AN ELECTRIC ACOUSTIC MANDOLIN

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KAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1960
AN ELECTRIC ACOUSTIC MANDOLIN
The laminated body of maple with grain painted faux-flame sunburst finish, and painted binding, together with a semi-hard case, and a letter concerning the provenance
Length of back 13 1/16 in. (33.1 cm.)
KAY

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

According to the accompanying letter, this mandolin was originally acquired from Yank Rachell’s nephew after his death. The instrument passed into Mark Knopfler’s ownership from a friend of Nashville guitarist Richard Bennett in the early 2000s and was kept for studio use, and occasionally tested for sound whenever a mandolin was required on a track.

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