Known Examples of Selmer-Maccaferri Guitars
Focused on the D-sound hole “grande bouche” instruments built between 1932-1934.
No: | Year | Features | Last Seen | Notes |
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085 | 1932 | D Hole | February 2011 |
1932 MACCAFERRI D HOLE #85 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com |
093 | 1932 | D Hole | April 2013 | Illustrated in the JWC Guitars website Selmer Gallery
“A beautiful, fully intact guitar with resonator and a very rare tailpiece insert,as featured on the pre-100 serial numbered guitars made by Selmer. Purchased in the UK in May 2009 having been in the family in York for 40 years. A beatiful, rich and full sounding Slmer treasure.” |
097 | 1932? | D Hole | ? | Illustrated on p. 80 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition) |
098 | 1932 | D Hole | May 2021 | https://www.djangobooks.com/Item/selmer-98
Listed for sale on djangobooks.com as at March 2018, asking price $35,000, now sold as of May 2021 |
099 | ? | D Hole | ? | Illustrated on p. 242 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition) as owned by Féré Schedegger. |
103 | 1932? | D Hole | May 2021 | This guitar is featured in the book, The History of the American Guitar by Tony Bacon on pages 88-89
Previously owned by collector Scott Chinery, George Cole and, allegedly, Django’s brother Joseph Reinhardt. also illustrated in the “sold” section of www.djangobooks.com; presently owned by Michael Bauer; listed for sale on djangobooks.com as at March 2018, asking price $50,000 https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/12643/selmer-guitars-background-and-observations Listed as sold: |
126 | 1933 | D hole, no cutaway | ? | Currently owned by the “Cité de la musique” museum of Paris, France |
130` | 1932 | D Hole | May 2021 |
1932 CONCERT #130 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011 |
132 | 1932 | D Hole Concert model – cutaway plus “classical” bridge for gut stings | 2011 | Illustrated on p. 58 and 190 (label) of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition),
Auctioned in Vichy, France, on 12 December 2008 according to vichyencheres.wordpress.com/catalogues. A very similar guitar, dated 1932, no serial number given except that it is the range 100-150, is documented on this 2011 YouTube video |
135 | 1932 | D Hole Hawaiian model, with resonator | December 2014 | Listed for sale on ebay.com, December 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 |
137 | 1932 | D Hole 7-string Hawaiian model, with resonator | May 2020 | Listed for auction on 16 May 2020, by Vichy Enchères, France, as per full page advert in May/June issue of “Acoustic Guitar” magazine, pre-auction estimate €6,500 |
142 | 1932? | D Hole | March 2011 | http://datebrothers.com/selmer/
Owned and played by Ian Date. Photo uploaded March 2011 |
150 | 1932? | D Hole, originally 7 string Hawaiian, converted to 6-string | December 2013 | Auctioned in Vichy, France, on 14 December 2013, according to vichyencheres.wordpress.com/catalogues |
152 | 1932 | D Hole, 7 string Hawaiian | May 2021 |
1932 7 STRING HAWAIIAN #152 Listed as sold https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/makers/selmer/best-of |
? | 1932 | D Hole, 6 string Hawaiian | September 2018 | for sale at https://palmguitars.com as at September 2018
https://palmguitars.com/guitars/steel-guitars/selmer-_hawaiian-1 “A rare selmer hawaiian guitar in original condition,with internal wooden resonator made in paris in 1932, a superb sounding hawaiian guitar.see pictures for details. the inner resonator, when functioning properly. really adds to the sound! it has .as a slant at each side of the fretboard to facilitate single string playingon the outer strings.” |
? | 1932? | D Hole, originally 7 string Hawaiian with later added cutaway and converted to 6-string | May 2021 | previously belonging to Francis-Alfred Moerman,
listed and illustrated in the “sold” section: https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/makers/selmer/best-of |
? | 1932 | D Hole, 12 Fret | May 2021 | 1932 MACCAFERRI 12 FRET D HOLE
listed and illustrated in the “sold” section : https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/makers/selmer/best-of |
162 | 1932 | D Hole 4 string Grand Modèle | May 2021 |
1932 TENOR D HOLE #162 illustrated on p. 92 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition); listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/makers/selmer/best-of |
163 | 1932 | D Hole | May 2021 |
1932 MACCAFERRI D HOLE #163
Believed to have originally belonged to Joseph Reinhardt according to description on www.gypsyguitars.com. listed and illustrated in the “sold” section https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/makers/selmer/best-of |
175 | 1932? | D Hole Orchestre model | ? | Label illustrated on p. 190 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition) |
181 | 1932 | D Hole | May 2021 | Listed and illustrated as for sale on the Reverb website.
