$23,750
Conway Twitty's stage and studio played 1957 Gretsch 6130 Roundup guitar. Originally sold at the Conway Twitty Estate auction in 1994. The guitar, Twitty's first rock 'n' roll guitar, is encased in a hand-tooled leather case and accompanied by a matching guitar strap. This custom case, tooled by Nicholas Harichy, reads "Conway Twitty" across the front body of the case and bears an image of Twitty's second wife on the back. The leather artist has signed the case. The single cutaway guitar has a cowboy scene belt buckle style tailpiece, 23 frets with "humptop" inlays, original four Gretsch G arrow knobs, and horseshoe under the Gretsch logo on the headstock. The original pickguard has been replaced with a gold colored guard. Accompanied by the certificate of authenticity from the 1994 Conway Twitty Estate sale, an image of Twitty playing the guitar, and a 45rpm of Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," housed together in a frame; a copy of the auction bill of sale; newspaper clippings regarding the estate auction; and biographical and career information. In a Gretsch case not original to the guitar. Framed display, 39 1/2 by 21 1/2 inches Categories:
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2013-05-18