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But it wasn't only Reinhardt's technique that made him Django ... Selmer guitar, which features a large, D-shaped sound hole that amplifies an internal resonator invented by luthier Mario Maccaferri.

Django Reinhardt's last years are his least ... and even trumpets and saxophones. Also, Reinhardt had given up his acoustic Selmer for the electric guitar, which may sound a bit jarring to those used ...

When it comes to lead guitar playing, virtually all roads lead back to Django Reinhardt ... in love with the plucky sound of Reinhardt’s signature Selmer acoustic guitar. He had found a decent ...

Jazz lovers know that gypsy guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt was one of the genre’s stars during the ’30s and ’40s — a fact that will be celebrated on Friday at the 10th annual Django a ...

The latest tribute is by guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola. Belgian-born gypsy Django Reinhardt is best-known as the co-founder of the world-famous Quintet of the Hot Club of France in the 1930s.