David Russell Young Acoustic Guitar
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105
Price Realized (Set Currency)
$31,070
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Lot Description
DAVID RUSSELL YOUNG
1978, 'DREADNOUGHT' GUITAR
Labelled DAVID RUSSELL YOUNG/LUTHIER, signed and dated by the maker David Russell Young/1978, rosewood back and sides bound in rosewood and decorative wood purfling, spruce top with abalone pearl inlay, ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay, peghead inlayed with pearl in a butterfly motif, length of back 20 3/16 in. (51.3 cm.); and hardshell case with adhesive tape inscribed by Lee Dickson David Russell Young/6 String AC/1978
This guitar was bought for collecting purposes. (2)
David Russell Young is best known to guitar makers as the author of The Steel String Guitar - Construction and Repair. This 1975 book was instrumental in influencing a generation of American luthiers.
The outline of this instrument is strongly influenced by the Dreadnought series of guitars first produced by C.F. Martin and Company.
Cedar/Rosewood
CROSSROADS GUITAR AUCTION
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1SALE 1392
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2New York, Rockefeller Plaza
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324 June 2004