Lot Essay
Acquired circa 1990, Mark Knopfler kept this guitar for occasional home and studio use.
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A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, ES-5 SWITCHMASTER
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GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1956-1957
A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, ES-5 SWITCHMASTER
The logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock, labelled internally, Style Guitar / Switchmaster / Number A 25951 is hereby / GUARANTEED / against faulty workmanship and materials. / Gibson INC. / KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN / U.S.A., ink stamped internally V6650 9, of a sunburst finish, together with an original hard-shell case and original hang tag
Length of back 21 3/16 in. (53.8 cm.)
GIBSON
A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, ES-5 SWITCHMASTER
The logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock, labelled internally, Style Guitar / Switchmaster / Number A 25951 is hereby / GUARANTEED / against faulty workmanship and materials. / Gibson INC. / KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN / U.S.A., ink stamped internally V6650 9, of a sunburst finish, together with an original hard-shell case and original hang tag
Length of back 21 3/16 in. (53.8 cm.)
GIBSON
Literature
The Official Mark Knopfler Guitar Styles: Volume II, London, 1993, p. 3 (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).
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The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
Acquired circa 1990, Mark Knopfler kept this guitar for occasional home and studio use.