Mario Maccaferri-References and Additional Reading
Information featuring Mario Maccaferri and related topics.
Books
Title | Author(s) | Volume / Edition / Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Chapter / Page Numbers | ISBN-10 |
The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars | Francois Charle | French Edition | R & F Charle | January 1, 1992 | 2951351615 | |
The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars | Francois Charle translated by David Karslake | English Edition | R & F Charle | January 1, 1992 | ||
Guitar Stories Vol. 2 | Michael Wright | English | Vintage Guitar Books | January 1, 2000 | 1884883087 | |
Stochelo Rosenberg: Part 1 | Stochelo Rosenberg, Leo Eimers & Harry Klunder | English | Almere: Cento. | 2005 | Pages 106-114 | 90-809714-1-3 |
Acoustic Guitar: The Composition, Construction and Evolution of One of World’s Most Beloved Instruments (Guitar Reference) | Richard Johnston, Michael Simmons, Teja Gerken, Frank Ford | English | Hal Leonard | April 1, 2005 | Pages 29, 115, 142, 185, 196 | 634079204 |
Building a Selmer Maccaferri Guitar | Michael Collins | English | HyperHip Media | January 1, 2006 | 978186303 | |
From Maestro to Mastro: The Life, Music, and Instruments of Mario Maccaferri. | Jeremy M. Tubbs | English | University of Memphis | 2008 | 978-1-109-07389-8 | |
Mario Maccaferri un liutaio fra Cento, Parigi e New York | INTELISANO Giovanni | Italian | Generico | January 1, 2010 | ||
Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York | Jayson Kerr Dobney | Winter 2011, Volume LXVIII, Number 3 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | January 1, 2011 | 300169809 | |
Flattop Guitars 2: An American Lutherie Anthology |
Anthology | English | Guild of American Luthiers | September 2021 | A Selmer Primer –Page 21 | 978-0-9968015-8-4 |
Journals and Magazines
Article | Name of the journal | Author(s) | Month / Year | Volume / Issue/ Page |
Maccaferri’s Plastic Guitar-World’s First-Debuts at Waldorf | The Music Trades | Unknown | May 1953 | Page 17 |
Melt Extractor moves into new role-PREPLASTICATION | Modern Plastics | Albert Spaak | October 1960 | |
The Maccaferri Django’s Guitar | Guitar Player | Paul Shelasky | April 1974 | Page 18, 19 and 28 |
“there are no bad guys that play guitar” Mario Maccaferri | Guitar. The magazine for all guitarists | George Clinton | January 1976 |
Volume 4, No 6 / Pages 18,19, 20, 21, 22
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Strictly Instrumental | Jazz Journal | Dave Gelly | November 1978 |
Volume 31 No. 11 / Page 17
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Maccaferri & Selmer: Technical Reference Manual | Pickin’ | George Gruhn | March 1979 |
Number 10 / Pages 47, 48
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Guitar. The magazine for all guitarists
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February 1979 | |||
Mario Maccaferri is Alive and Well and Living in New York! |
Vintage Guitar Bulletin
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Michael Dresdner | October 1982 | Pages 4-7 |
Mario Maccaferri: Feisty as Ever | American Lutherie | Michael Dresdner | June 1985 |
Vol #2, Pages 32, 33, 34 and 37
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Premiata Liuteria | American Lutherie | Mario Maccaferri | 1986 |
Pages 256-257
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Innovation & Artistry Mario Maccaferri | Guitar Player | George Gruhn and Dan Forte | February 1986 |
Pages 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 82
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Innovations from Maccaferri | Classical Guitar 7, no. 12 | Colin Cooper | August 1989 | Pages 45-47 |
90th Birthday Announcement | Classical Guitar | Unknown | May 1990 | |
A visit with John Monteleone | guitarmaker | Dick Boak | 1990 |
Number 8 / Pages 5, 6, 7
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Living Legend | Acoustic Guitar | Dick Boak | March/April 1992 |
Pages 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58
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An Unabridged Visit with Mario Maccaferri | guitarmaker | Dick Boak | 1992 |
