Doc Watson owned and played McIntyre acoustic guitar. RARESee original listing |
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Item condition:
Used
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Sep 15, 2013
14:07:49 PDT
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Shipping:
$100.00
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Item location:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully
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Up for auction is this one-of-a-kind custom-built acoustic guitar owned and played by the legendary Doc Watson. The guitar was built for Doc as a retirement gift in 1990 by luthier Carl McIntyre of Charlotte, NC, who at the time was Doc’s guitar technician. The guitar is signed on the interior label "W.C. McIntyre" and dated “10/16/90”.
The guitar is all-original except for a replaced pickguard. The original was pepperoni-colored material. The new pickguard is real and was made and installed by Carl. The guitar is in overall excellent condition. There is a worn spot below the pickguard and a small hairline crack in the lower bout of the back (repaired). A nice, easy-playing guitar with a full, rich tone. GUITAR SPECS:
Doc played this guitar during his early-‘90s appearance on “American Music Shop,” a television show formerly on The Nashville Network. Doc can be seen playing the McIntyre guitar in these two clips: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bKN43Rt_xI www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgMvV6ll0lc
Doc also played the guitar at the 1991 Merlefest. (See photo of Doc onstage at Merlefest with the guitar.)
Doc traded this guitar back to McIntyre in the late 1990s for another McIntyre-built guitar. You can see a picture of this guitar in a review of a 2011 Doc Watson concert: http://leskerr.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/doc-watson-makes-a-house-call-to-a-packed-house/ (*Note Carl’s name mentioned in the 3rd paragraph.)
PHOTO KEY: A. Guitar B. Guitar in original hardshell case C. Headstock D. Detail of rosette, name inlay and maker’s label E. Detail of armrest F. Doc playing the guitar at the 1991 Merlefest G. Doc playing the guitar on TNN’s American Music Shop H. Doc playing the guitar with Carl outside his Carnegie Hall dressing room, NYC, 6-12-92
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