A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS 6120

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THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1957
A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS 6120
Bearing the logo Gretsch inlaid at the headstock, Chet Atkins signature logo and GRETSCH on the pickguard, and labelled internally GRETSCH / THE FRED MFG. CO. / 60 BROADWAY BROOKLYN 11, N.Y. / Model 6120 / Serial No. 22429 / MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS SINCE 1883, of a red finish, together with a hard-shell case and old pickup surrounds
Length of back 20 ½ in. (52.1 cm.)
GRETSCH

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 a vintage guitar dealer in San Diego, California, in September 2005, most likely as a spare for his 2006 All The Roadrunning Tour of Europe and North America. This is one of at least three Chet Atkins 6120s owned by Knopfler, all dating to circa 1957. See footnote to previous lot.

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