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DELL'ARTE / MUSIC LINK - ROBIN NOLAN (FAVINO STYLE) GUITAR
Model #: DG-RN1

Robin Nolan signature model guitar in the style of builder Jacques Favino. Laminated rosewood back & sides, solid spruce top, 3-piece maple neck, Selmer type tuners, ebony fretboard. The production model will have large white mother or pearl markers. Built by Music Link for Dell Arte.

For more pictures and info download the Dell Arte Catalog: Dell Arte Catalog

 

MSRP: $1799.99

DjangoFest Price: $1089
(case not included)
IN STOCK




DELL'ARTE / MUSIC LINK - ANGELO DEBARRE (FAVINO STYLE) GUITAR
Model #: DG-AD1

Angelo Debarre Favino Style signature model guitar. Flamed maple back and sides, solid spruce top, Mahogany neck, Selmer type tuners, ebony fretboard. Built by Music Link for Dell Arte.

For more pictures and info download the Dell Arte Catalog: Dell Arte Catalog

 

MSRP: $1999.99

DjangoFest Price: $1149
(case not included)
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DELL'ARTE / MUSIC LINK - PIGALLE (SELMER STYLE) GUITAR
Model #: DG-P1

Selmer style guitar. Laminated rosewood back & sides, solid spruce top, Mahogany neck, Selmer type tuners, ebony fretboard. Built by Music Link for Dell Arte.

For more pictures and info download the Dell Arte Catalog: Dell Arte Catalog

 

MSRP: $999.99

DjangoFest Price: $649
(case not included)
OUT OF STOCK - TAKING ORDERS



DELL'ARTE / MUSIC LINK - HOMMAGE (FAVINO STYLE) GUITAR
Model #: DG-H1

Gypsy Jazz guitar in the style of builder Jacques Favino. Laminated rosewood back & sides, solid spruce top, 3-piece maple neck, nickel tailpiece & tuners, ebony fretboard. Built by Music Link for Dell Arte.

For more pictures and info download the Dell Arte Catalog: Dell Arte Catalog

 

MSRP: $999.99

DjangoFest Price: $679
(case not included)
OUT OF STOCK - TAKING ORDERS




 

 

CIGANO - STUDENT GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR - PETITE BOUCHE
Model #: GJ-10

From the complicated playing techniques, to the limited availability of truly affordable instruments necessary to capture that proper Gypsy tone, the obstacles to learning how to play Gypsy Jazz music can easily discourage the seasoned guitarist, let alone a beginner. To make it even easier to begin this exciting journey, Saga Musical Instruments and Gitane guitars introduce the new GJ-10 Cigano Student Gypsy Jazz guitar! Its long-scale, oval-hole design gives it that fast playability, cutting power and characateristic tone making it the perfect lead instrument. Value, tone, playability and workmanship will meet or exceed any player's expectations.
  • Solid Sitka spruce top
  • Beautiful Asian rosewood back and sides
  • Long scale, oval hole design
  • Nato neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Deep horizontal cutaway
  • Black plastic body binding
  • Traditional “zero” fret, with bone string guide
  • Mahogany peghead overlay with Cigano logo
  • Ebony moustache bridge with movable center
  • Traditional brass tailpiece with plastic insert
  • Accurate gold-plated tuners with 14:1 ratio
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $525.00

SPECIAL: $330
(case not included)



Add a Deluxe Hardshell Case: $75






CIGANO - STUDENT GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR - SHORT SCALE - D-HOLE
Model #: GJ-15

From the complicated playing techniques, to the limited availability of truly affordable instruments necessary to capture that proper Gypsy tone, the obstacles to learning how to play Gypsy Jazz music can easily discourage the seasoned guitarist, let alone a beginner. To make it even easier to begin this exciting musical journey, Saga Musical Instruments and Gitane guitars introduce the new GJ-15 Cigano Student Gypsy Jazz guitar! Its short-scale, D-hole design gives it that characateristic deep bass response and incredible volume making it the perfect rhythm instrument. Value, tone, playability and workmanship will meet or exceed any player's expectations.
  • Solid Sitka spruce top
  • Beautiful Asian rosewood back and sides
  • Short scale, D-hole design with traditional soundhole rosette
  • Nato neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Deep horizontal cutaway
  • Black plastic body binding
  • Traditional “zero” fret, with bone string guide
  • Mahogany peghead overlay with Cigano logo
  • Ebony moustache bridge with movable center
  • Traditional brass tailpiece with plastic insert
  • Accurate gold-plated tuners with 14:1 ratio
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $525.00

