A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, SPECTRUM 5

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TEISCO, JAPAN, CIRCA 1966-1969
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, SPECTRUM 5
The logo TEISCO applied to the headstock and SPECTRUM 5 applied to the pickguard, with applied nameplate on the back MODEL NO. SPECTRUM 5 / SERIAL NO. 253337 / JAPAN, the body of a Candy Apple Red finish, together with a hard-shell case and tremolo bar
Length of body 17 ¼ in. (43.5 cm.)
TEISCO

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

One of a handful of Teisco Spectrum 5 guitars that Mark Knopfler purchased in 2004 to try out for sound on different songs, this guitar didn’t make it onto a record at the time and was kept for occasional studio use. See footnote to lot 74.

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