John bought this 3/4-sized guitar for about £10 after seeing an ad for it in a magazine. Knowing his Aunt Mimi (whom he lived with) would disapprove, he had it sent to his mother's house. She played banjo, so she showed John some songs. However, because a banjo has only 5 strings, John would play his guitar in the early days with his 6th string left slack.
This guitar currenly resides at the Boston Museum of Fine Art.
