Mario Maccaferri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mario Maccaferri

Italian luthier and guitarist

Date of Birth: 20-May-1900

Place of Birth: Cento, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1993

Profession: guitar maker, guitarist, musical instrument maker

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Mario Maccaferri (1900–1993) was an Italian luthier, classical guitarist, businessman, and inventor.
He is noted for designing the guitar favored by jazz musician Django Reinhardt, and for inventing the plastic clothespin, 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.