Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler to auction Brothers In Arms guitars - BBC NEWS

[dustyvalentino]

Who's going and when?

London 20th January for me.

Wow me too.

Most excellent. Will whatsapp you

[JF]

Julien Bitoun's video on the subject

I've posted comments on his video, in particular concerning a few small details...

[Robson]

Guy about Mark:

He has been mulling the idea of thinning out the collection for a long time. The sale in no way reflects on his enthusiasm for music creation. He’s as excited to come into the studio and record as ever.

 

[dmg]

Guy about Mark:

He has been mulling the idea of thinning out the collection for a long time. The sale in no way reflects on his enthusiasm for music creation. He’s as excited to come into the studio and record as ever.

 

I had wondered if the death of Jack and Brendan had kick started this whole thing.

[Knut]

I can understand that he gets rid of stuff. I like to collect things myself, and sometimes you just lose interest in certain things, and/or feel bad that they're just sitting in a box somewhere. However, I have thought about what I would do if I had alot of guitars - and rather than selling them, lending them to people who would actually use them for recording/touring would be my choice. Besides, I don't care about the looks of a guitar, so if I was a player and had a collection it would most likely be of dinged up examples that I liked the sound of. Hence less problematic if they get scratches and so on.

[Jules]

Now the whole catalogue is available to search with a lot of information and new pictures:

https://www.christies.com/auction/the-mark-knopfler-guitar-collection-21929-cks

In one of the essays of one concrete guitar, there is the title of a new song maybe in the next MK record. I won't tell you so when you discover it it would be funnier!, the discovery, I mean.

[Dutchessy]

Got it, nice find Julio! Its all in a name 

[quizzaciously]

Now the whole catalogue is available to search with a lot of information and new pictures:

https://www.christies.com/auction/the-mark-knopfler-guitar-collection-21929-cks

In one of the essays of one concrete guitar, there is the title of a new song maybe in the next MK record. I won't tell you so when you discover it it would be funnier!, the discovery, I mean.

Goes without saying it's one of the weirdest collection of instruments to ever be sold at an auction. I'd kill to get one of these:

[Robson]

For now, I noted the unknown title "Miles And Miles" but it's from the "Privateering" session.

[Dutchessy]

For now, I noted the unknown title "Miles And Miles" but it's from the "Privateering" session.

Where did you find that?

[Robson]

For now, I noted the unknown title "Miles And Miles" but it's from the "Privateering" session.

Where did you find that?

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6465732?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6465732&from=salessummary&lid=1

[Jules]

For now, I noted the unknown title "Miles And Miles" but it's from the "Privateering" session.

Nice find, didn't see that one, didn't had time to check every guitar one by one!

I'm happy to discover he's NOT selling his FIRST guitar!

[Jules]

For now, I noted the unknown title "Miles And Miles" but it's from the "Privateering" session.

Where did you find that?

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6465732?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6465732&from=salessummary&lid=1

Wow, very interesting information!

[Robson]

Wow! I didn't know about it:

As part of the promotional tour following the release of his second solo studio album Sailing To Philadelphia on 26 September 2000, Mark Knopfler visited Poland to film an intimate concert at the Lokomotywa Club in Warsaw on 7 December 2000 for broadcast on TVP-1 the following week. At the after-party, luthier Marek Witkowski presented Mark with this petite Witkwoski ST3 Junior guitar, which would be a convenient size for travelling. Often presented with guitars by their makers when on tour, Knopfler told us: 'I always try to see them, always try to play ‘em, and always gave them a fair shake because, you know, you realise what a thing you’ve taken on if you want to build something, and build something well.'

[jf9081]

C.F. MARTIN & CO., NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1917
AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, OO-30

American multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz used the OO-30 during recording of the bonus track 'Fat Chance Dupree', expected for release on Knopfler's tenth solo studio album in 2024.

a new title! bonus tracks!