Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
VALCO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1959
Lot 36

VALCO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1959

A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, SUPRO DUAL TONE

Closed31 January 2024

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VALCO, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1959
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, SUPRO DUAL TONE
Bearing the logo SUPRO / PAT. PEND applied at the headstock, Dual Tone on the pickguard and T19118 applied at the back of the headstock, the body of an ivory colour, together with a chipboard a chipboard case of the period, a set of D’Addario strings, two picks, and a handwritten gift note on Georgetown Masters headed stationery, dated 1 July 1998
Length of back 17 1/8 in. (43.8 cm.)
VALCO

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Having mentioned that the Supro Dual Tone was just like a guitar he had growing up, Mark Knopfler received this guitar as a gift from mastering engineer Denny Purcell of Georgetown Masters in Nashville, during the mastering of his soundtrack album Metroland in July 1998. In the accompanying note, Purcell wrote: ‘Mark, it is such a pleasure for us to be able to give you a guitar just like one you once owned! What a wonderful connection to your past, our present.’ Knopfler told us: ‘This was just like my second grown-up guitar.’