ID 1122716
Lot 34 | THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 1967
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS COUNTRY GENTLEMAN STYLE 6122
The logo GRETSCH inlaid at the headstock with THE CHET ATKINS / COUNTRY / GENTLEMAN engraved on the nameplate, 57734 stamped on the reverse, together with an original hard-shell case and manufacturer’s literature
Length of back 21 1⁄8 in. (53.7 cm.)
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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| Auction house category: | Musical instruments, Electric Guitars |
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