AN ACOUSTIC 12-STRING GUITAR, FRANCESCA

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FRAULINI GUITARS, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 2006
AN ACOUSTIC 12-STRING GUITAR, FRANCESCA
Labelled internally FRAULINI / GUITARS / MADE IN AMERICA MODEL FRANCESCA, ink stamped at the neck block F43, and signed internally on the top TODD CAMBIO / DECEMBER 12 / 2006, of a natural finish, together with a hard-shell case, several sets of D’Addario strings, a 5/16 wrench and original manufacturer’s literature
Length of back 21 3/16 in. (53.8 cm.)
FRAULINI

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 hand-built guitar from luthier Todd Cambio of Fraulini Guitars in 2007. Knopfler opted for the Francesca model - a copy of the Stella Auditorium 12-string guitar made by the Oscar Schmidt Company and played by such blues greats as Leadbelly and Blind Willie McTell.

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