Object Details
- Description
- This guitar was designed by Mario Maccaferri and made by the French American Reeds Manufacturing Company of Mount Vernon, New York in 1954. Maccaferri (1900-1993) was born in Cento, Italy and at the age of eleven became an apprentice to guitarist and luthier Luigi Mozzani. After an early career as a guitarist and instrument maker in Europe, Maccaferri immigrated to the United States in 1939. Mario Maccaferri developed a variety of plastic instruments including plastic woodwind reeds and a plastic ukulele. This six course (6x1) guitar, model G-40, was made of Dow Styron plastic. As indicated in the original brochure accompanying this guitar, it sold for $39.95.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1954
- maker
- Maccaferri, Mario
- place made
- United States: New York, Mount Vernon
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Guitars
- Credit Line
- Gift of Maria Maccaferri
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1994.0136.01
- accession number
- 1994.0136
- catalog number
- 1994.0136.01
- Object Name
- guitar
- Measurements
- overall: 38 in x 13 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 96.52 cm x 33.655 cm x 11.43 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_607598