Pelé 1970 Del Vecchio guitar gifted by Baden Powell.
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Pelé 1970 Del Vecchio guitar gifted by Baden Powell, a 1970 Del Vecchio 6-string classical guitar made by Casa Del Vecchio Ltda. of São Paulo, Brazil, gifted to Pelé in France by noted Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell, the guitar featuring a standard size classical body built with hardwood back and sides, a maple top with light brown stain finish, and single ornate inlay sound hole rosette ring, the neck is made of mahogany with a slot headstock and a rosewood veneer overlay with a "Del Vecchio" nameplate screwed to the headstock, three-on-a-side metal shaft tuning pegs, standard nut with a zero fret, and a rosewood fingerboard with 18 frets, the guitar fitted with a standard rosewood nonadjustable classical bridge inlaid with two strips and two dots, 89 by 31cm.
Provenance: The Pelé Collection, Julien’s Auctions, London, 7th to 9th June 2016, Lot 197.
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