1932- Selmer Hawaiian model, with resonator-Serial Number 135

Translation: SELMER guitar manufactured in 1932 under the technical direction of Mario Maccaferri, of which it bears the label with the N° 135, Hawaiian model with seven strings transformed into six strings, bass mechanics changed to three strings, tailpiece modified to six strings, fingerboards in ebony added (to modify the reversal), apocryphal bridge, body veneered in rosewood, spruce top, refinished and walnut neck

Vichy Enchères

France

Produced: 1932

Serial No: 135

Comments:

December 2013

Auctioned in Vichy, France, on 14 December 2013 as lot #150, according to vichyencheres.wordpress.com/catalogues

Estimate was 7,500 Euros. Results list sales price of 8,500 Euros

Note this catalog and results are missing from their standard location on the auction website. The links below may not remain active

https://vichy-encheres.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-guitares-vintage-141-1568×2016.jpg

https://vichy-encheres.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-guitares-vintage2.pdf

https://vichy-encheres.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-vents-liste-lots.pdf

June 2014

Stated on the DjangoBooks forum to be the instrument played here and posted June 2014:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3OTZxYd1TM&ab_channel=SiccasGuitars

Have not been able to find a listing on Siccas Guitars.

December 2014

Cannot confirm but it was mentioned that this guitar was listed for sale on ebay.com, December 2014.