Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1957
Lot 62

THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1957

A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS 6120

Closed31 January 2024

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GBP 47,880

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THE FRED GRETSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1957
A HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CHET ATKINS 6120
Bearing the logo Gretsch inlaid at the headstock, Chet Atkins signature logo and GRETSCH on the pickguard, and labelled internally GRETSCH / THE FRED MFG. CO. / 60 BROADWAY BROOKLYN 11, N.Y. / Model 6120 / Serial No. 22429 / MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS SINCE 1883, of a red finish, together with a hard-shell case and old pickup surrounds
Length of back 20 ½ in. (52.1 cm.)
GRETSCH

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Mark Knopfler purchased this guitar from a vintage guitar dealer in San Diego, California, in September 2005, most likely as a spare for his 2006 All The Roadrunning Tour of Europe and North America. This is one of at least three Chet Atkins 6120s owned by Knopfler, all dating to circa 1957. See footnote to previous lot.