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14-hour course on 10 DVDs

Building The Selmer Maccaferri Guitar

The ultimate resource for making a gypsy jazz guitar! Renowned luthier Michael Collins' DVD set complements his definitive book Building A Selmer Maccaferri Guitar. He invites you into his shop as he constructs a reproduction of the "petite bouche" model, made famous by jazz great Django Reinhardt. Watch every step in detail, from making the molds, to laminating the sides and back in the original design, to French polishing the final finish.

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Building The Selmer Maccaferri Guitar
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4238 10-disc DVD set Yes $159.98

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Contents:
Disc 1 Molds and patterns • Laminating the back and sides • Making braces
Disc 2 Making the soundboard • Cutting and inlaying the rosette
Disc 3 Scraping inlays • Assembling and gluing the sides
Disc 4 Fitting and gluing top braces, linings and the back
Disc 5 Making the neck, part 1
Disc 6 Making the neck, part 2
Disc 7 Fitting and gluing the top • Making the fretboard
Disc 8 Installing the bindings
Disc 9 Gluing the neck • Making the bridge and nut • Installing tuners
Disc 10 Final setup • Sanding, staining and French polish finishing

Michael Collins is renowned for his fine handcrafted Selmer Maccaferri reproductions. His guitars are prized by modern gypsy jazz players.

These DVDs are not "region-specific," and are intended for worldwide viewing.


Shown on page 94 of our latest catalog.

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