The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #8896   Message #1965308
Posted By: GUEST,Keith Sellers
12-Feb-07 - 05:37 PM
Thread Name: Lonnie Donegan
Subject: RE: Lonnie Donegan
Just another word about the D hole 12 string,the guitar player in the Springfields played one....i think it was made by John Bailey,i am sure Johns still about, if someone knows of his where abouts we should ask him.The 28 herringbone on the Lost John picture,i do not beleive belonged to L.D, as R/R says it never appeared again,so i wonder who that belonged to,i mean who would have owned a pre war Martin in England in the 1940/50,s,such a serious guitar must have been owned by a pro guitarist,and for him to have known L.D.and to let him use it for the photo shoot, pro guitarist at that time would have been playing archtops and classicals,sadly if old Lon.would have been a bit more forthcomming all of these questions,would have have answers,R/R and me took L.D.out for lunch back in 89.and we quizzed him gently about everything,we came to the conclusion that he really did not know, or i dont believe, did not care,i just think to him it was not important,little did he know !!Keith Sellers Sellers............