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"The Fool" SG headstock

Gibson American
The Fool Collective

1964

Not on view

This is the original headstock from Eric Clapton’s famed guitar “the Fool” (on view nearby). It was removed in the 1970s when former owner Todd Rundgren, a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, restored the guitar to playing condition, replacing some heavily worn parts.

Technical description: Mahogany, oil-based enamel paint

"The Fool" SG headstock, Gibson (American, founded Kalamazoo, Michigan 1902), Mahogany, oil-based enamel paint — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Courtesy of Perry A. Margouleff

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Courtesy of Perry A. Margouleff

Title: "The Fool" SG headstock

Artist: Gibson (American, founded Kalamazoo, Michigan 1902)

Artist: The Fool Collective

Date: 1964

Medium: Mahogany, oil-based enamel paint

Classification: Wood-Musical Instruments

Credit Line: Collection of Perry A. Margouleff

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Musical Instruments at The Met

The Museum's collection of musical instruments includes approximately 5,000 examples from six continents and the Pacific Islands, dating from about 300 B.C. to the present.