Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
ORIGINAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1995
Lot 37

ORIGINAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1995

A RESONATOR GUITAR, DOBRO DUOLIAN

Closed31 January 2024

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GBP 107,100

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ORIGINAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1995
A RESONATOR GUITAR, DOBRO DUOLIAN
The logo ORIGINAL / DUOLIAN / BY / DOBRO applied to the headstock and stamped D2 142 95 at the end, the nickel-plated body with floral engraving, together with an original hard-shell case
Length of back 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.)
DOBRO/ORIGINAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY

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Well known as a player of the resonator guitar, Mark Knopfler’s famous 1937 National Style O resonator was featured on the cover of Dire Straits’ bestselling 1985 album Brothers In Arms. Knopfler received this resonator guitar as a gift from Dobro in 1998.