Number 15 / Pages 26, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
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Maccaferri Revisited | guitarmaker | Paul Hostetler | 1992 | Number 17 / Page 15 |
In Memorium[Memoriam] | American Lutherie 35 | John Monteleone | 1993 | Page 63-64 |
Obituary Mario Maccaferri | Classical Guitar | Maurice J. Summerfield | June 1993 | Page 25 |
A Tribute to Mario Maccaferri, Transcribed from his tribute at Symposium ’93 | Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (ASIA) | Michael Dresdner | 1993 | Page 38, 40 |
Selmer History Django’s Guitars |
Vintage Gallery: Collectible Guitars & Amps
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François Charle |
April 1994 | Pages 50-58 |
Different Strummer, The Guitars of Mario Maccaferri Part 1 | Vintage Guitar Magazine | Michael Wright | March 1995 | Pages 20-23 |
Different Strummer, The Guitars of Mario Maccaferri Part 2 Fantastic Plastics | Vintage Guitar Magazine | Michael Wright | April 1995 | Page 20, 23, 24 |
Mozzani & Maccaferri | Vintage Guitar Classics | Cary Clements | December 1995 | Page 32-40 |
The Plastic Ukulele and Guitar. | Experimental Musical Instruments 12, no. 1 | Cary Clements | September 1996 | Page 38-40 |
Reinventing Maccaferri | Guitarmaker 45 | Michael Dunn | Fall 2002 | Pages 23-24 |
Selmer/Maccaferri Soundboard Design. | Guitarmaker 45 | Paul Shelasky | Fall 2002 | Page 28 |
Newspapers
Article | Name | Writer | Date |
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Greenwich Symphony Concertmaster to Showcase Plastic Violin | Greenwich Times | John S. Sweeney | March 5, 1990 |
Violinist Gives Recital Using Instrument Made of Plastic | Sunday New Times | Allan Kozinn | March 11, 1990 |
Plastic Violin Makes Debut | The Saturday Windsor Star | Alisa Priddle | March 24, 1990 |
The Maccaferri Legacy Lives On | The Jackson Sun | Jacque Hillman | March 7, 2004 |
Links of Interest
National Music Museum
Detailed images and information on several plastic instruments.
https://emuseum.nmmusd.org/people/4585/mario-maccaferri/objects
AlesandroMaccaferri.it
A brief but unique tribute from Mario’s nephew Alessando(Sandro). A talented luthier in his own right.
MARIO MACCAFERRI: A MEMORY
https://www.alessandromaccaferri.it/index.php/en/mario-maccaferri-a-memory/
Lutherie.net-Paul Hostetler
Mario Maccaferri (1900 – 1993)
Mario Maccaferri’s extraordinary life could (and, I believe, will) fill a book; here is but a brief glance
http://www.lutherie.net/mario_en.html
Some background and observations about the main Selmer six-string guitar models
http://www.lutherie.net/bckgrnd.html
American Musical Instrument Society-Daniel Wheeldon
Mario Maccaferri: An Interview with John Monteleone (Part One)
https://www.amis.org/post/mario-maccaferri-an-interview-with-john-monteleone-part-one
Mario Maccaferri: An Interview with John Monteleone (Part Two)
https://www.amis.org/post/mario-maccaferri-an-interview-with-john-monteleone-part-two
Mario Maccaferri: An Interview with John Monteleone (Part Three)
https://www.amis.org/post/mario-maccaferri-an-interview-with-john-monteleone-part-three
Plastic Hall of Fame
Inducted 1996
https://www.plasticshof.org/members/marlo-maccaferri/
hotclub.co.uk
Mario Maccaferri
http://www.hotclub.co.uk/html/macaf.html
IN HOMAGE TO MARIO, IN PRAISE OF MAURICE-KEVIN DOHERTY
http://www.hotclub.co.uk/html/mario.html
Mario Maccaferris Plastic Inventions-Paul Hostetter
http://www.hotclub.co.uk/html/plastic.html
Ukesterbrown
A brief biography of Mario Maccaferri… by Ukester Brown
https://www.ukesterbrown.com/maccaferri-and-his-islanders.html
Djangobooks.com
MARIO MACCAFERRI PLAYS CLASSICAL GUITAR-Michael Horowitz
https://www.djangobooks.com/blog/mario_maccaferri_plays_classical_guitar/
ChordMaster.org-Antoine Carolus
Plastic Ukulele Images Collection
http://www.chordmaster.org/plasticukuleles.html
Clothespins, Castanets and Nine Million Ukuleles – Mario Maccaferri and the Plastic Uke
http://www.chordmaster.org/embed/uo-s2002-00.html
“Mario Maccaferri’s Styron Revolution: Alternative Materials for Stringed Instruments,”
Sheets, Arian. National Music Museum Newsletter, vol. 37: 2 (August 2010).
http://collections.nmmusd.org/News/Newsletter/August2010/StyronRevolution.html