Manuel May "Classic" Gypsy Roundhole 575 Roger Chaput

Seit ein paar Jahren hat sich Manuel May eine eigene Werkstatt auf der Nordseeinsel Föhr aufgebaut, wo er in Ruhe, in kleinen Serien akustische Gitarren aller Art baut. Künstler wie Wawau Adler, Giovanni Weiss  haben die Qualität der Instrumente schätzen gelernt und durch ihre Rückmeldungen dazu beigetragen die Qualität weiter zu verbessern. Sie spielen aktuell Gitarren von Manuel May.   

Die Gitarre ist eine erstaunliche Kopie der Selmer No 575 "Roger Chaput". Manuel May "Classic" Gypsy Roundhole "Roger Chaput", Decke Fichte. Korpus ostindischer Palisander, 67 mensur, Hals franz. Nussbaum, Schäftung am Kopf, Schellack innen und aussen , Miller Tuners & Tailpiece und Koffer. Manuel May, oval hole, spruce top, body & sides massive indian rosewood, 67 cm scale, crafted with traditional headstock joint, miller tuners & tailpiece and case

Gypsyguitars.com (Jaques mazzoleni) writes about the 575 Selmer Model:

This guitar belongs in the "Pantheon of Gypsy Players"...This is Roger Chaput's Petite Bouche..many will wonder why on earth the "transformation" to a round hole.. why the "marquettry..why the pickguard..?? he was a Musician, a Painter, a Sculptor..an Artist with a capital A, and there is no doubt that he tried his hand at "Lutherie" as well.. Mr Chaput is no longer with us to answer these questions..he was the first and BEST Gadjo guitar player to play with Django..he does have a place in that small Pantheon..a very elite spot along with Henri Crolla, Didi Duprat and Loulou Gasté....I lifted a couple of shots of Roger with Django when they were both playing Maccaferri D holes... The guitar sounds and plays great..it is part of the 500 series guitars..where we find all the best sounding ones..although it is far enough down that series, that the Atelier might have decided that 5 tone bars under the top was "better" than 4...and i am convinced that Roger Chaput went to the shop Place Dancourt to choose the one he liked...and this is it.. it sounds absolutely fantastic..perhaps the best sounding one I ever had.. and that, dear readers, is saying something.. The neck was reset and the fingerboard refretted..so the action and playability are perfect.. Roger Chaput was a musicien and an artist... he was part of the primary scene, and so is this guitar.. Link zur Quelle

Und ein Video mit dem original:

Und ein Video mit Marco und der Gitarre von Manuel:

Manuel May "Classic" Gypsy Roundhole "Roger Chaput", Decke Fichte. Korpus ostindischer Palisander, 67 mensur, Hals franz. Nussbaum, Schäftung am Kopf, Schellack innen und aussen , Miller Tuners & Tailpiece und Koffer

Manuel May, oval hole, spruce top, body & sides massive indian rosewood, 67 cm scale, crafted with traditional headstock joint, miller tuners & tailpiece and case

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