Altamira 'M' Maple Gypsy Jazz Guitar with Hard Case

Altamira
£895.00
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The Model M guitar is a Selmer-Maccaferri style instrument suitable for gypsy jazz music popularised by the great Django Reinhardt.

The Selmer-Maccaferri is a special steel stringed guitar best known as the favored instrument of Django Reinhardt. Selmer, a French manufacturer, produced the instrument from 1932 to about 1952. In 1932 Selmer partnered with the Italian guitarist and luthier Mario Maccaferri to produce a line of acoustic guitars based on Maccaferri's unorthodox design. Although Maccaferri's association with Selmer ended in 1934, the company continued to make several models of this guitar until 1952. The guitar was closely associated with jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.

In its archetypal steel-string Jazz/Orchestre form, the Selmer is distinguished by a fairly large body with squarish bouts, either a "D"-shaped or longitudinal oval sound hole, and a cutaway in the upper right bout. The strings pass over a movable bridge and are gathered at the tail, as on a mandolin. Two "moustache" markers are fixed to the soundboard to help position the movable bridge. The top of the guitar is gently arched or domed—a feature achieved by bending a flat piece of wood rather than by the violin-style carving used in archtop guitars.

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Key Features
Oval Sound hole
Supplied with Hard Case
Archtop design

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Description

Altamira is the leading brand of handcrafted traditional guitars, specialising in classical nylon string, historical replica, and gypsy jazz guitars.

Inspired by the prehistoric paintings from the Cave of Altamira in Spain, their instruments are made adopting the historic traditions of Spanish luthiers honed over centuries past. By sourcing materials from the most reputable timber suppliers across the globe, and obeying these traditional construction methods at large-scale with modern efficiency, Altamira guitars are of consistently high quality whilst maintaining exceptional value.

Specification

Guitar Type
Acoustic, Classical,
Number of Strings
6 String
Instrument Specifics
Gypsy Jazz Guitar

Body

Body Shape
Gypsy Jazz
Build Type
Solid Top with Laminate Back & Sides
Instrument Top
Spruce
Back & Sides
Maple
Cutaway
Yes
Body Binding
Yes
Bridge
Ebony

Neck

Neck to Body
14 Fret
Neck Material
Mahogany
Fretboard
Ebony
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1 3/4" (44.5mm)
Truss Rod Fitted
Yes
Number of Frets
21
Scale Length
26 2/5" (670mm)
Classical Guitar Neck Width
Narrow

Headstock

Headstock Type
Slotted
Headstock Overlay
Rosewood
Tuning Pegs
Rear facing friction tuners
Tuner Buttons
White Plastic

Finish

Colour
Natural
Finish
Matte

Other

Right or Left Handed
Right Handed
Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
Hard Case

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