As with most DiMauros, there is no serial number to identify the exact age of this Modele Django. I know very little of its pedigree except that it sold on Ebay UK in November 2014 from the Netherlands and was listed as a “50’s\/60’s A. Di Mauro” gypsy jazz manouche guitar.<\/p>\n
Although there are no top cracks, the head stock was at some point broken clean off at the nut and repaired before I took ownership. It seems to be all original, including the reverse-tuning DeLaruelle machines. Two of the buttons have been repaired but seem to be holding up, and they keep the guitar pretty well pitch-perfect.<\/p>\n
The head stock was re-repaired by Jim Kozel in the fall of 2017 with much improved stability. This repair is documented in the forum thread “The Saga of the Decapitated DiMauro.”<\/p>\n
The scale is 640 mm; action runs 2.5-3 mm. Nut is approximately 48 mm. Body is Selmer-sized, approximately 15 3\/4′ wide at the lower bout. Guitar weight about 3.5 pounds. The sound is very dry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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