Gypsy
Gypsy jazz guitars are often linked to the Selmer Instrument Company, Mario Maccaferri, who designed the original oval holed instruments for Selmer, and Django Reinhardt, the best known gypsy jazz player. Selmer instruments were built with laminated backs / sides and spruce soundboards. Most of the instruments I have been asked to build have had solid backs and sides, but I am also able to build them as laminates if preferred. I find instruments with solid backs / sides generally have a richer tone.