Order a Model Antique Oval-hole Selmer replica

Model
Antique Oval-Hole

European Union: € 3.950,- (incl. 21% VAT)
Outside European Union: € 3.265,- (excl. 21% VAT)
Not include in the price are the shipment costs.

Model Antique takes you back to the days when these guitars were originally designed and build. This is a 100% replica of a Selmer oval sound hole guitar. Besides using the traditional materials the complete guitar is made with traditional construction techniques (jigs, tools etc.). This results in a guitar that has a convincing aged and ‘used’ look, but also has the vintage sound that goes with old and played guitars. This guitar has a 67 cm scale length, and 14-th fret clear to the body.

What is ageing?

With this model I experimented with the weight and especially with the finish of the guitar in a way that was never done before. To ‘age’ or ‘relic’ a guitar is not new. Nowadays it is often seen on electric guitars. Artificial ageing or relicing is the technique to make a guitar look aged, as if it already has sustained many years of use. I worked on many old guitars studying the chemical and natural processes that take places in metal, wood, and lacquer over a period of years, and the environments that these instruments existed in. I received many positive reactions about the cosmetics of this antique finish, but the main reason to start experimenting with this kind of finish was to find out if it would increase the responsiveness of the top, and the overall sound. It took me quite some time and tried many different materials, but I finally found a formula that worked. The Antique model is a newly build guitar with old looks, and due to the special finish it immediatley has an impressive sound available. It is responsive in a unique way. The sound is very ‘vintage’ and close to the original Selmer.

The test

Model Antique was introduced at the Django Reinhardt festival in Samois sur Seine 2006. The guitar was played on stage by Wawau Adler and by Stochelo Rosenberg (guest performance with Bireli Lagrene). Never before I had so much interest in a specific guitar in our guitar stand as with this guitar. Gypsy guitarist Moreno requested to play the guitar for a new film to be made about gypsy jazz music.

Optional

Eimers Guitars offers several options for choice of wood. The guitar is also available for left handed players (no extra costs)

Model
Antique Oval-Hole

European Union: € 3.950,-
(incl. 21% VAT)
Outside European Union: € 3.265,-
(excl. 21% VAT)
Not include in the price are the shipment costs.

Model Antique takes you back to the days when these guitars were originally designed and build. This is a 100% replica of a Selmer oval sound hole guitar. Besides using the traditional materials the complete guitar is made with traditional construction techniques (jigs, tools etc.). This results in a guitar that has a convincing aged and ‘used’ look, but also has the vintage sound that goes with old and played guitars. This guitar has a 67 cm scale length, and 14-th fret clear to the body.

What is ageing?

With this model I experimented with the weight and especially with the finish of the guitar in a way that was never done before. To ‘age’ or ‘relic’ a guitar is not new. Nowadays it is often seen on electric guitars. Artificial ageing or relicing is the technique to make a guitar look aged, as if it already has sustained many years of use. I worked on many old guitars studying the chemical and natural processes that take places in metal, wood, and lacquer over a period of years, and the environments that these instruments existed in. I received many positive reactions about the cosmetics of this antique finish, but the main reason to start experimenting with this kind of finish was to find out if it would increase the responsiveness of the top, and the overall sound. It took me quite some time and tried many different materials, but I finally found a formula that worked. The Antique model is a newly build guitar with old looks, and due to the special finish it immediatley has an impressive sound available. It is responsive in a unique way. The sound is very ‘vintage’ and close to the original Selmer.

The test

Model Antique was introduced at the Django Reinhardt festival in Samois sur Seine 2006. The guitar was played on stage by Wawau Adler and by Stochelo Rosenberg (guest performance with Bireli Lagrene). Never before I had so much interest in a specific guitar in our guitar stand as with this guitar. Gypsy guitarist Moreno requested to play the guitar for a new film to be made about gypsy jazz music.

Optional

Eimers Guitars offers several options for choice of wood. The guitar is also available for left handed players (no extra costs)

Specifications

Construction	Mahogany blocks / dovetail neck joint
Top	German spruce
Top Braces	German spruce
Pattern	5 paralel braces
Linings	Laminated veneers, one piece
Top binding	Solid Indian Palisander white/black/white veneers
Rosette	Veneers black/white
Sides	Laminated Brazilian Palisander *
Back	Laminated Brazilian Palisander *
Back binding	Solid Indian Palisander, white/black/white veneers
Neck	3 piece French Walnut
Headstock	Slotted
Nut	Bone
Headplate	Ebony, EG logo engraved
Tuning machines	Eimers Guitars replica Selmer tuners (aged)

Tailpiece	Replica Selmer, Brass (aged) *
Fingerboard	Ebony
Scale length	67 cm
Width at the nut	43 mm *
Width at the body	55 mm
Frets clear	14
Total frets	21
Position dots	Mother of Pearl (positions 5,7,9,12,15)
Finish body	Aged collored wood, nitro cellulose *
Finish top	Aged collored wood, nitro cellulose *
Bridge	Ebony
Electronics	‘Big Tone’ passive piezo pickup *
Strings	Galli Silk & Stell 0.11
End pin	6mm jack
Included in price	Hard shell case, truss rod wrench, Wegen flatpick
*see options

Options

All models presented on the website are standard delivered in a specific setup like woods, finish and hardware (tailpiece, tuners, pickup and hard shell guitar case). The options presented here will offer you the possibility to make changes to the guitar according your personal preferences. Please note that the woods I suggest for the guitars (see standard description with each model) are considered the optimal combination. A change of wood may affect the sound of the guitar. Choosing any option will affect the price. The exact additional price(s) will be written down and presented to you in the order form. I am happy to go over your wishes and discuss the possibilities.

Wood for the top

All guitars have very closed grain European Spruce (see image)

Alternatives:

Engleman spruce
Sitka spruce
Western Red Cedar

Wood for the back and sides

There is a large variety of hard wood and tropical wood available for building instruments. It is impossible to keep all these different woods in stock. Let me know what you are looking for and I will inform you about the possibilities. I offer both solid wood and veneers for back and sides. For solid wood guitar traditionally Indian Palisander (Rosewood) is used. Laminated guitars are made from 3 layers of veneers: an inside layer of Mahogany, middle layer of Polar and an outside (visible) layer of Brazilian Palisander (image 1, 2 and 3) or Indian Palisander (image 7 and 8).

Alternative veneers:

Birdseye Maple (image 6)
Flamed Maple (image 5)
Zebrano (image 4)
Coromandel
Other veneers: (call or e-mail)

Alternative solid woods:

Flamed Maple
Koa
Other solid woods: call or e-mail for more options

Brazilian Palisander 1

Brazilian Palisander 2

Brazilian Palisander 3

Zebrano

Flamed Maple

Birdseye Maple

Indian Palisander 1

Indian Palisander 2

Wood for the neck

Traditionally French Walnut is used for the neck on Selmer style guitars (see image). On model Quatre (Favino style) Maple is used.

Alternatives:

Mahogany
Flamed Maple
Other options: call or e-mail for more wood or combinations.

Finish

The traditional clear lacquer finish with nitrocellulose (image finish 1)

Alternative finishes:

Antique (authentic aged and used look) (image finish 2)
Vintage orange nitrocellulose (image finish 3)
Vintage yellow nitrocellulose (image finish 4)
Sunburst brown (image finish 5)
Custom finish (call or e-mail)

Finish 1

Finish 2

Finish 3

Finish 4

Finish 5

Tuning machines

Standard all guitars have Schaller ‘open’ tuners, except for the Signature models and the Antique model. These guitars have replica Selmer tuners, hand crafted by Eimers Guitars.

Alternatives: