Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955
Lot 59

GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955

AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, COUNTRY WESTERN

Closed31 January 2024

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GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1955
AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, COUNTRY WESTERN
Bearing the logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock, labelled internally Gibson / COUNTRY WESTERN / MODEL and ink stamped W1517 15, of a natural finish, together with a hard-shell case
Length of back 20 3/16 in. (51.3 cm.)
GIBSON

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Mark Knopfler purchased this guitar from Mandolin World Headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, in July 2004 and kept it in his study 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.'