ID 1122805
Lot 5 | GIBSON INCORPORATED, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, CIRCA 1981
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A NYLON STRING SEMI SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS CE, CUSTOM SHOP EDITION
The logo applied within the soundhole Chet Atkins / Gibson, and Custom Shop / Edition A 027 / MADE IN / USA on the reverse of the headstock, of a natural finish, together with original hard-shell case and manufacturer’s warranty card and red canvas strap
Length of back 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.)
Literature
The Official Mark Knopfler Guitar Styles: Volume I, London, 1993, p. 9 (ill.).
Sale room notice
Mark Knopfler plans to donate no less than 25% of the total hammer price received, to be split equally between The British Red Cross Society (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 220949, Scotland with charity number SC037738, Isle of Man with charity number 0752, and Jersey with charity number 430), Brave Hearts of the North East (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1006247) and the Tusk Trust Limited (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1186533).
| Category: | Musical instruments |
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| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
| Category: | Musical instruments |
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| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
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