what constitutes a good guitar manouche ?

Alan High

Hi folks,

Any tips for buying a guitar manouche. What should I look out for ?
How do you go about checking the quality of a guitar in general ?
Any good advice out there ?
Cheers,
Alan.

mmaslan

You might want to start by reading Paul Hostetter on the original Selmers:

http://www.lutherie.net/sitemap.html

Paul is very helpful. Your best bet for trying out various options is a Djangofest. You're looking for a guitar that's well-built and sounds Django-ish. There's lots of debate on who does that best. You'll know it when you hear it.

djangology

that is the best advice... go to one of the festivals and try out everyone elses guitars...