I am very late in this, but I felt that I should acknowledge that I new Monte back in 1959 when he used to come by Noa Wulfe's shop where I was working. He had one of the original Noa guitars that was held together with orange crate. He was just learning the Cuckoo, a modal Appalachian tune. I was glad when he developed into the musician he became. Very sad to learn of his passing.