Here she is playing (perhaps) the same guitar, looks like a D40. Much better view of the guitar! Starts at 1:30:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPZ6P7D3BIw
walrus
And never paid much attention to what kinds of buttons the machines on D50's had, but those definitely look like buttons we've seen on '40's, too.
Could be either, guys. Watching the Little Green video that Walrus pointed to, it looks like rosewood to me (D-50) as it's very dark. That said, it's not clear enough to be sure, and of course they dyed mahogany dark in those days too.
Yes in that light
anything's going to look dark, except blonde maple.
Al, what did you mean about your open tuning comment re: Richie Havens? Were he and Joni close or something?
They were both known for using open tunings extensively, and Havens liked the fact that his D40's always had excellent string-to string balance even in open tunings. I suspect they inevitably crossed paths while doing tours and had a chance to exchange views, if she didn't hear about it on the grapevine, that's all.
And Havens' first album
Mixed Bag was released in '66, about a year and a half before Joni's, although granted it didn't do all that well until his second one pulled it back into the charts in '68.
So there was plenty of opportunity for Joni to have "checked him out" for what he used, that's all I meant.
HOWEVER:
A quick image search just now came back with a '67 D50 with no chesterfield.....which was my primary reason for thinking it was a '40.