Tony Mottola – Roman Guitar
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Guitars used by Tony Mottola on Roman Guitar
Avg price: $8,600.00
A 1942 L-5 was auctioned via Christie's on October 14, 2005. It was used during Mottola's time playing in the band for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (it appears in this photo from the show) and with Frank Sinatra.
GIBSON INCORPORATED
AN ARCH-TOP GUITAR, L-5, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, CIRCA 1940
Labelled Gibson GUITAR Style L-5/Number 9_808 is hereby/Guaranteed against faulty workmanship and materials. Should this instrument...etc. /Gibson Inc./Kalamazoo/Michigan U.S.A., length of back 21 in (532mm) with case bearing numerous Frank Sinatra concert venue labels applied to the cover and a black and white photograph of Tony Mottola on the set of NBC's The Tonight Show (3)
The Christie's listing quotes from a two-part memo on stationary "From the desk of... Tony Mottola" (accessible via the RetroFret Guitars listing of Mottola's L-5P), with a sticky note written by Mottola dating the first part (A) to 1987 and the second part (B) to circa 2000. Memo A includes the following:
Memo A.1
(1) Gibson L5 ([????])
45 years old as of 1987. Guitar Most used during career. Made the Duet recordings with Carl Kress on this guitar. ("Fun on the Frets")
