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• littlemark New

  August 15 Posts: 475

  But how does it sound?

  
• wim ChicagoModerator Barault #503 replica

  August 15 edited August 15 Posts: 1,628

  There's a short reel of Antoine Boyer playing it here, of course that's the Dupont top, not the original top.

  It seems to be suggesting the Rome sessions were recorded on #704, I had mistakenly assumed they were done on #503

  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLewN9WMDQ5/

  
  

  
• littlemark New

  August 15 Posts: 475

  Easy with the reverb!
• flaco ✭ 2023 Holo Traditional, Shelley Park #151, AJL Quiet and Portable

  August 15 Posts: 255

  https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/12707/djangos-guitars-on-the-rome-sessions/p1

  
• MichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator

  August 15 edited August 15 Posts: 6,231

  It seems to be suggesting the Rome sessions were recorded on #704, I had always assumed they were done on #503 - have I misunderstood something?

  @wim Yes, Django used 704 on the Rome sessions (the acoustic tracks.) 503 had a Stimer bolted in the top so it was no longer useful as an acoustic instrument. That was fine as Django was mostly playing electric gigs throughout the mid 40s but when he got the call for the tour with Stephane he needed an acoustic again. Selmer provided him with a new one (#704) for the tour which had a short life as the top got crushed in Italy (had two top replacements, most recent by Dupont.)

  Fappy mentioned to me many times that he felt the Rome sessions were Django's best acoustic tone on record. Fappy eventually found a Selmer from the same late 1947 period and used it for most of his career:

  https://www.djangobooks.com/Item/selmer-651

  I've had several late 600 to early 700 series Selmers here over the years and they're the very best sounding examples I've ever come across. Amazing mids on these, so thick and complex and they're so loud!

  
• richter4208 ✭✭✭

  August 16 Posts: 579

  Love that 47 Michael! If money was no object.......