A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR IN THE MANNER OF A STRATOCASTER

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PAOLETTI GUITARS SRL, MONTEMURLO, ITALY, CIRCA 2011
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR IN THE MANNER OF A STRATOCASTER
Bearing the logo Paoletti applied at the headstock, and 09811 stamped on the reverse, the pickguard engraved 1850, and signed Paoletti 11, of a natural finish, together with a hard-shell case and tremolo bar, accompanied by a presentation letter from the manufacturer
Length of back 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm.)
PAOLETTI

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

This guitar was gifted to Mark Knopfler in 2012 by Fabrizio Paoletti and Roberto Pedrazzi. According to the presentation letter, the body wood used to build this guitar was taken from a 150-year-old Tuscan chestnut wine barrel dated 1850, the pickups were handmade and hand wound to exactly replicate a 60s tone, and the brass pickguard and headstock cover were hand engraved with foliate motifs. Knopfler kept the guitar in his study for home use.

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