A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS TENNESSEAN, STYLE 6119

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THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 1962
A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS TENNESSEAN, STYLE 6119
The logo GRETSCH inlaid at the headstock and stamped 50878 at the top edge, marked Chet Atkins / TENNESSEAN / GRETSCH on the pickguard, of a red stained finish, together with an original hard-shell case and manufacturer’s literature
Length of back 21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm.)
GRETSCH

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 acquired this guitar in 2005. Knopfler’s guitar tech Glenn Saggers told us that every newly acquired guitar would spend time in Mark’s hands so he could get an idea of the sound and where a particular guitar might fit in a particular song. From time to time, Knopfler kept this guitar in his study for home use.

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