SPECIAL: $330
(case not included)



Add a Deluxe Hardshell Case: $75






GITANE - SELMER STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - MAPLE PETITE BOUCHE

Model #: DG-250M

A faithful recreation of a rare original vintage selmer guitar as played by and a favorite of John Jorgenson. "I took it with me to Samois...and it held its own in many a jam session, with a lead tone audible over as many as 8 ryhthm guitars all playing at once!"
  • Select solid spruce top with a beautiful birds-eye maple back and sides
  • Body is bound in solid ebony with maple/walnut/maple purfling on top and back
  • Bound maple neck with a 21-fret fingerboard of genuine ebony, marked with pearl position dots
  • Genuine bone nut with traditional "zero" fret
  • Dovetail neck/body joint
  • Body size: 14-fret neck joint - Scale length 26 5/8" - Nut width 1 3/4" - Body length 18 1/2" - Lower bout 16" - Upper bout 11 1/4"
  • Horizontal cutaway
  • Characteristic "Oval" soundhole, surrounded with a delicate multi-ply rosette
  • Unique and rare solid peghead design
  • Moustache bridge with a compensated, movable center
  • Nickel-plated, open geared tuning machines with a 14:1 ratio
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Trapeze tailpiece
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $1050.00

DjangoFest Price: $735 (w/ case & set-up!)




 





GITANE - SELMER STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - MODELE JOHN JORGENSON

Model #: DG-300

By combining ideas from the "Modern Gypsy Swing Master " and our own knowledgeable product development team, Saga has added the Grandest Gitane and only signature model guitar to date.the DG-300, Modele John Jorgenson! Features include: hand-selected solid spruce used for the top and book-matched, eye-catching Brazilian rosewood used for the back and sides, a custom designed mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard - shaped to John's specific dimensions, and tortoise style body binding, sound hole rosette and tailpiece insert. Certainly a striking appearance at first glance, though its visual appearance is just one aspect that makes this guitar so special
  • Select solid spruce top with aging toner
  • Highly figured Brazilian rosewood back and sides
  • A substantial U-shaped mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and oval fret position markers designed to John Jorgenson specifications
  • Long 26 5/8" scale
  • Ebony moustache bridge with movable compensated center
  • Horizontal body cutaway
  • Lightly finished interior body cavity
  • Inlaid wood soundhole rosette with tortoise-style square insert and center rings
  • Dalmation tortoise-style body binding and tailpiece insert
  • Gold-plated tuners and selmer-style tailpiece
  • Gold Gitane logo and "Modele John Jorgenson" in script located on peghead
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $1495.00

DjangoFest Price: $1046.50 (w/ case & set-up!)




 





GITANE - SELMER STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - MODELE JOHN JORGENSON - 14 FRET - D-HOLE

Model #: DG-320

Saga is proud to be collaborating with John to make some of the finest Gypsy Jazz guitars available on the market today and with the popularity of his first signature Gitane guitar, the DG-300, we have decided to add a brand new and unique guitar as a matched set. Introducing the new Gitane DG-320 "Modele Jorgenson" 14 fret D-hole Gypsy Jazz guitar! This unique and custom designed guitar combines all the playability of a traditional long scale "petite bouche" instrument, with the power of the original Maccaferri large mouth D-hole design. Already becoming one of the most sought after models in the Gitane line!
  • Select solid spruce top with aged look
  • Figured Brazillian rosewood back and sides
  • The longer 26 5/8" scale mahogany neck w/ebony fingerboard & M.O.P. oval position markers designed to John's specification
  • Horizontal cutaway body with a 14-fret dovetail neck/body joint
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Bone nut, zero fret
  • Gitane logo and Modele John Jorgenson in gold script
  • Ebony peghead overlay and underlay
  • Moustache bridge with movable center
  • Dalmatian-tortoise body binding
  • Inlaid wooden rosette with Dalmatian-tortoise square insert and Dalmatian center rings
  • Deluxe 14:1 gold engraved tuners with grained ivoroid buttons
  • Gold-plated tailpiece with Dalmatian-tortoise insert
  • Signed label
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $1495.00

DjangoFest Price: $1046.50 (w/ case & set-up!)




