For Pete Savage:

The Martin four-string guitar to which you refer was played by Nick Reynolds, "The runt of the litter," as often described by Dave Guard, Bob Shane and, later, John Stewart. Sadly, we recently lost both Nick, who I had met locally from time to time, and John Stewart. Both had roots in the San Diego area. Nick's dad was a retired navy captain in Coronado and John was born here. Nick once said, with a wink, that some of the "back stories" were basically stage patter that may or may not have had roots in reality. You may find a lot of that in your research.

Remembering some of the exploits of my "misspent youth" in folk music, I kiddingly asked Nick once if he realized how much mischief his group had gotten some of us into. He just grinned and said, "Yeah; but, wasn't it a gas!"

Bob, the only surviving original member, is in the Phoenix area, as is Travis Edmonson, of Bud & Travis. Both are in difficult health situations, but Bob still plays a bit, from what I hear.