Miniatures by phil_sandford

Miniatures

I’ve used these before in my project, couple of miniature guitars from famous artists that Carole bought me some years ago that live in my study; the one on the left belongs to the WOMORR (Wild Old Man of Rock & Roll) Richard John Parfitt (RIP) and the one on the right belongs to the GOMORR (Grand Old Man of Rock & Roll) Francis Michael Rossi.

For those outside of the UK, Japan and Australia, they both founded a band called Status Quo and as Jackie Lynton once famously announced them to a packed Apollo Glasgow, in my simple mind they were “The Number One Band In The Land!!”

Not bad on black

Thank you for your views, comments and favs on yesterday’s offering. Much appreciated.
so do they actually play? I can see the key bar on both of them!
February 29th, 2020  
They are lovely
February 29th, 2020  
@maggiemae
No, sadly not. They’re about 9” (24cm) tall and are strictly ornamental (if you strum the strings there’s a noise (Carole would say it sounds like Quo) but it’s not musical) 😜
February 29th, 2020  
I like this shot and the way that the two guitars are pretty much opposites tonally.
February 29th, 2020  
Make a great shot
February 29th, 2020  
@mbrutus Parfitt played the white Telecaster, bought it in 1963 for £70. Rossi played the green telecaster, he bought it in 1962 for £50. It was retired a year or so ago as it wouldn’t stay tuned and he auctioned it off for charity - it raised £200k

https://images.app.goo.gl/hPJr2FkSHyxhuLRy9
February 29th, 2020  
Nice composition !
February 29th, 2020  
Always love a bit of the Quo! These miniatures are really fun. I used to play bass in a heavy metal band. We sometimes did Quo stuff. Not hard, but lots of fun!
February 29th, 2020  
Nice shot. I do like the acoustic softer versions of their music these days!
February 29th, 2020  
@phil_sandford Wow. That is quite a sum. Imagine the price if it would stay in time. Thanks for the link.
February 29th, 2020  
Aren’t they great!!
February 29th, 2020  
Great shot
February 29th, 2020  
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