GIFFIN GUITARS, RICHMOND, 1983, A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR

GIFFIN GUITARS, RICHMOND, 1983
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR
Copy of the C.F. Martin and Company R & D guitar designed by John Huber, headless neck design, the tuners mounted at the end of a batwing-shaped body, with hardshell case bearing a label inscribed GIFFIN 'A' (BRAD'S MARTIN COPY) and SERIAL NO. DG1065; accompanied by a handwritten order note from Roger Giffin, dated 29th October 1983, reading DAVE GILMOUR, BUILD COPY OF MARTIN HIGH STRUNG GUITAR, DETAILS ON DRAWING, copies of 2014 email correspondence between Andy Roberts, Dick Boak and John Huber regarding the history of the original Martin guitar on which the Giffin copy was based, and a copy of Guitar Player magazine, November 1984, featuring a photograph of David Gilmour playing this guitar [not illustrated]
Overall length 27 1/16 in. (68.8 cm.)

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