We sold Archie's Olivia or "Louise”, as Archie knew her, to a fan in the USA who paid a premium price and is planning to make a special trip to collect it.

Now we have his Orsino, “Thelma" to offer for sale. All the proceeds will go to Archie’s widow.

Made in 1980, It was Archie's workhorse “road" guitar for many years and has crossed the Atlantic many many times.

It’s endured Canadian winters and Scottish summers and suffered accordingly. Lots of scratches, small dents and quite a few lacquer cracks, and the finish is getting “old" but we've had it back in the workshop several times and its structure is intact. Two long cracks in the back, courtesy of a Canadian winter were fully fixed years ago, the action is good, it’s been refretted and it’s absorbed Archies strong, mellow voice so it sounds simply glorious.

If you can zoom in on the photographs you might be able to see all the marks a bit better.

At some point we’ve slimmed the neck slightly, it’s now 44.5 mm wide, and a lot less chunky than it would have been originally. It has been leant against many a bar room table and like the body, it has the marks to prove it but it’s very comfortable and completely “sound”.

This is a special guitar. After a casual glance you might not look at it a second time, but once you've played it you’ll realise it's value. It’s fitted with a Baggs LB6 passive pickup and comes with its Hiscox Liteflite case.

I'm hoping to get the best price I can, so I’m asking for offers over £2,500 and we’ll see what happens. By all means come and try it, just make an appointment.