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"The Fool" SG headstock

Gibson American
1964
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
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

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments