________________________________________________________ *** VINTAGE & TRADITIONAL GUITARS *** - 16​/​11​/​2024! - Reduced Limited Time Price Offer! - £1,899.00. ________________________________________________________ VINTAGE SELMER-MACCAFERRI STYLE GUITAR - CHRIS ECCLESHALL 1973 "PARIS JAZZ" DJANGO​/​ GYPSY JAZZ​/​ MANOUCHE LUTHIER-MADE SELMER "SPECIALE" TYPE - Exceptional European Spruce & Sonokeling Rosewood guitar by Iconic UK maker, whose instruments Mario Maccaferri's Approved. Oval Hole Long Scale model so often seen in Django photos. Savarez Argentine strings. ______________________________________________________ Stock Number: VTG1092. *** In addition to the following description notes, further background information and restoration details can be found on my Vintage & Traditional Guitars website on this link....https://www.vintagetraditionalguitars.co.uk/details.php?id=633 *** Finally the result of long-running collaboration with Colin Keefe, Luthier, has brought this fantastic and historic guitar back to life, and available for sale. *** Extract from Eccleshall Guitars website details for the "Paris Jazz" model, still available up to the time of Chris' untimely passing in 2020......"'Maccaferri' style....oval sound hole. Exact replica of 'Speciale'. Chris' faithful versions of these historic instruments have been approved by Mario Maccaferri." *** This is a rare opportunity to get hold of one of Chris's early pieces & as such must command a serious resale price. It plays and sounds exceptionally well, with a low action and fabulous tone. *** The top is European Spruce and the back and sides are Sonokeling which is an Indonesian Rosewood quite often plantation grown so it has broader colour range and being a little less hard and heavy. *** For full construction & specification details please see my Vintage & Traditional Guitars website, but meantime, in brief: Nut Width: 1 3​/​4"​/​44.5mm.: Scale Length 26 3​/​8"​/​670mm. Fingerboard Radius 12". Good Low Action around 1.75mm.​/​2mm. @ 12th. fret. *** YouTube clips of similar vintage oval hole Selmer-Maccaferri guitar abound, but the only demos f guitar made by Chris Eccleshall are of different type of acoustics, electric & bass guitars so no clip has been embedded. UK shipping delivery cost has been included, at a figure to reflect the cost of additional insurance, in addition to the usual packing & postage costs, but it is assumed that buyers will wish to try out the guitar prior to purchase, in which case please do contact me to make arrangements. I have restricted the wording here to a basic outline, so please do fully research the details provided on my VTG website, and contact me for any further information in order to fulfil your purchase. Thank you, Bob Chaffer, Vintage & Traditional Guitars. *** Very Extensive Description Details on the Vintage & Traditional Guitars Website.....please ensure that you check the full description carefully. Additional photos also available on request. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any enquiries please email me & I will reply as soon as possible. Details of all guitars available can be seen at the Vintage & Traditional Guitars website. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if I can help. Best Wishes, Bob. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------