What Kind of Guitar is This?

Bones

Are there any other pictures of Django playing this guitar?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... =WDVW&rd=1

Thanks

Jack

It's a Levin archtop; it belonged to Freddy Guy, Duke's guitarist (the photo dates from Django's US trip). For another picture, look up and to the right...

or:




other interesting photos from the same session can be had here:
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/f?g ... ammem_553w:

best,
Jack.

Jack

And can we talk about that thumbnail?

Soref

Hahaha

Yeah that thumb has always disturbed me a bit. Do you think he preferred to keep the fingernails long on his right hand for lonely nights without a plectrum? :shock:

CalebFSU

Man, I thought I was the only person who was weirded out by that. It has obviously nothing to do with his playing and it is pretty silly to think about, but something about it always kind of got to me.

Bones

Thanks for the replies.

Are there any pictures of the tailpiece and a front view of the peghead?

I couldn't get the link above to open.

Jack

Sorry, this link should work.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?a ... 1910-1953+))
You'll need to copy the whole line into your address bar though, or just Google Bill Gottlieb Django.

I haven't seen any photos like you asked for; you can probably find something similar online somewhere...Levin was a Swedish (?) company if that helps...

best,
Jack.

Bones

Thanks for the reply Jack!

Bones

Ted,

Thanks for the link. That guitar is cool looking. I wonder how they sound. Has anyone ever played one?