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Brand | Kay |
| Type | Unknown | |
| Year | Unknown | |
| Serial number | Unknown | |
| Additional info | On 17th October 2002, Mark Knopfler was in Norway to promote The ragpicker's dream album. The host of the show had an audio recording of Chilly wind, a song that Mark Knopfler and Sue Hercombe played in 1966 on high school. A few pictures were shown of Mark and Sue. Mark explained that this was a Kay guitar 'made out of orange boxes'. He borrowed this guitar from a friend. Click here for another picture of Mark and Sue. |
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Brand | Kay |
| Type | Electric acoustic mandolin | |
| Year | Circa 1960 | |
| Serial number | Unknown | |
| Additional info |
The laminated body of maple with grain painted
faux-flame sunburst finish, and painted binding. This mandolin was originally acquired from Yank Rachell’s nephew after his death. The instrument passed into Mark Knopfler’s ownership from a friend of Nashville guitarist Richard Bennett in the early 2000s and was kept for studio use, and occasionally tested for sound whenever a mandolin was required on a track. See here, here and here for more pictures.
This guitar was auctioned at Christie's in London on 31st January 2024. It was sold for 16.380 Pounds.
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