 





GITANE - SELMER STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - MODELE JOHN JORGENSON "TUXEDO"

Model #: DG-330

Introducing the newest member of the Gitane Signature Series of Gypsy Jazz guitar, the Gitane DG-330 Model Jorgenson "Tuxedo" model! Like its namesake, this guitar is the perfect star of any "Black Tie" affair. "I have wanted to have a black Selmer-style guitar made for a number of years, ever since seeing one in a photo from the 50's made in France. The lines of these guitars are so elegant; I thought it would be very classy to have one all in black and white, like a tuxedo. The result is way beyond my expectations, it looks absolutely stunning-sometimes I like to just sit and look at it! So far I have used it on stage, and in the studio for recording some of my new CD. It has a very clear tone, and it sustains very well. The intonation all around the neck is exceptional too!" Both Saga and John invite you to see for yourself why these guitars will satisfy the "Gypsy in your Soul!"
  • Longer scale 26 5/8"
  • Horizontal cutaway
  • Mahogany back and sides
  • Spruce top
  • NEW Saga authentic U shaped mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard & M.O.P. oval position markers
  • Bone string guide with traditional "zero" fret
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Silver Gitane logo
  • Modele John Jorgenson in silver script
  • Ebony peghead overlay
  • Ebony moustache bridge with movable center
  • White pearloid body binding
  • Inlaid wooden rosette with white pearloid square insert and white pearloid center rings
  • Silver-plated tuners with pearl buttons
  • Silver-plated tailpiece with white pearloid insert
  • Signed label
  • Glossy black finish on body and neck
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $1495.00

DjangoFest Price: $1046.50 (w/ case & set-up!)




 





GITANE - SELMER STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - MODELE LULO REINHARDT

Model #: DG-310

In collaboration with Lulo Reinhardt, Saga introduces the second in its line of Gypsy Jazz Signature Series Guitars. The new Gitane DG-310 is a beautiful example of a Gypsy Jazz guitar and is sure to inspire all devoted fans of this musical genre. Every feature of this guitar is inspired by Lulo's musical journey of curiosity that has taken him to southern Spain in search of flamenco roots, to South America exploring various styles of Latin Jazz, as well as his undeniable affection for the music of his legendary ancestor Django Reinhardt. Lulo Reinhardt is a spontaneous and spirited musician who is led by the guitar into musical voyages of discovery. His new signature guitar is the perfect tool to create music in his own way.continuing to add to the legendary hundred year Reinhardt musical story and tradition.
  • Select Solid Spruce Top
  • Select Indian Rosewood Back and sides
  • Ebony Fingerboard with inlaid Lapis Lazuli and M.O.P. position markers
  • Ebony Peghead overlay with script "Modele Lulo Reinhardt" and Gitane logo in brilliant metallic silver
  • Ebony peghead underlay
  • Silver plated engraved tuners with grained ivoroid buttons
  • Silver-plated tailpiece with inlaid ebony insert and black leather tailpiece cushion
  • Dark Tortoise bound body, with multiple ebony/maple purfling
  • Inlaid rosette with Lapis Lazuli and M.O.P. square insert with dark tortoise center rings
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $1495.00

DjangoFest Price: $909 (w/ case & set-up!)




 





GITANE - SELMER STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - SLOTTED PEGHEAD - PETITE BOUCHE

Model #: DG-255

Sure to be popular with any Gypsy Jazz guitar player. The gitane DG-255 is a faithful recreation of the Selmer-style jazz guitar that replaced the original Maccaferri design of the early 1930's. Easily recognizable in early photos of Django! With it's longer scale length it's is a breeze to play and the smaller soundhole gives the guitar its characteristic snap, percussive and focused sound required by afficionados. There is nothing else on the market that even comes close. Let Gitane "Put the Gypsy in Your Soul!"
  • Select solid spruce top with rosewood back and sides
  • Body is bound in solid ebony with maple/walnut/maple purfling on top and back
  • Bound Mahogany neck with a 21-fret fingerboard of genuine ebony, marked with pearl position dots
  • Slotted peghead
  • Genuine bone nut with traditional "zero" fret
  • Dovetail neck/body joint
  • Body size: 14-fret neck joint - Scale length 26 5/8" - Nut width 1 3/4" - Body length 18 1/2" - Lower bout 16" - Upper bout 11 1/4"
  • Horizontal cutaway
  • Characteristic "Oval" soundhole, surrounded with a delicate multi-ply rosette
  • Moustache bridge with a compensated, movable center
  • Geared 14:1 ratio, gold-plated, slotted peghead tuning machines
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Trapeze tailpiece
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $950.00

DjangoFest Price: $665 (w/ case & set-up!)




