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I The manouche guitar--the Selmer-style acoustic so central to Gypsy jazz--will be forever associated with the immortal Django Reinhardt. With his snappy arpeggios, quivering vibrato, and nimble melodies, Reinhardt set the standard for "Hot Club" fretwork. To recreate his distinctive sound, you need a specialized instrument designed to produce barky twang and cutting midrange. Acquiring a Gypsy-jazz 6-string can be expensive: Only 1,000 or so Selmers were made between 1932 and 1952, so a vintage original can run $20,000 or more. Handmade Selmer repros are readily available, but expect to pay at least $2,500 for a boutique manouche instrument. While that's not an ...
- Selmer unaffected by default of integrated resources; company plans to go...
- Magazine article from: Music Trades April 1, 1990 700+ words
Selmer Unaffected By Default Of Integrated Resources...meetings, H.W. Petersen, president of The Selmer Company, announced that the company would...current financial woes would have no effect on Selmer. Held in eight major cities across the...
- The Selmer Company, Inc.
- Reference information from: International Directory of Company Histories January 1, 1998 700+ words
The Selmer Company, Inc. 600 Industrial Parkway...distribute European-made clarinets, The Selmer Company, Inc. has expanded via acquisition...x2014; in the mid- to late-1990s. Selmer and many of its subsidiaries have an interesting...
- Conn-Selmer created from merger of Selmer & UMI: seeks efficiency gains by...
- Magazine article from: Music Trades November 1, 2002 700+ words
...band instrument division, combining The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments into...single organization operating under the Conn-Selmer banner. Leading the management team of Conn-Selmer will be Thomas Burzycki, president; Robert...
- STEINWAY AND SELMER ANNOUNCE MERGER
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 18, 1995 700+ words
...YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Selmer Company, Inc. and Steinway Musical Properties...the world famous Steinway Piano, and Selmer is a renowned maker of band and orchestral...of nearly one quarter billion dollars. Selmer and Steinway will continue to operate...
- Massa retires at Selmer, promotions announced. (Selmer Co. Vice President John...
- Magazine article from: Music Trades January 1, 1994 700+ words
At The Selmer Company, John D. Massa and Louie M...president of sales administration, joined Selmer in 1971 and has been a corporate officer...the Export Department. Prior to joining Selmer he was associated with The Lionel Corporation...
- Skanska Offers to Acquire Selmer, Norway's Largest Construction Company.
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 13, 2000 700+ words
...acquire all the outstanding shares of Selmer ASA at a price of NOK 110 (SEK 111...expand our core operations in Europe. Selmer is highly reputable, profitable and well...coverage. It is very encouraging that the Selmer Management and Board of Directors support...
- Blowing a sweet horn. (Selmer Co.) (company profile)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) April 23, 1988 700+ words
SELMER is to the saxophone as Stradivarius or Guarneri...instruments and accessories, but 55% of Selmer's turnover of FFrl3Om ($22m) in 1987 came from its saxophones. In the 1970s Selmer hit unaccustomed trouble from its choosy...
- "Selmer University" completes third year. (Industry Forefront).
- Magazine article from: Music Trades October 1, 2001 700+ words
THE SELMER COMPANY completed the third year of its "Selmer University" this summer. Two separate three-day sessions were held in Elkhart, Indiana, where Selmer is headquartered. Each session was jam-packed with seminars...