Re: More on Joni's Guitars

[Dan Olson]

Yes, by golly, I see it now. All of the other inlays are standard for the guitar; they are an indication of the fret location (called "fret markers"). A similar "name tag" is even more visible in this photo from the one currently on ebay (http://anglesnet.com/jonimitchell02/Images/JM02-8.JPG), but it says "George Benson" instead of "Joni Mitchell".

At 01:07 PM 2/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:

... Between the top frets (top
meaning on the body of the guitar itself), I think it
says "Joni Mitchell" (carved into mother-of-pearl or
shell). Between a number of the others, there is what
looks like shell or mother-of-pearl or something like
that) but I can't figure out whether it's supposed to
be a design of some kind.

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Catherine
Toronto