George Harrison's Harptone 12 String

George Harrison received this guitar prior to recording The Beatles 'White Album.' While there is currently no evidence that it was used on any Beatles recording, it was used by George and members of Badfinger on the sessions for George's All Things Must Pass LP set and by Badfinger member Tom Evans at Madison Square Garden during the Concert For Bangla Desh charity shows.

The above photo shows Tom Evans from Badfinger playing the guitar during the Concert for Bangla Desh. Pete Ham is seen on the right, and George Harrison is in the very lower left of the frame.

In 1974 George gave the guitar to Bob Purvis, a member of the band Splinter. George produced Splinter's debut LP, 'The Place I Love,' and played this guitar during those sessions.

 

(Bob Purvis in lower right with the guitar)
(Pete Ham is to his left, and George is in the white shirt playing the piano)

The original tuners were replaced some time before George gave the guitar to Mr. Purvis. An endpin mini-jack has also been professionally installed, and is wired to a undersaddle pickup. Harptone's instruments were built in Newark New Jersy from 1966 until the mid-1970s.

This instrument comes with an LOA on Harrisongs letterhead.

George Harrison was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 as a member of The Beatles. He was inducted this year, 2004, as a solo artist.