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Elvis Presley's Martin Guitar - Image 2
1975
National Music Museum, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, United States
The back of Elvis Presley's guitar shows numerous signs of heavy use, including scratches from his belt buckle; loose binding on the bass side of the neck near the nut; finish damage resulting from exposure to sweat; and tiny pieces of Elvis' costume embedded in the finish of the back.
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- Title: Elvis Presley's Martin Guitar - Image 2
- Creator: C. F. Martin & Co.
- Date Created: 1975
- Location Created: Nazareth, Pennsylvania
- Type: plucked stringed musical instrument
- Rights: © National Music Museum
- Provenance: Ex coll.: Elvis Presley, Memphis, Tennessee; Kathy Waldrop, USA
- Photo Credit: Tony Jones
- Credit: Anonymous Gift, 2013
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