ID 1122773
Lot 30 | RUDY PENSA BY JOHN SUHR, NEW YORK, 1984
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, 'R' CUSTOM PROTOTYPE
The logo "R" custom applied to the headstock, and inscribed on the reverse 001 Prototype / By / John Suhr, the finish of a red colour with black anodized hardware, together with a shipping travel case, labelled PACKHORSE CASE CO. LTD. / HIGH WYCOMBE (0494) 23673 / ENGLAND and applied in white stencil STRAITS / LONDON / S1
Length of back 15 9⁄16 in. (39.6 cm.)
Literature
The Official Mark Knopfler Guitar Styles: Volume II, London, 1993, p. 10.
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).
| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
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