MK's First Guitar

[Rkd]

Since it is a bit quieter on this blog at the moment, I thought it might be a good time to ask a question that I have wondered about for awhile. Does anyone here know the ownership chronology of Mark's Hofner Super Solid guitar? At one point in an interview, David said he had it in his possession. I vaguely remember seeing that David was going to sell it online with a letter from him describing what the guitar had meant to Mark. However, on John Illsley's Guitar Stories, Mark hauls out the Hofner as if he has it in his own collection. Does MK now own it or did he borrow it from someone for the program? Did he buy back his own guitar from David? Anyone have any info on this?

[Banjo99uk]

My guess is he bought it back as I'm sure the sale ended pretty quickly when it was all over the Internet that David was selling it.

[nababo]

Does anyone have any other information about Dave auctioning this guitar? When was it? Couldn't find anything onthe web.

Thanks

[Banjo99uk]

Here's a couple of news items about it.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/money-for-something-knopfler-s-first-guitar-set-to-sell-for-pound-3000-at-auction-1.856441

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sultan+of+strings.-a0162171841

[Rkd]

Thanks, Banjo. I guess if Mark ended up having to buy back his own guitar, it speaks volumes about the Knopfler brothers relationship!

[Jules]

Do we know for sure that it was MK who bought it? I mean, maybe MK bought another guitar like his first one, and used it for the Ktgc promo and for the Guitar Stories documental...

I find so strange that he had to buy his own first guitar from his own brother that way...

[nababo]

Thanks, Banjo!
Wow, 3k pounds isn't very expensive for such an item, is it? It's too much for me, but for MK is something he can easily find in the plies of his pockets... As for David, wouldn't change his life, would it?

[Banjo99uk]

Im pretty sure the auction never went ahead, which makes me think he did buy it back.

[nababo]

Im pretty sure the auction never went ahead, which makes me think he did buy it back.

I'm with you. Just wondering how much he had to pay for it to his own brother

[JF]

Do we know for sure that it was MK who bought it? I mean, maybe MK bought another guitar like his first one, and used it for the Ktgc promo and for the Guitar Stories documental...

I find so strange that he had to buy his own first guitar from his own brother that way...

the guitar on ktgc pics promo is NOT the same as in the guitar stories doc

[Jules]

NO?

Its looks pretty much like it...

[dmg]

NO?

Its looks pretty much like it...

Hmm...  If it's not then I'm trying to work out which one it is.

[Jules]

NO?

Its looks pretty much like it...

http://youtu.be/27OT_FSWrIE?t=4m40s

[JF]

I can't find the pic(s) now, but I was referring to the KTGC promo pics where Mark is sitting in a room with many objects from  the 60ies.
I thought it was not the same guitar, but maybe my memory failed...

[Jules]

I recall that the guitar was between that objects or that Mk was holding the guitar himself.