Heart – Live in Atlantic City

Purchased from David Petschulat ca. 1981, as relayed by Petschulat in his April 2021 Mini Les Paul newsletter (copied in this Van Halen Gear Timeline page). When Heart bandmate Nancy Wilson listed her own Mini Les Paul on her Reverb.com shop in 2022, she mentioned Leese's and noted its appearance on the back cover of Hearts' Greatest Hits/Live.

Van Halen Gear Timeline, "Mini Les Paul"

Below is information from David’s April 2021 Newsletter.

[...] I finished that first guitar, which is a monstrosity, but the second one I sold to Nancy Wilson of Heart. Then I sold one to Dave Hlubek of Molly Hatchet. Then Jackson Browne. Then Mick Jones of Foreigner. Howard Leese, Steve Morse. It was exciting. In the summer of 1981 I finished little #13 – a small Les Paul with a bird’s eye maple top, my “Flying P” logo, and a doggone tiny little amp and speaker stuffed inside of it.

Reverb.com, "Petschulat Custom Baby Les Paul Owned by Nancy Wilson of Heart"

This Petschulat Custom Baby Les Paul is Owned by Nancy Wilson of Heart

Only one of several made according to Wilson. “It’s very teeny tiny. It was on stage with me, and Howard Lee has had one too. It’s also the star of the cover of Heart’s album Greatest Hits Live.”

Very rare and tiny guitar! There is some finish checking on the top of the guitar as well as the headstock and neck. There are various other small dings and scratches on the back. The hardware is pretty tarnished with age as well. There are a handful of lacquer cracks on the binding of the neck as well as by the nut. Everything about this guitar, aside from it being mini, functions as any other guitar would. Comes with a small custom case.

Nut Width: 1 19/31"

Neck Thickness 1st Fret: .769"

Neck Thickness 12th Fret: .938"

Scale Length: 17"