Thanks all for the update info.
I began looking around a bit to learn more about Maccaferri. I'm amazed at what I read.
Education ending at age 9, he became a concert guitarist, almost a movie star, and then due to an injury, a luthier (wood). He is still famous for these early instruments though he designed for Selmer for only a short time.
Later, he uprooted his life and moved to the USA and the rest is a life of thinking WAY outside the box in so many ways. He made
millions with his plastic uke, though the plastic guitar didn't catch on the same. Still, both the uke and guitar were quality instruments--as much as plastic can allow. The company still exists today in some form.
Really an amazing man and amazing life. I think the timeline has to start with him.
The first link is the best, most detailed info I could find anywhere on him. I could never find great detail on just the guitar, but it might be found in a biography (book) that is not fully online.
https://www.djangobooks.com/blog/mar...ssical_guitar/
https://crispertarou.tk/condemn/gaet...phy-books.html