AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEGACY DREADNOUGHT

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MICHAEL J. FRANKS GUITARS, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN, 2010
AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEGACY DREADNOUGHT
Bearing the logo M.J. Franks inlaid at the headstock and labelled internally M.J. Franks / Hand Crafted Guitars / Rochester Hills, Michigan / Legacy Dreadnought / E. Indian Rosewood / Red Spruce / Number 10-112 / December 2010, of a natural finish, together with a hard-shell case
Length of back 20 3/16 in. (51 cm.)
MICHAEL J. FRANKS

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 received this acoustic guitar as a gift from former GT driver Nicolaus Springer in 2011 and kept it for home use. Knopfler would predominantly use acoustics at home for songwriting purposes, as he explained to Vintage Guitar magazine in 2014: ‘In terms of the songwriting, what I’m holding certainly [tends] to dictate. I’ve usually got an acoustic guitar when I’m fooling around at home, so most of the writing would be around that. And, if I’m taking a look at the songs, it will usually be with an acoustic in my hand.’

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