A TRAVEL GUITAR CASE FOR PINK FLOYD

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PACKHORSE CASE COMPANY LTD.
A TRAVEL GUITAR CASE FOR PINK FLOYD
Plywood construction with riveted aluminum and steel valance with blue vinyl covering, stenciled to both sides PINK FLOYD. / LONDON., with address label Phil Taylor 01-221-2046 / DGM LTD. 43 PORTLAND ROAD / LONDON, W11 ENGLAND and SERIAL NO. DG 1203
43 ¾ in. (111.5 cm.) high; 17 ¼ in. (43.5 cm.) wide; 7 in. (18 cm.) deep

Literature

Taylor, P. Pink Floyd: The Black Strat - A History of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster, London, 2017, illus. p. 249.

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Lot Essay

This travelling case was used to transport David Gilmour’s primary Black Strat (lot 127) from 1979 through to the mid-1980s, notably for Pink Floyd’s The Wall Tour from 7th February 1980 to 17th June 1981.

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