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GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955
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GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955

AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, COUNTRY WESTERN

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GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955
AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, COUNTRY WESTERN
Bearing the logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock, labelled internally Gibson / COUNTRY WESTERN / MODEL and ink stamped W1517 15, of a natural finish, together with a hard-shell case
Length of back 20 3/16 in. (51.3 cm.)
GIBSON
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).

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Lot Essay


Mark Knopfler purchased this guitar from Mandolin World Headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, in July 2004 and kept it in his study for home use. Knopfler would predominantly use acoustics at home for songwriting purposes, as he explained to Vintage Guitar magazine in 2014: 'In terms of the songwriting, what I’m holding certainly [tends] to dictate. I’ve usually got an acoustic guitar when I’m fooling around at home, so most of the writing would be around that. And, if I’m taking a look at the songs, it will usually be with an acoustic in my hand.'

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