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Rory Gallagher: A Veillette Citron Shark Electric Guitar, 1980, guitar 43in (109cm) long image 1
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Rory Gallagher: A Veillette Citron Shark Electric Guitar, 1980,
guitar 43in (109cm) long

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

Sold for £6,144 inc. premium

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Rory Gallagher: A Veillette Citron Shark Electric Guitar,

Double-cut contoured maple body with dark cherry red finish, two pickups with two controls and three-way selector, six-saddle bridge/tailpiece, Indian rosewood fingerboard with dot markers, maple neck, headstock with logo and three-a-side Schaller tuners, cavity cover with maker's name, in plush-lined, rectangular hardshell case,

Footnotes

Rory used this guitar during sessions for his last two studio albums, 1987's Defender and Fresh Evidence in 1990.

Veillette-Citron:
Veillette-Citron was founded by Harvey Citron and Joe Veillette, who had met at the New York College School of Architecture in the late 60s. By the summer of 1976 they began producing neck-thru solid-body guitars and basses. By 1980 they were making three series of instruments. With a body shape similar to the Guild Thunderbird, this Shark Baritone model is rare as less than 20 examples in total were made.

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