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1937-1939 Levin De Luxe

While vistiting Göteborg during a tour of Sweden
in April, 1939, Fred Guy, guitarist in the Duke Ellington
Orchestra purchased a Levin De Luxe at Waidele Musik.
This is the guitar that Django Reinhardt is playing
in the famous William Gottlieb photos. They were taken
backstage at the Aquarium in New York City when Django
was on tour with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1946.

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1939 Waidele ad


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1939 Levin ads


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1939 concert review


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1940 Levin ad


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Django Reinhardt at the Aquarium
New York City, 1946
Photo: William Gottlieb

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Fred Guy at the Aquarium
New York City, 1946
Photo: William Gottlieb

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Fred Guy at Carnegie Hall
New York City
Photographer: unknown


Following photos by courtesy of Gary U. Petrin.
Read his story of how this instrument surfaced.
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