A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, MARK KNOPFLER CUSTOM

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PENSA CUSTOM GUITARS BY MASANOBU HINO, NEW YORK, 1996
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, MARK KNOPFLER CUSTOM
The logo Pensa CUSTOM MADE IN U.S.A. applied to the headstock, engraved at the neckplate M.K. 022996, of a natural finish, together with an original hard-shell case
Length of back 15 5/8 in. (39.6 cm.)
PENSA

Sale Room Notice

Please note that the correct spelling of the name of the luthier who made this guitar is Masanobu Hino, and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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

According to Rudy Pensa, this guitar was one of a number of prototypes made for a Pensa Custom jazz model by luthier Masanobu Hino. Eager for feedback on the planned jazz model, Pensa sent this custom example to Mark Knopfler as a gift in 1996.

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