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July 25, 2005

Lot 56, Scotty Moore 1952 Gibson ES-295 Goldtop

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Sale 2137 Lot 56

Scotty Moore's owned and played Gibson ES-295 goldtop guitar, 1952

The guitar is signed and annotated on the body by Scotty Moore and was bought directly from Moore, himself before being exhibited at the Memphis Music Museum in 1992. The guitar is accompanied by a colour photograph of Moore with it. The guitars condition is superb, with what is believed to be almost 99.9% original parts.

Estimate £7,000-8,000 / $12,600-14,400

Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Memphis Music Hall of Fame Museum who originally purchased the guitar from Scotty Moore.

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