page_title: Gallotone Champion Guitar
hierarchical_section_title: Gallotone Champion Guitar
caption_attribution_description: Headstock of Gallotone Champion guitar
context_page_description: The Gallotone Champion Guitar was an acoustic guitar manufactured in South Africa by the country's largest record company, Gallo Africa, during the 1950s and '60s. It was a cheaply made instrument intended for the beginner market and was exported to many countries.
  The Champion model is a 3/4 size steel string flat-top acoustic made from laminated woods, and was "guaranteed not to split".
  Perhaps the most famous of all Gallotone Champion players was John Lennon, whose guitar was sold for £155,500 at a "Rock'n'Roll" memorabilia sale by Sotheby's London in 1999. There is also a childhood photograph of Jimmy Page posed with a Gallotone Wonder.
context_section_description: The Gallotone Champion Guitar was an acoustic guitar manufactured in South Africa by the country's largest record company, Gallo Africa, during the 1950s and '60s. It was a cheaply made instrument intended for the beginner market and was exported to many countries.
  The Champion model is a 3/4 size steel string flat-top acoustic made from laminated woods, and was "guaranteed not to split".
  Perhaps the most famous of all Gallotone Champion players was John Lennon, whose guitar was sold for £155,500 ($251,700) at a "Rock'n'Roll" memorabilia sale by Sotheby's London in 1999. There is also a childhood photograph of Jimmy Page posed with a Gallotone Wonder.
caption: Headstock showing labels
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