https://reverb.com/item/19599396-selmer-maccaferri-1932-natural Video of #181 on Youtube: |
197 | 1932? | D hole | April 2013 | Erroneously given as number 719. Ser. No. 719 is a later oval hole model illustrated with Nils Solberg in the JWC Guitars “Selmer Gallery” as at April 2013. |
199 | 1932? | D Hole 4 string Grand Modèle | ? | Illustrated on p. 97 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
214 | 1932? | Espagnole model – round hole, no cutaway, gut strings, fixed bridge | ? | Illustrated on p. 68 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
216 | 1932? | Espagnole model – round hole, no cutaway, gut strings, fixed bridge | October 2016 |
1932 ESPAGNOLE/CLASSIQUE #216 Listed and illustrated in the “for sale” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as sold. |
218 | 1933 | D Hole 4 string Grand Modèle, converted to oval-hole 6 string instrument with extended fingerboard by Marco Roccia | November 2015 | Listed and illustrated in the “for sale” section of the Djangobooks website as at November 2015. |
219 | 1933 | D Hole 4 string Ténor model | May 2021 |
1933 TENOR #219 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com prior to January 2019. |
221 | 1933 | D Hole 4 string Ténor model | July 2017 |
1933 TENOR #221 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at April 2013; listed as for sale on www.rfcharle.com as at July 2017 |
226 | 1933 | D Hole 4 string Ténor model | May 2021 |
1932 TENOR #226 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/makers/selmer/best-of
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233 | 1933 | D Hole 4 string Ténor model | ? |
1933 TENOR #233 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at April 2013, currently owned by the “Cité de la musique” museum of Paris, France |
no label | 1933 | Round sound-hole with a multicolored rosette | Division 3 | Possibly a prototype for Eddie Freeman model as shown in contemporary advertisements, no label), c. 1933, description and illustration:
http://www.myjazzhome.com/pricelist.html#EFSelmer “Selmer Tenor Guitar ca. 1933, excellent (-) condition, non-original hard-shell case This circa 1933 tenor guitar is quite likely one the earliest Eddie Freeman model Selmer guitars made. It has a round sound-hole with a multicolored rosette. According to François Charle–author of The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars–“..it seems to be one of the prototypes made for Eddie Freeman himself.” It has no label and no Eddie Freeman nameplate. It was restored in the atelier of Maurice Dupont and has several splints and refinished. It has an extremely powerful voice. Sold” |
238 | 1933 | D Hole Eddie Freeman model | May 2021 |
1933 EDDIE FREEMAN #238 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011 |
241 | 1933? | D Hole 4 string Ténor model | ? | Illustrated on p. 102 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
248 | 1933? | D Hole) | ? | Illustrated on p. 91 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition) |
252 | 1933? | Round hole, no cutaway, movable bridge + tailpiece | ? | Illustrated on p. 84 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
253 | 1933 | Eddie Freeman | ? | Presently owned by UK guitarist Ade Holland….listed in the Selmer Maccaferri guitars book by Francois Charle as 4 cordes. |
254 | 1933 | D Hole | February 2011 |
1933 MACCAFERRI D HOLE #254 Previously owned by Louis Gallo, listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011. |
256 | 1933 | D Hole Eddie Freeman model converted to 6-string | May 2021 |
1933 E.FREEMAN CONVERSION #256 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011 |
258 | 1933? | D Hole Eddie Freeman model transformed into 6-string | ? | Illustrated on p. 199 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition) |
261 | 1933 | D Hole Eddie Freeman model | May 2021 |
1933 EDDIE FREEMAN #261 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011. |
266 | 1933 | D Hole Orchestre model | ? | |
269 | 1933 | D Hole Orchestre/4-string model converted to 6-string oval-hole by Marco Roccia in the 1960s | October 2016 | Previously owned by Louis Gallo and then his son Ray Gallo as in this December 2010 YouTube video:
Listed for auction by Gardiner Houlgate here as at October 2016. |
271 | 1933 | D Hole Orchestre model with original internal resonator | August 2018 | Listed for auction by Gardiner Houlgate here as at August 2018, estimate £8,000 – £12,000 (plus buyer’s premium). |
272 | 1933? | D Hole | June 2014 | Presently owned by Paul Vernon Chester (restored by Jeongwoo Cho of JWC guitars), as per this YouTube video |
273 | 1934? | D Hole Eddie Freeman model | May 2021 | April 2018 at Palm Guitars Amsterdam. “circa 1934”,
https://palmguitars.com/guitars/tenor-guitars/selmer_eddie-freeman-special |
275 | 1932 | D Hole Harp guitar with 3 extra bass strings, fixed bridge, gut strings | May 2021 | Previously owned by Mario Maccaferri and illustrated in the for sale section of www.retrofret.com .
