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‘Rye Straw’(or ‘Joke on the Puppy’) with the New Lost City Ramblers on Pete’s ‘Rainbow Quest’ TV show….mandolin piece starts at 46.58.
Can anyone identify the mandolin? A blonde Gibson F5 maybe? The show was from a series broadcast from 1965-66.
Pete
Thanks. Pete was certainly no slouch on the mandolin. (The tune you named is followed by "Ragtime Annie.")
If you don't get a response to your question, you might try re-posting under "General Discussions" where you'll find more luthiers and other experts on instruments.
See also this thread with Pete playing a different mandolin:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...ng-on-Mandolin
What else was there for mandolins back then? Gotta be a Gibson F-5 (custom order perhaps with the blond finish).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mando Mafia
Len B.
Clearwater, FL
Thanks, Len….makes sense. I remember hearing at one time that Mike Seeger had a Loar F5 and gave it to David McLaughlin, which David still has…what an amazing gift!Quote:
Originally Posted by lenf12
Pete
That's probably Mike Seeger's mandolin.
There are a couple of pictures floating around of Mike playing a natural top Gibson F-5 with various folks, including one with Alice Gerrard.
From the clearest picture, it appears to be a fern model made in the twenties or early thirties. Somebody else will have to chase down the picture if they want to attach it.
Mike had quite a few instruments pass through his hands over the years, including several mandolins.
Mike Seeger had a blonde 1925 (I'm pretty sure) F-5. The finish had been stripped and re-done, thus the "blonde" color. I saw it once, but I didn't really pay much attention to it so I certainly can't recognize it in a photo or video, but I have to assume that this might be that mandolin.
Seems to be a logical conclusion.
After all, how many script logo/dot inlay blonde Gibson F-5's existed in 1965 when this show was produced?
Pete Seeger gave us a wonderful gift when he made the Rainbow Quest series. I'm glad it has survived.
Pete started to play the banjo, but when he saw that Mike was playing a banjo, I believe that he just grabbed Mike's F5.