Joan Baez - "Too bad you are a communist"

            C.F. Martin "Joan Baez" signature model prototype.   She had always used her Martin 1929 O-45.  When she sent the well-worn guitar back for refurbishment in 1996, Martin repair people noticed that the words "Too Bad You Are A Communist" had been scrawled on the underside of the top.  When Joan heard this, she was at first surprised, then amused.  She supposed it had been done by a repairman years ago who disputed her politics.  When the O-45 was replicated for a 1997 edition, a backwards label bearing the same slogan was adhered to the inside of the soundboard so that it could be read with an inspection mirror.  In concerts to follow, Joan has enjoyed telling this story. 
   

Taken on: June 28, 2006

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