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• bopster St. Louis, MOProdigy Altamira M30, Wide Sky PL-1, 1940? French mystery guitar

  April 2018 Posts: 512

  My sources say Harry James. The outfit suggests circus performer, and James’ father was a circus bandleader.
• AndyW Glasgow Scotland UK✭✭✭ Clarinets & Saxes- Selmer, Conn, Buescher, Leblanc et.al. // Guitars: Gerome, Caponnetto, Napoli, Musicalia, Bucolo et. al.

  April 2018 Posts: 564

  Buster Keaton was 5ft5, played trumpet, and worked in Paris on the film "Le Roi des Champs-Élysées" in 1934....
• cbwim ✭✭✭

  April 2018 Posts: 189

  That looks like a good possibility Bopster. Thanks!!! What are your sources?
  
  I've contacted a Harry James site and sent them this inquiry. Will report any response.
• bopster St. Louis, MOProdigy Altamira M30, Wide Sky PL-1, 1940? French mystery guitar

  April 2018 Posts: 512

  My “sources” are several friends who were fans of Harry James during his heyday.
• cbwim ✭✭✭

  April 2018 Posts: 189

  Thanks much Bopster! We also looked at that photo some more. It looked somewhat posed and cold have been anyone holding a trumpet. But with some image enhancement we could see the band playing behind him - all in various circus style attire. I'd say Harry James with 99% certainty. To confirm, I found the LinkedIn contact for his son, who is or was a real estate developer in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and have sent him a message.