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Acoustic France Gallato RS 1939 Oval-hole DeBarre Maccaferri Guitar

 
Acoustic France Gallato RS 1939 Oval Soundhole Maccaferri Guitar - front.
Acoustic France Gallato RS 1939 Oval Soundhole Maccaferri Guitar - front
"Have no doubt that this is the real deal as a Gypsy jazz instrument. It has all of the authentic resonating tones of the Django / Angelo Debarre soloing sound and if you choose to use it as a rhythm instrument, it chimes like a bell" John Dillon, 1/5/2010

"Great ... good sound ... as an experienced player I like the action" Sammy Rimmington, 22/10/2010

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"We know we made the right choice of guitar - Jack has hardly put it down since getting it home" Steve Page 19/7/2010

"Beautiful, magnificent tone" Bob Higham, December 2009

Oval soundhole manouche-jazz ("Gypsy Jazz") guitar by Serge Gallato (Angelo Debarre signature model).

"nice very nice" Steve 30/6/2011

Made in France and played in France by 4 distinguished manouche jazz guitarists Angelo Debarre, Tchavolo Schmitt, Matcho Winterstein and Jean-Jacques Grist who wrote

"Played on stage with a very good mic, or in a club without amplification, this is a guitar on which you can depend"
"The guitar is an exact clone ... the best Maccaferri reproduction there is"

(see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallato ).

The guitar has a solid spruce soundboard.

Both oval soundhole versions are made in laminated rosewood finished in either Natural or Black and have 21 frets on walnut necks

(The term "manouche" is French in origin and was used in the 1930s/40s to describe the style of jazz of which Django Reinhardt was a principal exponent; take a look at the Wikipedia articles in French and English . The term has been used as a trading name by Manouche Guitars of the UK (whose guitars we have also sold) among others but here it is being used in its original generic French sense.)

The Gallato RS1939 is made in the tradition of Mario Maccaferri's 1930s luthiers. It is a very high quality reproduction of the Django Reinhardt model, developed by the French luthier Serge Gallato with and for the renowned French jazz guitarist Angel Debarre (See the article in the French Wikipedia) .

In order to guarantee a faithfull reproduction, Serge Gallato and his team completely deconstructed an original Selmer-Maccaferri from 1939 (serial 452) and drew up his plans only when he had learned what made the original so special.

With the RS1939 models, Serge Gallato aims to make the sound and quality of the original Selmers available to professional musicians at a very reasonable price.

Great attention is paid to the detail of manufacture.

  • The SG (Serge Gallato) Maccaferri style machine head, with its concave thread, bakelite knob and brass surround (moulded at 500 degrees C), has 12 brass inserts to ensure constant string winding and tuning stability. This machine head is an identical reproduction of the Maccaferi closed back, oil-bath model used from the 1930s to 1950s.
  • The SG brass alloy tail-piece is also a reproduction of the Maccaferri original. The sliding cover plate is rosewood and the metal is re-pressed to 4 times the density of brass. One of the lessons learned from the 1939 original gutiar was that this brass alloy contributes to the unique Selmer sound.

We try to keep the Oval soundhole natural finish model in stock and we can get the black finish model to special order - please phone.

Model Acoustic France Gallato RS1939 Angelo Debarre signature "Manouche" ("Gypsy Jazz") guitar (Selmer-Maccaferri reproduction)
Soundhole Oval
Finish Natural or Black
Frets 21 plus zero fret, 14th Fret neck body join
Sides Laminated Indian Rosewood
Back Laminated Indian Rosewood
Neck

Walnut
Headstock attached at the 1st fret
Reinforced with adjustable trussrod
Neck Width at Nut 46mm
Lower Bout Width 400mm
Upper Bout Width 280mm
Waist Width 260mm
Body Depth Heel 100mm
Body Depth Base 100mm
Bridge "Moustache"
Tailpiece SG Brass alloy with rosewood cover plate
Tuners SG Maccaferri closed-back oil bath model

 

The Acoustic France Brand

  • Web site http://acousticfrance.fr/
  • Acoustic France may change specifications without prior notice
  • See all Acoustic France products
  • Related Wikipedia articles http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallato, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Debarre, http://pages.infinit.net/michto/biographie.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_jazz
  • A French lutherie specialising in authentic and highly playable Maccaferri reproductions

Price: £999.00

The Acoustic France Gallato RS 1939 Oval-hole DeBarre Maccaferri Guitar is sold with options -

10% off Shadow SH NFX-MAC Nanoflex Pickup+Preamp for Maccaferri Django Guitar
No pickup
+£157.50
10% off the Golden Gate Gypsy Jazz Hard Case when bought with this guitar
No Golden Gate case
+£71.55
10% off the Hiscox Liteflite Maccaferri Jazz Guitar Flight Case
No Hiscox case
+£85.50

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