 





GITANE - SELMER STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - SOLID PEGHEAD - PETITE BOUCHE

Model #: DG-250

Saga has once again scooped the industry with a twist on a classic Selmer-Maccaferri style guitar design. With its Oval soundhole, solid peghead, longer scale length and rosewood back and sides...it's sure to become a collector's item.
  • Select solid spruce top with rosewood back and sides
  • Body is bound in solid ebony with maple/walnut/maple purfling on top and back
  • Bound Mahogany neck with a 21-fret fingerboard of genuine ebony, marked with pearl position dots
  • Genuine bone nut with traditional "zero" fret
  • Dovetail neck/body joint
  • Body size: 14-fret neck joint - Scale length 26 5/8" - Nut width 1 3/4" - Body length 18 1/2" - Lower bout 16" - Upper bout 11 1/4"
  • Horizontal cutaway
  • Characteristic "Oval" soundhole, surrounded with a delicate multi-ply rosette
  • Unique and rare solid peghead design
  • Moustache bridge with a compensated, movable center
  • Nickel-plated, open geared tuning machines with a 14:1 ratio
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Trapeze tailpiece
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $1050.00

DjangoFest Price: $735 (w/ case & set-up!)




 





GITANE MACCAFERRI-STYLE JAZZ GUITAR - D-HOLE

Model #: D-500

Fans of Gypsy-Jazz guitar as well as guitar afficionados of every type will applaud Saga's re-introduction of the classic Selmer-Maccaferri style jazz guitar...the NEW Gitane D-500! All measurements and characteristic features of this guitar were faithfully recreated to make this the highest quality and affordable guitar of its kind on the market today!
  • Solid spruce top with rosewood back and sides
  • Horizontal cutaway
  • Multiple ebony/maple purfling on all edges
  • Characteristic large "D" soundhole
  • Moustache bridge with movable center
  • Thin, comfortable, bound mahogany neck
  • Dovetail neck/body joint
  • Slotted headstock with rosewood overlay
  • Extended 24-fret ebony fingerboard
  • Mother-of-pearl dot markers
  • Body size: 12-fret neck joint - Scale length 25 1/4" - Nut width 1 7/8" - Body length 18 1/2" - Lower bout 16" - Upper bout 11 1/4"
  • Geared 14:1 ratio, gold-plated, slotted peghead tuning machines
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Trapeze tailpiece
  • High-gloss finish with aging toner for vintage look
  • Bone nut, zero fret
  • Includes "Golden Gate" Deluxe Hardshell Case in black or brown (your choice), contoured for Manouche style guitars
  • Shop adjusted - ready to play!

MSRP: $950.00

DjangoFest Price: $665 (w/ case & set-up!)




 



 

 

THE LOAR - F-Hole Archtop Guitar
Model #: LH-500 & LH-550

All-solid archtop acoustics from The Loar honor pioneering jazz guitars of the early 20th century. These accurate replicas feature a solid top that’s meticulously graduated from select spruce. The archtops also feature solid flamed maple back and sides, two parallel tone bars, a trapeze-style tailpiece and an adjustable ebony bridge. The Loar archtops are revered by players and collector’s alike for their combination of ideal tone quality and carrying power.

In upgrading the classic design, these guitars were made with an easy-playing, slim profile and a fully adjustable truss rod for perfect alignment at all times. From the soundhole options to the original inlay detailing by veteran designer Greg Rich, these archtops are available in a variety of styles. Swing enthusiasts, blues players, jazz musicians and guitar aficionados are falling in love with The Loar archtops.

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  • Available in natural finish (with flower pot inlay)
  • Available in sunburst finish (with delicate fern inlay)
  • LH-550 includes vintage-style floating pickup & volume control
  • includes deluxe hardshell case

LH-500 List Price: $1,399.99

DjangoFest Price: $998 (w/ case & set-up!)



LH-550 List Price: $1,499.99

DjangoFest Price: $1079 (w/ pickup, case & set-up!)



