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Selmer guitar

The Selmer guitar is a musical instrument. It originates from France. It dates back to 1932. Learn how it makes its sound and explore related instruments.

From Wikipedia

The Selmer guitar — often called a Selmer-Maccaferri or just Maccaferri by English speakers, as early British advertising stressed the designer rather than manufacturer — is an unusual acoustic guitar best known as the favored instrument of Django Reinhardt. Selmer, a French manufacturer, produced the instrument from 1932 to about 1952.

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Where does the Selmer guitar come from?

The Selmer guitar originates from France.

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