Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
MICHAEL J. FRANKS GUITARS, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN, 2010
Lot 104

MICHAEL J. FRANKS GUITARS, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICHIGAN, 2010

AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEGACY DREADNOUGHT

Closed31 January 2024

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GBP 15,120

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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

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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.’