$8,750
No serial number - CSL copy of the Selmer Maccaferri Django Reinhardt style model, natural, acoustic classical, laminated body. Together with a handwritten note reading in full, "This is copy of the guitar, or one / of the guitars, Django used, this copy/ was worked on with Mario Maudfin & / the U.K. Co. / It's very interesting because Mario / had sold his company (guitar) in Paris to /Selmer - Django got the Selmer which his / wife gave to me. They borrowed my guitar / to copy from. Mario had Django's guitar / (mine) for 3 or 4 months trying to copy the / changes made by Selmer in Paris. / By the way when I told Mario about / Django - It meant nothing - it wasn't / until 40 years later in the 70's that Mario / said to me - Django is making a Big Man / out of me - / I met Mario in the 50's. / He was in Plastics - / Les / This guitar at the time remains in good (very good shape) / The Maccafferri tail piece I / have some where around the / house! Mid 70's." 9 Categories: Les Paul
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2012-06-08