For sale as of May 2021 for $25,000.00 |
276 | 1933 | D Hole Eddie Freeman | Division 3 | Owned by Brian Vance converted to 6 string by RY Aylward Guitars. “circa 1933”, |
277 | 1933? | D Hole Harp guitar with 3 extra bass strings, fixed bridge, gut strings; includes internal resonator | December 2008 | Illustrated on p. 67 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition),
subsequently auctioned in Vichy, France in 2008 December 12. |
278 | 1933? | D Hole Harp guitar with 3 extra bass strings, fixed bridge, gut strings; includes internal resonator | ? | Illustrated on p. 62 and 67 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition)
Currently owned by the “Cité de la musique” museum of Paris, France. |
279 | 1933 | D Hole Harp guitar with 3 extra bass strings, fixed bridge, gut strings; includes internal resonator | May 2021 | Restored in 2012 by Lukas Milani (illustrated here)
http://www.milaniguitars.com/maccaferri2012.html Slideshow of the restoration on Youtube: and subsequently offered for sale via www.vintageandrare.com. https://www.vintageandrare.com/showroom/product/Selmer-Maccaferri-634 According to the sale listing, this guitar was originally a gift from Maccaferri himself to the highly esteemed French pastry chef P.J. Franchiolo, father of the present vendor. “This historically important guitar was a gift to my father by Maccaferri when they lived in Paris and where friends. My father was a famous pastry chef in the world (P.J.Franchiolo). The guitar was restored by master luthier Lukas Milani the work lasted 5 months. American Luthier Lukas Milani is sure that the guitar was the one who used to play by Maccaferri. Serious inquiries only. Guitar is located in Italy. Local pickup can be arranged. ” €21,885 |
281 | 1934 | D Hole | ? | Owned at one time by UK guitarist Ade Holland and subsequently by Stan Adleman (Stan Gordon). |
282 | 1933 | D Hole Eddie Freeman model | May 2021 |
1933 EDDIE FREEMAN #282 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011 |
284 | 1934 | D Hole | May 2021 |
1934 GRANDE BOUCHE #284 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011 |
285 | 1934 | D Hole | December 2018 |
1934 12 FRET D HOLE WITH RESONATOR #285 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011; on sale at R.F. Charle (Paris) as at December 2018, price €32,000. |
286 BIS | 1934 | D Hole | May 2021 | 1934 ORCHESTRE #286 BIS
Listed and illustrated in the “for sale” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at June 2019, price $38,500. Listed as sold as of May 2021 https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/instruments/426/ May 2019 Youtube Video |
315 | 1934? | D Hole Eddie Freeman model converted into 6-string | ? | Illustrated on p. 196 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
317 | 1933 | D Hole Eddie Freeman model | May 2021 |
1933 EDDIE FREEMAN #317 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011. |
320 | 1933 | D Hole Eddie Freeman model converted into 6-string | April 2013 | Illustrated in the JWC Guitars “Selmer Gallery” as at April 2013.
“EDDIE FREEMAN SPECIAL SELMER CONVERSION TO A 12 FRET “D” HOLE GUITAR 26.04.1933 SERIAL NO.320 Converted in London in 1950’s from a 4-string Eddie Freeman to a 12 fret”D” hole guitar. A very clever conversion saving the Eddie Freeman style head stock and replacing the neck and fretboard. A lovely sounding instrument and easy to play. “ |
338 | 1933 | D Hole 4 string Eddie Freeman model | ? | Illustrated on p. 98 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
348 | 1933? | Oval hole | ? | Illustrated on p. 119 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
350 | 1934 | D Hole | May 2021 |
1934 MACCAFERRI D HOLE #350 Illustrated on p. 145 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition); Previously owned by Francis-Alfred Moerman, Sarane Ferret’s rhythm guitarist, Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011. |
372 | 1934 | D Hole | May 2021 |
1934 MACCAFERRI D HOLE #372 Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011 |
378 | 1933 | D Hole | July 2017 | Left by Eddy Christiani to the Dutch Hot club de France foundation on his death in 2016; he claimed to have got it from Joseph Reinhardt, trading it for a Gretsch.
Shown on the Eimers Guitars Facebook page, 13 July 2017. |
erased serial number | 1934 | Oval Hole, 12 fret transitional | May 2021 |
1934 (CIRCA) OVAL HOLE Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011; https://gypsyguitars.com/inventory/makers/selmer/best-of For sale again at DjangoBooks.com (2015) |
391? | 1937? | ? | ? | https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/2592/
Original Paris |
403 | ? | Oval hole with “transitional” 12-fret neck | ? | Illustrated on p. 116 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition). |
417 | 1933 | D Hole 6 string Hawaïen model, no cutaway | December 2008 | Illustrated on p. 111 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition),
Auctioned in Vichy, France on 2008 December 12 and illustrated in the catalogues section of vichyencheres.wordpress.com |
418 | 1934 | D Hole 7 string Hawaïen model, no cutaway | May 2021 |
1934.(CIRCA) 7 STRING HAWAIIAN #418 Illustrated on p. 106 and p. 111 of “The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars” (English edition); Listed and illustrated in the “sold” section of www.gypsyguitars.com as at February 2011. |
423 | ? | D hole | ? | Previously belonged to Nous’che Rosenberg, recently repaired by Leo Eimers. No 423 is currently owned by Velja Mijatovic.
“You won’t easily come across a Maccaferri D sound hole guitar, as they are very rare. Some years ago, I had to do a repair on Maccaferri number 423 owned by Nous’che Rosenberg. During a concert he accidentally bumped the guitar and punched a hole in the side of the guitar (photo mac 423-12). I was able to repair it by pressing it inside out maintaining the original wood. I took some foto’s of the inside of the guitar. Maybe you are wondering where all the dust is coming from? Nous’che explained that he tended to tip off the ashes of his cigarete in the body of the guitar. ‘Keeping it dry inside’ was his motivation.” |