design grand bouche guitars used by django reindhart. Eimers guitars musical instrument 762 photos facebook. This model hinges the maccaferri period, and the selmer period 12 fret 640 mm scale, its most probably a guitar that was build when they finally figured out what kind of new top design selmer would adopt. 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. Michael collins building a selmermaccaferri guitar. His liking for selmermaccaferri guitars took a decisive turn when he had the.
Along with his performances, maccaferri also taught guitar, often to very illustrious clients, such as the prince of wales. He was the man that designed the famous selmermaccaferri guitar used by django rheinardt and his brother. The luthier leo eimers is specialized in building and restoring selmer maccaferri style guitars. A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body selmer maccaferri guitar building a selmer maccaferri guitar michael collins building a selmer maccaferri guitar details the stepbystep construction of the laminated european style jazz guitar, made famous by the great gypsy jazz guitarist, django reinhardt. 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. Henri selmer paris is a french familyowned enterprise, manufacturer of musical instruments based at manteslaville near paris. Michael collins building a selmer maccaferri guitar hyperhip media building a selmer maccaferri guitar details the stepbystep construction of the laminated european style jazz guitar, made famous by the great gypsy jazz guitarist, django reinhardt. Selmer, a french manufacturer, produced the instrument from 1932 to about 1952.
This is a full size, detailed plan from which to build the guitar. Django is covered of course, but so are many historical players that are usually overlooked. Tommy had brought henrys ajl guitar back to life, tweaking and building several bridges and restoring its beautiful tone and growl. The dvd set compliments mikes book on how to build the selmermaccaferri guitar.
Building a selmermaccaferri guitar by michael collins. Filmed in canada at michael collins guitar shop, mike starts with a pile of wood and ends up with a beautiful gypsy jazz guitar. This website is an ongoing project to collect and pass on information about the construction of selmer maccaferri guitars. Here are some great books on how to build acoustic guitars. I used a very well written book to help with the martin project. Portuguese guitar is soon in the final sanding stage and the finalizing starts so new stuff has to be started. Selmer guitars background and observations djangobooks forum. 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, and explores the myth they repre.
Shelley also brings a wealth of listening and playing experience to her craft. The restoration guitar however has some features that proves that it was not build with this headstock by selmer. A stepbystep guide to building a laminated body selmer maccaferri guitar. Django reinhardts selmer 503 under the microscope the. The book is straight forward and systematic for anyone with woodworkingluthier experience, plus he writes notes of encouragement after several of the operations to help keep your spirits up. Building two acoustic guitars based on a classic martin. Jun 05, 2009 the prior owner george cole has this to say. This site uses technical cookies and analytics tools, including those provided by third parties, to understand how people use our site and to improve the browsing experience. Building a selmer maccaferri guitar by michael collins acoustic. This gorgeous archival magazine is published by francois charle, andre duchossoir and arnaud legrand with articles on the epiphone zephyr emperor, harry volpe, mary kaye, postwar selmer guitars, gibson electric banjos, thomas dutroncs collection, 1939 martin 0042, gretsch innovations, mike lewis.
Aug 20, 2016 the guitar is in the book of rf charle the story of selmer maccaferri guitars. Mar 30, 2018 the selmer log book adds a bit of intrigue. Gibson es335 jazz guitar plans for guitar builder luthier 34 by 44 inches. Building a selmer maccaferri guitar pdf building a selmer maccaferri guitar. 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. Guitar string necklace for women guitar strings 12 string acoustic. Here below is the picture of guitar number 503 which was owned and played by django. Dieter hessel building a selmer maccaferri guitar details the stepbystep construction of the laminated european style jazz guitar, made famous by the great gypsy jazz guitarist. The story of selmer maccaferri guitars download ebook.
Selmer and selmer maccaferri guitar plans, full scale builders. Michael collins building the selmermaccaferri guitar 10. However, this guitar shows no sign of ever being a hawaiian model. The selmer guitar or selmer maccaferri or simply maccaferri is an unusual. Seagull by ad van kuijk walking the dog by ad van kuijk.