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George Harrison’s
First Guitar.
The first guitar that George Harrison ever owned, which inspired his love of music
and eventually led to him becoming part of the world's greatest band, can be seen
on display at The Beatles Story, Liverpool. Bought for ￡3 and 10 shillings which was
loaned to teenager George by his mother, Louise, the Duch-made Egmond guitar was
purchased from his old schoolfriend, Raymond Hugh.

Egmond were renowned for their low-cost guitar and this was the perfect instrument for
beginner George, whose interest had been sparked by his father Harold who had himself
played guitar whilst in the Merchant Navy and introduced George to music by playing
American records he had bought back from his travels.

Disaster however occurred when George being naturally inquisitive ... a bolt
at the base of the neck of the guitar resulting to the neck folding off and he was leave
to screw the two parts back together again. He had the guitar in a cupboard for almost a
year until his brother Peter came to the rescue and repaired it, but unfortunately the frets
produced a buzzing sound and could only produce a couple of chords when played.
Thankfully Skiffle was just around the corner bringing with it music that could be played
with just a couple of chords.

The guitar remained in George's possession for around 5 years before he sold it ...
another Liverpool teenager in 1959 and is now proudly on display in the award-winning
Liverpool attraction.

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