Model 1939

Model 1939
Petite Bouche (Oval hole)

Overall length: 102 cm*
Body length: 47 cm
Fingerboard width at nut: 45 mm
Fingerboard width at body: 57 mm
Scale length: 670 mm or 650 mm
Body depth: 10.2 cm - 9.2 cm

Materials:

Top: Spruce or Cedar.
A Cedar soundboard, although slightly softer than Spruce, is more stiff in its internal fibre make-up, producing a 'finished' played-in, well balanced sound from new, but will still improve with age.
Soundboards are 'tapped' tuned.
Ladder bracing as per original Selmer's.

Back/Sides: Walnut, Mahogany
or laminated Rosewood, other woods to your specification.
In the search for more ecologically viable tone woods I have found that the combination of European Walnut for the back and sides and Cedar for the soundboard gives that 'aged' Selmer tone.

Neck: Walnut, Maple or Mahogany.
Three piece construction with Duralumin internal strips, or non-adjustable 'Martin type' truss bar. Adjustable truss rods fitted to order

Fingerboard: Ebony or Rosewood.
Flat or compound radius

Bridge: Rosewood or Ebony

Tuning Machines: Handmade in Brass or Gold plated Schaller.

Tail Piece: Handmade in Brass with Rosewood insert

Pickups Bridge mounted to order

Model 1934
Grande Bouche (D hole)

Scale length: 640 mm,
12 frets to the body
Materials spec. as per Model 1939

Guitars come complete with a
Fort EPP or fitted hard case.

For other case options, please enquire.

*Sizes are approximate due to the hand built nature of my guitars

Models 1936 & 1934
Head detail

Model 1939 Spruce top

Model 1934 Cedar top

Rosette detail

Model 1941 (Maple)
Petite Bouche

Overall length: 102 cm*
Body length: 47 cm
Fingerboard width at nut: 45 mm
Fingerboard width at body: 57 mm
Scale length: 670 mm
Body depth: 10.2 cm - 9.2 cm

Materials:

Top: European selected Spruce, vintage toned
Soundboards are 'tapped' tuned.
Ladder bracing as per original Selmer's.

Back/Sides: Solid Birdseye or Flamed Maple, other woods to your specification.

The inside of the bodies are varnished for extra protection.
The finish is Nitrocellulose lacquer with a final French Polish finish to the body.

Neck: Two piece construction with Duralumin internal strips, or non-adjustable 'Martin type' truss bar. Flamed Maple, with 'Spanish' heel and flat head.

Fingerboard: Ebony.
Flat or compound radius.

Bridge: Polished Ebony.

Tuning Machines: Gold Plated Grovers.

Tail Piece: Handmade in Brass with Rosewood or Ebony insert.

Pickups Bridge mounted to order

Model 1939 1/2 Size

Overall length: 76 cm
Body length: 33 cm
Fingerboard width at nut: 42 mm
Fingerboard width at body: 50 mm
Scale length: 490 mm
Body depth: 9 cm - 7 cm

Materials:

As per full size model

Model 1934 1/2 Size
Grande Bouche (D hole)
12 frets to the body
Materials spec. as per Model 1939

Jazz Ukulele

Overall length: 64 cm
Body length: 28 cm
Fingerboard width at nut: 35 mm
Fingerboard width at body: 45 mm
Scale length: 400 mm
Body depth: 6 cm

Materials:

As per guitars

Model 1941 Head detail

Model 1941 (Maple)

Model 1941 'Spanish' heel detail

Model 1941 (Flamed Maple)