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Rory Gallagher: A 1983 Tokai Talbo Blazing Fire Electric Guitar, 1983, guitar 39in (99cm) long image 1
Rory Gallagher: A 1983 Tokai Talbo Blazing Fire Electric Guitar, 1983, guitar 39in (99cm) long image 2
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Rory Gallagher: A 1983 Tokai Talbo Blazing Fire Electric Guitar, 1983,
guitar 39in (99cm) long

17 October 2024, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £6,400 inc. premium

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Rory Gallagher: A 1983 Tokai Talbo Blazing Fire Electric Guitar,

Serial no. 3038390 inked to back of beck at body, cast aluminium body with black finish, gold-coloured hardware, two medium-short, pointed horns, large teardrop-shaped pickguard, two pickups with two controls, Switchcraft-type three-way selector, Indian rosewood fingerboard with dot markers, bone nut, headstock with logo and six-in-line tuners, in original blue/silver, plush-lined rectangular hardshell case,

Footnotes

This guitar was gifted to Rory by Tokai. He used it on his final album, Fresh Evidence, 1990.

Tokai:
In the early 1980s, Japan's Tokai Company produced this model of guitar. The Talbo Blazing Fire began production in January 1982, the 'Talbo' being an acronym for Tokai Aluminium Body. This was cast aluminium alloy AC-4B, commonly used for racing car engines. This new element was combined with the horn cutaways to produce a very distinctive instrument.

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