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. 1 | Michael Wright | English | Vintage Guitar Books | October 1, 1995 | Page 140 | ISBN-10 1884883036 |
| Guitar Stories Vol. 2 | Michael Wright | English | Vintage Guitar Books | January 1, 2000 | 1884883087 | |
| D'Addario- The Player's Choice 1905-2005, A History of Tradition and Innovation | Baker Rorick | English | D'Addario | January 1, 2005 | Pages 23, 24 | ASIN : B0035YWW3Q |
| 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 |
Magazines and Journals
| 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 |
| Strictly Instrumental | Jazz Journal | Dave Gelly | November 1978 | Volume 31 No. 11 / Page 17 |
| Maccaferri & Selmer: Technical Reference Manual | Pickin' | George Gruhn | March 1979 | Number 10 / Pages 47, 48 |
| Louis Gallo reminisces about the Thirties and Django Reinhardt | Guitar. The magazine for all guitarists | Louis Gallo | February 1979 | Page 10, 11 |
| Mario Maccaferri is Alive and Well and Living in New York! | Vintage Guitar Bulletin | 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 |
| Premiata Liuteria | American Lutherie | Mario Maccaferri | 1986 | Pages 256-257 |
| Innovation & Artistry Mario Maccaferri | Guitar Player | George Gruhn and Dan Forte | February 1986 | Pages 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 82 |
| 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 |
| Living Legend | Acoustic Guitar | Dick Boak | March/April 1992 | Pages 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58 |
| An Unabridged Visit with Mario Maccaferri | guitarmaker | Dick Boak | 1992 | Number 15 / Pages 26, 27, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 |
| Maccaferri Revisited | guitarmaker | Paul Hostetler | 1992 | Number 17 / Page 15 |
| In 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| The Tai Mahal of Tile, This Rye Victorian remains a shrine to a1940s plastic genius | The Journal News | O. Barker | Flair, Saturday, July 15, 2000, pp.1E, 4E |
Museums and Exhibitions
| Title | Exhibition | Location | Date(Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | February 9–July 4, 2011 |
| Various Instruments | Cité de la Musique | Paris, France | Ongoing/Online |
| Musical Instrument Museum Galleries | Musical Instrument Museum | Phoenix, Arizona | Various |
| Works of: Mario Maccaferri | National Music Museum | Vermillion, South Dakota | Ongoing/Online Only |
Web Articles and Links of Interest
| Title | Author | Publisher/Web Page | Date | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIO MACCAFERRI: A MEMORY | Alesandro Maccaferri | AlesandroMaccaferri.it | https://www.alessandromaccaferri.it/index.php/en/mario-maccaferri-a-memory/ | |
| Mario Maccaferri (1900 – 1993) | Paul Hostetter | Lutherie.net | http://www.lutherie.net/mario_en.html | |
| Mario Maccaferri: An Interview with John Monteleone | Daniel Wheeldon | American Musical Instrument Society | 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 |
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| Mario Maccaferri Inducted 1996 | Plastic Hall of Fame | Inducted 1996 | https://www.plasticshof.org/members/marlo-maccaferri/ | |
| A brief biography of Mario Maccaferri | Ukester Brown | Ukesterbrown.com | https://www.ukesterbrown.com/maccaferri-and-his-islanders.html | |
| MARIO MACCAFERRI PLAYS CLASSICAL GUITAR | Michael Horowitz | https://www.djangobooks.com/ | https://www.djangobooks.com/blog/mario_maccaferri_plays_classical_guitar/ | |
| Plastic Ukulele Images Collection | Antoine Carolus | ChordMaster.org | http://www.chordmaster.org/plasticukuleles.html | |
| Clothespins, Castanets and Nine Million Ukuleles – Mario Maccaferri and the Plastic Uke | Antoine Carolus | ChordMaster.org | 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 |
| Plastic Fantastic: How Mario Maccaferri Revolutionized the Uke Scene | Sandor Nagyszalanczy | ukulelemagazine.com | JULY 27, 2015 | https://ukulelemagazine.com/stories/plastic-fantastic-how-mario-maccaferri-revolutionized-the-uke-scene |
| Gods of Uke: How Arthur Godfrey Helped Spark the 1950s Uke Craze | Karen Peterson | ukulelemagazine.com | FEBRUARY 20, 2015 | https://ukulelemagazine.com/stories/ukulele-evangelist-arthur-godfrey |