D-hole SelMac Nylon

[Stackabones]

In my quest for the elusive D-hole SelMac nylon-string guitar, I recently spotted the "Finesse" from Eimers Guitars. This one doesn't appear to have the zero-fret, which is a very desirable feature with these guitars.

 

 

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I spotted this Manouche Modele Concert a while back.

 

 

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Cameo in the film "Head in the Clouds." EDIT: This one is a 1932 Selmer!

 

 

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Alves de Puga

 

 

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Django playing one.

 

 

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Luis Sevillano

 

 

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Mario Maccaferri on a D-hole Harp Guitar

 

 

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Rare vid of one in action.

 

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And a pic of me playing one.

 

 

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Anybody else seen other examples of these rare beasts?

[Pascal]

Favino's Jazz nylon comes to mind...... but it's an oval hole. Sorry.

[Phlat Phive]

I love Thomas Dutronc's tone in that video.

 

And his playing isn't too shabby either.

[Stackabones]

I love Thomas Dutronc's tone in that video. And his playing isn't too shabby either.

 

And with a pick!

[Phlat Phive]

And with a pick!

 

The nylon string purist in me frowns on that.

 

The nylon string purist in me probably needs to STFU.

[Stackabones]

The nylon string purist in me frowns on that. The nylon string purist in me probably needs to STFU.

 

That's the flamenco/classical purist methinks. Nylon-string pick players have this attitude --

 

 

 

Actually, I started playing nylons with hybrid picking. Now it's all flesh and nails.

[Phlat Phive]

That's the flamenco/classical purist methinks. Nylon-string pick players have this attitude -- Actually, I started playing nylons with hybrid picking. Now it's all flesh and nails.

 

It had better be!

 

 

 

When I 'switched' from electric to flamenco, it felt so awkward playing with my fingers, especially fast passages. I'm still practising for it to feel completely natural actually. I just dig the sound of the strings smacking against the frets with aggressive rest stokes too much to reach for a pick nowadays.