Stochelo Rosenberg finds a 1947 Selmer Guitar

[CAGED1702]

Lucky you...! Not only to have found this beautiful instrument, but also to have Stochelo as a friend...he is one of the best - and a nice guy..!

Q: did you have this guitar restored (by whom?) And where is it now being played?

Btw: very wise to have it tuned down half a step ;-)

Cheers..!

[Stairwaydude]

Was there once a Selmer without fretboard inlays?

[esq127]

This is so eternally inspiring... I started to learn that incredible style because of this amazing video!!! Thank you very, very much for your great uploads!!!

[mushroomz88]

Damn, sounds beautiful.

[cwdixon1]

Dang. Superb richness and tone, in a tight and compressed Selmer sort of way... the new Selmer copies do not sound like that.

[TziganoMundo]

What makes it special is the authentic sound. Can you recall the serial number of this Selmer??

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@TziganoMundo 652 !

[TziganoMundo]

Wonderful play as always by Stochelo, and a great sounding guitar. Wh makes it special is the authentic

[pencap23]

What a guitar! probably my favorite version of "Listen" as well!

[FFXGuitar]

this man has got some chops 0_0

[Xekeo]

Ah Listen... C'est le terme.

Me souviendrai toujours du concert en Juin au Duc des Lombards. Ils avaient la grande forme.

Un ptit Cd pour les 100 ans de Django ?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

Ben oui ! Il suffit de demander... Le Trio Rosenberg va sortir un truc spécial pour le centenaire du "Grand"...

Je mettrai une bande annonce dans mes vidéos bientôt... y'a qu'a s'abonner ! Et de temps en temps jeter un oeil sur therosenbergtrio POINT eu ....

[Xekeo]

Super ! En route ronnie !

[iltizzone]

Je veux la même !

[thatsleon]

0:58 :D machtig!

[alexborowsk]

Has anyone tried to transcribe this? It looks like such a blast to play. Stochelo's amazing.

[lacewoodstrat]

Very interesting that Stochelo uses thin picks not so good for John Pearce pick sales. Perhaps I should hang onto my translucent-blue Fender mediums.

Lacewoodstrat

[vikingmerijn]

It is indeed recommanded to use a thick pick to play gipsy style. But if you can achieve the right sound with a thin one... what's the fuzz about?

[KarloR27]

Good the strings kept alive for twenty years. Man never thought they last that long. Nice guitar.

[pokbacsi100]

Finally, Django prefered pickstyle for his live shows and Jazz recordings, but he was adept at fingerstyle as well. His pickhand wasn't the one to get burned, so the fire did not limit him in this regard, in fact he refused it from hindering him in any regard, this is precisely why he overcame his injury

through clever arrangements, and lots of practice. His rhythym is nothing to sneeze at, and his solos hold up as some of the greatest ever.

[pokbacsi100]

By the time of Django's famous caravan fire, he had traveled all over Europe, picking up the various Folk traditions, among them Hungarian, Swedish, Belgian, Russian, of course French (which is partially what Jazz is based on from its very inception), yes indeed Spanish too, which is where the Flamenco influence is from. In fact he also had Classical influences, (Paganini was one of his faves), and Gypsy influences from all over Eurasia. The man was incredibly versatile.

[pokbacsi100]

Duh, I wasn't born yesterday either, dude. You should've read my comments more thoroughly. I'm familiar with Stoch, Jimmy, and Gypsy Jazz in general as well as Django's full repertoire. This piece is flamenco style even if being played with a pick. Django wrote several pieces in the Flamenco tradition, he did not limit himself to writing and/or playing Swing Jazz as many assume. He wrote/played plenty of Bebop as well, and played several other styles to boot.

Most gypsies who play well do.

[pokbacsi100]

I should say his pick/plectrum style Flamenco

skills. Now I wonder if he also plays fingerstyle like Django was capable of doing?

[lacewoodstrat]

FYI,

This is not flamenco. It's Gypsy Jazz guitar and Django didn't finger pick, he used a thick pick which is what Stochelo is using. Most people consider Stochelo Rosenberg the heir to Django.

[dmmc1043]

stochelo uses a thin pick actually

[sa7sul]

ThaT depends of what ur are regarding thin. Stochelo uses a 1.8mm or a 2.2mm pick of Michel Wegen. I doesn't flex.

[Hucho]

yes your right. That;'s why I like stochelo so much. He has the precision of a flamenco player + the licks he plays are really south european.

[pokbacsi100]

Wow, unfreakinbelievable. The speed here is as fast as anything I've heard his bro Jimmy play! Obviously, there must be some sibling rivalry going on, 'cause I've seen a clip where Jimmy's improved his phrasing to Stochello's' level and that's where I thought Stochello was more developed just as I thought Jimmy had the slight edge speed techniquewise. Now, they seem to be equals, and both are very melodic too of course.

Also, this piece shows Stoch's Flamenco skills, cool.

[dmmc1043]

jimmy and stochelo are not brothers. They're cousins

[Xekeo]

C'est de la magie à ce niveau là...

[django285]

Amazing...did you already knew Stochelo? The guitar's sound is unbelievable!>!>!>

[auto4union]

I was reading an old guitarist magazine the other day,and it said an original one of these could be worth up to $40,000!Just thought i`d let you know!

[Sinto4Life]

is this guitar for sale?:O

[moustachke]

The only fret I can see missing is the 21st... Selmer bodies only come in at the 14th fret.

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

Yeah, you're right, not missing, but damaged around 10th,12th,13th I don't remember precisely but there's one point in the vid where it sounds "ploinky" because of that for one or two notes.

[9oh21oh]

where did you find it.. the couch?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

Actually The couch itself isn't really a vintage treasure here. The super vintage couch is in the other video, "Nuages". My guess is that it's a 1937 Ligne Roset, custom-fit and probably re-clothed by a talented italian craftsman during the late 60ies. It was part of a whole living room ensemble which, alas, is lost.

[dmmc1043]

that really is a nice couch... is it for sale?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

Hi man, Believe me this selmer ain't plastic, it's loud and balanced as f**k :) And One advantage of living in France is you have one chance in a gazillion milions to find one, whereas in the rest of the world it's only a wet dream, uhuhuh...

I almost collapsed when I found it.

[fredgfr]

Did you actually find the guitar? If so that must be a dream come true.

[Hucho]

Where did you find it? was it from someone who didn't knew the value of the guitar or what? I like to know the story.

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

In grandma's flat, hanging on a wall since grandpa's death. To grandma the guitar's value was more sentimental than financial. Tears were cried but everyone was happy in the end :)

FredGfr, Yes I found it and needed a few days to recover :)

[Hucho]

Nice, not to imagine there are still Selmers hanging in dust somewhere in this world.

[DG320]

Wow, what a story. I always supposed Selmacs where hyped but this oldie actually sounds pretty decent. Then again it's Stochelo playing, he could make a stringed fruit box sound good

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

... Well I foud it and played it. I thought : WOW this is nice and loud.

When Stochelo played it I thought, WOWOWOWOW now it's twice as loud and twice as nice :)

But even in a kid's hands it would sound great, really. Fantastic instrument.

[lordkazama86]

That guitar must be worth at least $10,000 US, even damaged. He can make plastic guitar song great.