Upgrade to a Deluxe Tweed Hardshell Case: +$20



 

THE LOAR - Golden Age Mandolin
Model #: LM-500-VS

Embodying the spirit of the rare and costly vintage mandolins from the Golden Age, the all-solid mandolin from The Loar has high-end features at an affordable price.

The Loar Mandolin features a premium solid spruce top, solid highly-flamed maple back and sides, a flamed maple neck, and an ebony fretboard and bridge. With an Abalone/ M.O.P. Florentine-style headstock inlay designed by Greg Rich, this model fulfills every artistic demand.

Vintage white binding borders the entire instrument with an added black and white inlay on the top, back, headstock, fingerboard and pickguard. The pickguard is the same tortoise-shell plastic as the vintage original, and a reproduction tailpiece with an engraved cover divides the string pressure in the correct manner.

This model also comes with premium Grover tuning machines with pearloid buttons to assure easy, precise tuning. The tone, craftsmanship and features of this marvelous instrument will make your jaw drop.

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  • includes tweed hardshell case

List Price: $799.99

DjangoFest Price: $529 (w/ case & set-up!)



Upgrade to a Deluxe Vintage Hardshell Case: +$20



 

 

PARIS SWING - Parisian Mandolin - F Hole
Model #: MS-110

The Parisian Swing Mandolin combines the gypsy jazz look with traditional mandolin soundholes. These mandolins offer the familiar tone most players are accustomed to, and provide the ultimate in volume and cutting power.

The peghead is made from maple with a rosewood overlay, with product designer Greg Rich's distinctive Paris Swing logo in white pearl and gold leaf, and a stylized abalone/M.O.P. "Tour Eiffel" inlay.

This unique model also has a beautiful Deco square pattern in M.O.P and abalone on the fretboard. The mandolin features select, solid AAA flamed maple back and sides, a flamed maple neck and a solid sitka spruce top. Each model is bound with tortoise-shell (natural models) or grained ivoroid (sunburst models) binding.

Each Paris Swing mandolin has a distinctive right-angle cutaway on the treble side that players associate with the great gypsy jazz instruments. The bass side of the body features the traditional F-model mandolin scroll.

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  • includes tweed hardshell case

List Price: $699.99

DjangoFest Price: $549 (w/ case & set-up!)



Upgrade to a Deluxe Vintage Hardshell Case: +$20



 

PARIS SWING - Nuages Mandolin - Oval Hole
Model #: MS-120

The Django-inspired Nuages Mandolin features a smaller, oval soundhole which gives the mandolin a brighter tone.

The peghead is made from maple with a rosewood overlay, with product designer Greg Rich's distinctive Paris Swing logo in white pearl and gold leaf, and a stylized abalone/M.O.P. "Tour Eiffel" inlay.

The mandolin features select, solid AAA flamed maple back and sides, a flamed maple neck and a solid sitka spruce top. Each model is bound with tortoise-shell (natural models) or grained ivoroid (sunburst models) binding.

Each Paris Swing mandolin has a distinctive right-angle cutaway on the treble side that players associate with the great gypsy jazz instruments. The bass side of the body features the traditional F-model mandolin scroll.

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  • includes tweed hardshell case

List Price: $799.99

DjangoFest Price: $599 (w/ case & set-up!)



Upgrade to a Deluxe Vintage Hardshell Case: +$20



 

PARIS SWING - Samois Mandolin - D Hole
Model #: MS-130

The Samois Swing Mandolin is the model that's most familiar to gypsy jazz enthusiasts. With a classic D-shaped soundhole, this instrument features greater bass response than the avarage mandolin, and a rich, full tone that makes itself heard in any ensemble.

The peghead is made from maple with a rosewood overlay, with product designer Greg Rich's distinctive Paris Swing logo in white pearl and gold leaf, and a stylized abalone/M.O.P. "Tour Eiffel" inlay.

The mandolin features select, solid AAA flamed maple back and sides, a flamed maple neck and a solid sitka spruce top. Each model is bound with tortoise-shell (natural models) or grained ivoroid (sunburst models) binding.

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  • includes tweed hardshell case

List Price: $799.99

DjangoFest Price: $599 (w/ case & set-up!)



Upgrade to a Deluxe Vintage Hardshell Case: +$20



* All prices in US funds. Prices do not include shipping/handling. California residents add 7.25% sales tax.
To place an order outside the continental USA, call 1-877-DJANGOFEST or email nlehr@msn.com


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