Hidden Symmetry Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 No budget for any of them but I might go to one of the exhibitions, haven't been to London in a while & NYC is right around the corner. Been a Floyd fan since Meddle, saw the original Dark Side tour. Dave is such a tasty player with his iconic style & sound. David-Gilmour Auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Estimate on THE Black Strat seems pretty low to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 I'm thinking the same, I expect it & the others to fetch much more, especially the Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Hidden Symmetry said: I'm thinking the same, I expect it & the others to fetch much more, especially the Martin. I'm expecting the extimates to be close to the opening bids on the Black Strat. The Martin I would also think will do better than the estimate, but it isn't as immediatly identifable with him, and in and of itself isn't like it is a pre-war Martin, so the value derived from it is stricly tied to the man himself and the history there. Edited January 30, 2019 by Brian Walton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Info on his charity here- http://www.davidgilmour.com/charity.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugbaby Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 My wife and I just sold our condo, but haven't bought a new home yet. I've got the money sitting in my bank account. I wonder how mad she'd be? After all, "a house doesn't make a home..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Base 57 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Yeah it might be time to get an equity loan on the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I feel sorry for anyone who buys one hoping to sound like David... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synkrotron Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 It is highly likely that peeps who buy DG's guitars will not even play them... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I noticed that the picture of him using the 'Balck Strat' is not the 'Black Strat.' The one in his hands (in the pic) has an rosewood fret board. Anyone notice this? 37 minutes ago, synkrotron said: It is highly likely that peeps who buy DG's guitars will not even play them... Totally agree. I mean they may pick it up and stum it a few times to say they 'played DG guitar' but not much more than that. I am a guitar 'collector' in that I buy what I want, and don't sell it. I also use it. It's why I bought it. The people who buy these guitars are the real deal 'Collectors' in that is will sit somewhere hoping to increase in value. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugbaby Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, Grem said: I noticed that the picture of him using the 'Balck Strat' is not the 'Black Strat.' The one in his hands (in the pic) has an rosewood fret board. Anyone notice this? Totally agree. I mean they may pick it up and stum it a few times to say they 'played DG guitar' but not much more than that. I am a guitar 'collector' in that I buy what I want, and don't sell it. I also use it. It's why I bought it. The people who buy these guitars are the real deal 'Collectors' in that is will sit somewhere hoping to increase in value. I've got a wealthy non-guitarist friend who's been a huge Floyd fan since the early 70's. Apparently he's seriously considering putting in a bid. If he wins, i think i'll be at his house more often! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 1/31/2019 at 8:58 AM, Slugbaby said: I've got a wealthy non-guitarist friend who's been a huge Floyd fan since the early 70's. Apparently he's seriously considering putting in a bid. If he wins, i think i'll be at his house more often! Curious how your friend made out with the bidding! https://www.christies.com/features/David-Gilmour-Collection-auction-results-9974-3.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugbaby Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) lol, nope. I'm rethinking the friendship. An unbelievable response though - $21.5 million US for the 127-instrument auction, with almost $4million for the black strat... Edited June 21, 2019 by Slugbaby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor7music Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 OK, here's some Floyd personal trivia for you... I grew up in the San Fernando Valley where there's a high percentage of folks in the entertainment biz. One of my friends from school's dad was William Bell of Bell records. The label the Partridge Family recorded on. Remember the big complaint about how industry people always got the best concert seats and how unfair that was? Well, William was one of those dudes and he scored my friends and I section 1, seat 1, etc. in the risers for one of only two original venue performances for the Wall concert (LA & NY)! If you understand the concert theme, at some point of the concert, your view of the stage may be obstructed by the developing construction of the wall. What my friends and I did was sit in the floor seats in the empty ones. Then, when the seat owner came, we moved to a new seat. Once all the seats were taken, we went back to our own seats and booted the people out that were sitting there. We ended up seeing the concert from multiple, awesome perspectives, and yes, it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. We spent weeks listening to the album in preparation. It was amazing! Sad note. I gave my concert program to a friend to design a silkscreen master and never got it back! But the memories are still there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) Great story, must've been nice seeing it from those different perspectives especially at those performances. I was a huge Floyd fan starting around Meddle, one my favorite concerts was from the DSOTM tour at Olympia Stadium in '73. It was in quad, the stage show amazing & they performed one of the greatest albums of all time. It sounded fantastic although Olympia Stadium wasn't very good acoustically. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pink-floyd/1973/olympia-stadium-detroit-mi-73d702e9.html Edited June 21, 2019 by Hidden Symmetry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 21 hours ago, Slugbaby said: An unbelievable response though - $21.5 million US for the 127-instrument auction Glad to see a great sum of money get bid for the instrument collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Wow those numbers are inspiring . Anybody here want to buy one of my Strats ? I will give you a good deal ..I would be happy to get a half a million ? Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Kenny Wilson said: Wow those numbers are inspiring . Anybody here want to buy one of my Strats ? I will give you a good deal ..I would be happy to get a half a million ? Kenny Is that offer in Lira? ? (Which equates to about $294 USD!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 21 hours ago, Kenny Wilson said: Wow those numbers are inspiring . Anybody here want to buy one of my Strats ? I will give you a good deal ..I would be happy to get a half a million ? Kenny 14 hours ago, craigb said: Is that offer in Lira? ? (Which equates to about $294 USD!) That's probably all my Strat is worth anyway ? .... Hey , I also take Fred Meyer coupons . Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStrummerUK Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Ken, I wouldn't pay that much for one of yer geetars... ... but I might to be able to play 'em like you ☺️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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