A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM SHOP STRATOCASTER

Price realised USD 100,000

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USD 6,000 – USD 8,000

Closed: 20 Jun 2019

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FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, CORONA, 2005

A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM SHOP STRATOCASTER

Price realised USD 100,000

Closed: 20 Jun 2019

Price realised USD 100,000

Closed: 20 Jun 2019

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FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, CORONA, 2005
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM SHOP STRATOCASTER
The headstock bearing the decal logo Fender STRATOCASTER / WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO / ORIGINAL / Contour / Body, with CW Fleming decal to the back of the neck, the neckplate stamped CN97841 with logo Fender / Custom shop, the tremolo cavity bearing the signature C.W.Fleming 9/04, in custom gold leaf finish, with original case bearing a label inscribed FENDER STRAT GOLD LEAF 2004 #CN97841; accompanied by a facsimile copy of an invoice from luthier Paul Herman for various alterations, dated 7th May 2010
Length of back 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Similar to Eric Clapton’s custom built 1996 50th Anniversary Issue gold leaf Stratocaster, this guitar was custom-made for David Gilmour with a gold leaf finish by Master Builder Chris Fleming at Fender Custom Shop in 2005. As the nitrocellulose finish on the neck had remained slightly tacky, the neck was refinished and remodeled by Paul Herman of Wal basses, Surrey, in May 2010, along with various other alterations to accommodate Gilmour’s preferences, after which the guitar was kept for studio use.

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