Has a walnut neck, walnut veneered maple body and resonator with edges bound in ebony cellulose, highly polished finish. Ebony fingerboard with ornamental mother of pearl position marks. Special internal geared pegs, 8 inch flush rim, extra heavy straining bezel, 12 sunk pull down tension rods, metal tone ring and tone plate. It is marked with the number E 1169. Complete with original case.
It was thought to have been originally owned by George Formby, being one of the two Dallas E instruments sold at the 1961 auction but this has been recently disproved by the shapes of the fingerboard inlays.
George's brother, Frank Formby, sold this Dallas E to Bill Logan as a Formby original instrument.
It was eventually bought by George Harrison MBE.
When Frank Formby’s son, Jeffrey, joined the Society, he asked George to give him first option if he decided to sell it. "If you want it back in the family, you can have it' was his reply. Jeffrey Booth became the new owner although he has now sold it to another GFS member.
This instrument was sold at Bonhams Auctions in 2008 for £21,600 and is now displayed in the Beatles Museum in Liverpool.
