Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
PAOLETTI GUITARS SRL, MONTEMURLO, ITALY, CIRCA 2011
Lot 107

PAOLETTI GUITARS SRL, MONTEMURLO, ITALY, CIRCA 2011

A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR IN THE MANNER OF A STRATOCASTER

Closed31 January 2024

Price Realised

GBP 37,800

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

Conditions of Sale
How to sell

PAOLETTI GUITARS SRL, MONTEMURLO, ITALY, CIRCA 2011
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR IN THE MANNER OF A STRATOCASTER
Bearing the logo Paoletti applied at the headstock, and 09811 stamped on the reverse, the pickguard engraved 1850, and signed Paoletti 11, of a natural finish, together with a hard-shell case and tremolo bar, accompanied by a presentation letter from the manufacturer
Length of back 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm.)
PAOLETTI

Specialist note


This guitar was gifted to Mark Knopfler in 2012 by Fabrizio Paoletti and Roberto Pedrazzi. According to the presentation letter, the body wood used to build this guitar was taken from a 150-year-old Tuscan chestnut wine barrel dated 1850, the pickups were handmade and hand wound to exactly replicate a 60s tone, and the brass pickguard and headstock cover were hand engraved with foliate motifs. Knopfler kept the guitar in his study for home use.