Pete Seeger Banjo Head Auction

The auction has been TERMINATED. Deepest apologies.
Here is an explanatory video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaTSMNHbcQ8

(Auction service from: www.mrgordon.com)
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The banjo head sat on a Vega Tubaphone ring for the last 30-35 years. Stew Jamison made Pete's non-tip fiberglass bridge, -"a million years ago." Vega standard size at 10-15/16".
Neck: Seeger built out of solid Lignum Vitae. It is......durable and,........substantial!
The CD "Pete At 89", from Appleseedmusic.com, bears this banjo head for the CD logo.

Paraguay...that's what was missing!
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After discussing what to do with the money, it is Pete's wishes that:
The money raised will assist Nobel laureate 2004, Wangari Maathai, to uplift Haiti's social and economic development so it will eventually have self sustaining stability.
She is best known for empowering women, planting trees, and uplifting Kenya through her environmentalism and political activism.
See more about her here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangari_Maathai ----------
You can read about Dr. Maathai's foundation, The Green Belt Movement, and exactly what they do,l how the money gets used, and where it goes, here:
http://greenbeltmovement.org/w.php?id=8
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I must say, I've put up a lot of videos, but this one is the most honorable.
Thanks for watching.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pete Seeger
• Banjo head auction
• banjo head
• seeger
• wangari
• maathai
• R. J. Storm
• folk music
• memoralbia
• vega
• tubaphone
• long-neck banjo

[PersonForPeaceLondon]

Pete, this is a beautiful piece of history, with the quote that echos Woody's famous guitar ("This machine kills fascists"). Truly priceless, and I hope it fetches lots at auction for Haiti.

Long may you strum your banjo! Peace, from Canada.

[lkrichardson]

How did this get to auction? Musician Carl Pagter presented the Vega extended-neck banjo to the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro KY.Pagter said Seeger donated the banjo to “Sing Out!” magazine for a subscription drive in the 1970s. Old-time musician Rick Abrams raised the most money and it was sent to him. When Abrams, leader of the California-based Piney Creek Weasels, died of melanoma at age 47 in 1997, Pagter, a close friend, bought the Seeger banjo from Abrams’ widow.

[TheHuskyDax]

Sadly i never got to meet gramps :c

but i have looked up to him and jon eric and mike gregory for years now. and i am going to make a banjo this weekend a pete seeger style, steampunk fashion, and i will learn to play better and get lessons in hopes to become as good if not better then these 3 men :)

16yr old Gears D. Husky

[jerseylad611]

Pete's banjo head should have stayed on his banjo and displayed in the Smithsonian Institute. A neat decorated folk instrument.

[vcp430]

@jamie69247 Pete plays a 5-string. His banjo is like a regular banjo, which a standard banjo has 22 frets, his has 3 extra, which allows him to do deeper than standard G tuning, such as keys of open E, F and F#.

[shroomduke]

The irony is, National Treasures like Pete Seeger who have a message of love caring, compassion, generousity, and patriotism, are ignored by the "National Media Cartel", while National Blights and scurges from greedy corporate felons, corrupt politicians, perverted proselytizing preachers, sleezy sports figures and others get national exposure daily!

[vmt1]

I am so glad Pete discontinued the auction and donated the banjo head to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Either there or the Smithsonian. It DOES NOT belong in a private collection that might garner more money for just one collector. Someday I hope to make it to Cleveland and see it again.....

[jamie69247]

does he play a 5 or 6 string?

[GMPNY]

@stewballmax3 Thanks for the share!

[stewballmax3]

Grandpa Peter will forever remain our GLOBAL treasure.

I HAVE to send this wonderful video out to all of my You Tube friends who also appreciate Pete's life-long work.

In Gratitude,

Max