A closer look at Django's Selmer 503

[filmcrew1551]

What ele can I say? except thank you this video means a lot

[mintygreen]

As fascinating as this is, I can't help thinking Django would have found all this veneration kind of amusing. No doubt he would have found it strange to see something which helped produce such wonderful music so silent.

[Eurobubble70]

the neck looks pretty chunky, has anybody an idea how big the nut width is?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@Eurobubble70 Yes, I do : 47 mm.

[voodoosoup]

Hey Mario, could you tell me the titles of the songs. Thanks for your great video's

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@voodoosoup Yeah, you're very welcome ! So, in order : improvisation#2, Bouncin' Around, Rêverie (Django's dream) and Impro #5... there you go ! then there are some interviews or announcements at beginning and end but I dont remember the exact titles of those right now... Got about a thousand Django tunes here :/

[MrSuchy945]

Or would help titles of all songs? Im sorry, but my english is bad, and i using google translator...

[MrSuchy945]

What is the name of the song starting at 2:28 ?

[MrSuchy945]

New strings ?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@MrSuchy945 Oh yeah, of course the strings are not django's... The guitar was cleaned prepared for exhibition in the museum, so they removed dust, old strings and some carboard (Paris Metro tickets) used as shims under the bridge...

[painxtreme]

@MarioMaccaferriRules I would have left it 100% Django, aside from any harmful dirt.

[bangonthedoortwice]

wow just amazing to see! Does anyone know out there if the nut is metal or something else? to be that close to see this and the other stuff must of been fab. keep swingin!



[painxtreme]

@bangonthedoortwice Someone may correct me, but I believe 503s had a bronze nut. What museum is this?

[Swing4Django]

Hey MarioMacafferri, thanks so much to post this great video!!!

[krullebol4]

is it really django speaking at the end? Great Videos!

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@krullebol4 Yes it's the man ! You should get all his interviews, it's a thrill to listen to him speak.

[melantoriano]

i'm very impressed by the high strings action of this wonderful guitar. 02:18

[CaravanGuitars]

thank you so much for this video.......this is really apart of all our history, for us that love this great man who brought us gypsy jazz ........thank you

[9oh21oh]

Thank you!

[ThePaKaLu]

Hey, great to take a close look. What is the name of the song starting at 9:10?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@ThePaKaLu Improvisation #5

[agdff]

Anyone knows the name of the song that starts around 05:20?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@agdff Hi, it's "Reverie" (Django's Dream)... beautiful, uh ???

[enferiou]

Très belle vidéo ! les cotes que tu as prises, elles sont disponibles quelque part ? Pourrais-tu les publier ?

Nice video! What about the dimensions that you took on the guitar? Are they available somewhere, could you publish them?

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@enferiou No sorry I didn't take the measurements, I don't have them.

[dashoos2006]

Thanks for posting this!

[anitadavideduo]

GREAT!!!

[OtterpopSlaughterMop]

An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@OtterpopSlaughterMop Couldn't agree more, you're spot on.

[cminor7b5]

Merci Ivan. Second most important video next to the J'attendrai video.

cheers

[berty611]

Dik za video, SELMER 503 je svatý grál mezi kytarami. SUPER !!!

[Sampinis]

WOW! Grazie ! Merci !

[menno502002]

fabulous and very much in accordance of what I asked the Musée de la musique when I visited in 2009. I saw this beauty laying in a corner in the shade so it was very hard to see, then it didn't have a number for an audio fragment on the museums PDA. Upon my request they were very gracious to put up a Django CD just to humour me. This vid does it more justice than I can express. Thank you!.

[RomantiqueVoyage]

Mario Maccaferri, You really do Rule!!!!!!!!!!!!

My hairs stood on end there :)

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@RomantiqueVoyage  haha thanks ! ;)

[giorgiopicker]

meaviglioso

merci!

[rlholo]

Thank you Ivan, that truly was exceptional. Absolutely positively exceptional.

[totsmarkopolis]

WOW.

[GaryWilliams74]

Gotta give my stock comment.... Does it come left-handed?

[guitarmaniax]

@GaryWilliams74 : I once asked John Pearse if he knew of any Lefty Selmers. He told me he had seen one, so there was at least one out there. There were also Hawaiiane models with no cutaway, like to find one of those!

[TheTeddyDupont]

Excellent! Well done Mario. Some of the music played on the sound track almost certainly came from this instrument.

[roaryratcoon]

WOW...it would have taken all my will power not to just pick that Selmer up and hit at least one chord.

[LiberoMan]

Sweet Jesus... This is as good as having the sword of Gengis Khan :D Of course, Django's weapon of choice was the guitar, something I am thankful for every day! ;D

[olivier1759]

merci ! et quel est le titre du dernier morceau, celui qui commence à 9'04, une improvisation , elle a un numéro ?

[jmarcsunken]

@olivier1759 Oui c'est l'improvisation numéro 5 :)

[olivier1759]

merci ! et quel est le titre du dernier morceau, celui qui commence à 9'04, une improvisation , elle a un numéro ?

[JenPoull]

elle ne vaut pas ma rudy larna !

[Xiphosss]

Merci!

[archtopeddy]

Unbelievable Ivan, thank you. The best I've seen in the past were a few photos and your earlier clip. The depth, clarity and detail. This is a historic moment.

[jmarcsunken]

C'est ça, c'est "Boucin' Around" ! Je sais pas comment j'ai fait pour passer à côté de ce morceau jusque là ! C'est du miel !!! Du grand art !!! IL me fout des frissons dans le dos ce morceau !

[jmarcsunken]

Wouaw ! Merci beaucoup Ivan (une fois de plus) pour cette vidéo magique ! Au plus près de la Selmer du Maître !

Question subsidiaire : quel est le nom du second morceau, après l'impro num.2 ?

L'action a l'air bien balaise tout de même, c'est pas une guitare de pied tendre ça :)

Merci encore,

Polo le shadock

[MarioMaccaferriRules]

@jmarcsunken Salut ! c'est "Bouncin' Around" dont tu parles ?

Hmm non, peut-etre plutôt celui d'après, non ? "Rêverie (Django's Dream)"