Lot 26
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Lonnie Donegan
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Lonnie Donegan

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Lonnie Donegan
A circa 1957 Boosey And Hawkes acoustic guitar, Serial No. 74439, in natural finish, rosewood body, spruce top, stained beechwood neck and head, nineteen fret bound rosewood fingerboard and rosewood bridge, black pickguard; accompanied by a leather strap, a hardshell contour case and a letter concerning the provenance (4)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

According to the accompanying letter from Peter Buchanan, Donegan's manager from 1956, this guitar was Lonnie Donegan's own that he kept in the dressing room. It was used to compose songs such as My Old Man's A Dustman, Have A Drink On Me, Lively, The Market Song, Ding Ding, Auntie Maggie's Remedy and many others.

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