Rory Gallagher's 1961 Fender Stratocaster being placed in its display case as part of the Changing Ireland exhibition at Collins Barracks. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy
Of all the 250 or so objects in the new Changing Ireland exhibition, Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster is probably the least aesthetically pleasing.
When he bought it in Crowley’s Music Shop in Cork, it was an attractive sunburst colour. Now, decades of use has worn the paint away from the alder body, the Fender name is worn away from the headstock and the pick-guard screws are rusted.
The dishevelled appearance only adds to the incredible lustre of this object.
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