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The man on the photo could also be the famous "Ballon" the mandolin player of Toulon that was also an hair-dresser and dancer, friend of Django in Toulon and of painter Pianfetti (that was also the owner of a bar in Toulon where Django used toplay).
It could be the same man playing mandolin on the video with Django and Joseph in Toulon (1931) for the Inauguration of a monument
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It seems that this exhibition is going to be displayed again and this time in the suburbs near Paris :
«Emile Savitry, un photographe de Montparnasse» will be displayed at "la Maison de la Photographie Robert-Doisneau" de Gentilly (94) from 25 october 2012 to 27 januar 2013.
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François RAVEZ
... and how delightful to see that Django's banjo was the longer-necked "plectrum" banjo, the kind I play...
...though I'm fairly sure Django used GGBE 'guitar' tuning instead of standard plectrum CGBD 'banjo' tuning.
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