In 1932, French company Selmer paired up with Italian luthier Mario Maccaferri to produce a new design with a large D-shaped soundhole and an internal resonator. The relationship between Maccaferri and Selmer only lasted a couple of years but the company continued to finesse the design until the release of the instrument now known affectionately as the Petite Bouche due to its small, oval shaped soundhole. This was Django Reinhardt’s guitar of choice and is the basis for the Eastman DM2/v – and Eastman has gone deep on the authenticity front in terms of both specifications and aesthetics.
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