Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
PENSA CUSTOM GUITARS BY MASANOBU HINO, NEW YORK, 1996
Lot 33

PENSA CUSTOM GUITARS BY MASANOBU HINO, NEW YORK, 1996

A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, MARK KNOPFLER CUSTOM

Closed31 January 2024

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PENSA CUSTOM GUITARS BY MASANOBU HINO, NEW YORK, 1996
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, MARK KNOPFLER CUSTOM
The logo Pensa CUSTOM MADE IN U.S.A. applied to the headstock, engraved at the neckplate M.K. 022996, of a natural finish, together with an original hard-shell case
Length of back 15 5/8 in. (39.6 cm.)
PENSA

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According to Rudy Pensa, this guitar was one of a number of prototypes made for a Pensa Custom jazz model by luthier Masanobu Hino. Eager for feedback on the planned jazz model, Pensa sent this custom example to Mark Knopfler as a gift in 1996.