Session King Irish Bouzouki

At the back end of 2024 I asked made a pair of Session King Irish bouzouki – a more affordable hand made Irish bouzouki. This year I released the build slots for a batch of Session King bouzoukis and the slots sold out pretty quick – but this first archtop is still available.

Let me give you the spec:

Soundboard – cedrela
Back and sides – Queensland silkwood
Neck – Fiji mahogany
Head veneer – ebony
Fretboard – bog oak
Bridge – wenge with bone saddle
Tuners – Gotoh 510
Frets – Evo Gold
Truss rod – Mark Blanchard handmade double action
Case – Wood banjo case
Scale – 650mm
Nut – 36.5mm

You can hear the bouzouki here:

Get in touch and I’ll send you the price including shipping to your country, and how much to expect in terms of duties or tariffs.

My brother and I have decided to sell our late Grandfathers’ 1947 Selmer Maccaferri guitar. My brother doesn’t play guitar, and I don’t play anything like as much as I used to. So it’s a waste for this guitar to be sitting in its case all the time.

You can hear me play the guitar and I talk about the materials, dimensions and history over on YouTube:

Original Selmer guitars in this condition tend to sell for rather a lot, and this guitar is rather unusual, so it’s hard put a price on it at this stage. We are open to sensible offers.

The guitar is in the UK but can be shipped worldwide.

If you’d like to buy the guitar, please contact me through the form at the bottom of this page.

Please mention in your message that you’re interested in the Selmer guitar.