Back ماريو ماكافيرى ARZ Mario Maccaferri German Mario Maccaferri French Mario Maccaferri Italian Mario Maccaferri Dutch Mario Maccaferri NB
Mario Maccaferri | |
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| Born | 20 May 1900 |
| Died | 17 April 1993 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, Luthier, Guitarist |
| Known for | Designing the Selmer guitar |
Mario Maccaferri (1900–1993) was an Italian luthier, classical guitarist, businessman, and inventor.[1] He is noted for designing the guitar favored by jazz musician Django Reinhardt, and for designing plastic clothespins, plastic bath and kitchen tiles and the plastic Islander ukulele which sold millions of copies in the mid-1900s. From 1939 he lived and worked in the United States. As of 2016 his daughter Elaine still runs the family company French American Reeds Inc.[2]
- ^ From Maestro to Mastro: The Life, Music, and Instruments of Mario Maccaferri. University of Memphis. 2008. ISBN 978-1-109-07389-8.
- ^ "History". Frenchamericanreeds.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.