A Gretsch 6192 'Sunburst' guitar, 1965
Estimate $4,000 – $6,000
American made, serial number 65034, maple hollowbody construction, nitrocellulose 'Tobacco Sunburst' finish, bound 'F' holes, six gold plated Grover machine heads, bound maple body and neck, ebony fingerboard with 'Thumbnail' mother-of-pearl block inlays, bound headstock with mother-of-pearl Grestch logo, gold Plexiglass pickguard, gold plated pinned Tune-o-Matic style bridge, 'Bigsby B6G' Tremolo, one 'Filtertron' humbucking pickup (bridge), one 'Supertron' humbucking pickup (neck), one master volume control, two pickup specific volume controls, two tone switches, mechanical string mute, snap buttoned padded access panel, hard case with maroon pile interior
Accompanied by a letter from Russell Crowe stating his ownership.
- Lot Sold $4,000 (Hammer Price)
- $4,880 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mr Russell Crowe, Sydney
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