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Jimi Hendrix

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Jimi Hendrix
A Gibson J200 acoustic guitar, 1968, serial number 896265, with tobacco sunburst finish, imitation tortoiseshell pickguard with floral design, rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlays, Grover machineheads, with black hardshell contour case, the guitar purchased in New York by Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding as a gift for their manager, Chas Chandler, 1968, the guitar later lent by Chandler to Chas and Dave and to Slade for the recording of their single Far Far Away, 1974; accompanied by a document concerning the provenance from Chas Chandler (3)

Provenance

The Collection of Red Ronnie.

Descriptif du lot

According to Chandler's letter, this guitar was given to me as a present by Noel Redding and Jimi Hendrix some time around 1967. They had seen it in a pawn shop on 8th Ave, N.Y. where they used to always browse when in the city...

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