A RESONATOR GUITAR, DOBRO DUOLIAN

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ORIGINAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1995
A RESONATOR GUITAR, DOBRO DUOLIAN
The logo ORIGINAL / DUOLIAN / BY / DOBRO applied to the headstock and stamped D2 142 95 at the end, the nickel-plated body with floral engraving, together with an original hard-shell case
Length of back 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.)
DOBRO/ORIGINAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY

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

Well known as a player of the resonator guitar, Mark Knopfler’s famous 1937 National Style O resonator was featured on the cover of Dire Straits’ bestselling 1985 album Brothers In Arms. Knopfler received this resonator guitar as a gift from Dobro in 1998.

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