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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
OK, I get it. We just see the end result, but he must have seen on his computer "Reserve not met" for each increased bid until he hit $3000. Probably ebay 101, but I've never bid on anything with such a high price, nor such a high reserve. Thanks!
Again, he must have really wanted it. Hope he's happy, and it's all he thinks it is!
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More than likely he worked with a sniping program to insure that he got it. his last bid was 8 seconds before the end of he auction.
Jim
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19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Will we ever find out who the famous person was that owned it?
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The famous person was probably someone famous to a small, low populated haven in the hills.(Where a certain bunch reside)
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Got it!!
I don't know why it took me so long to figure this out; it's so obvious.
It's Paul Revere*--and he's still in hiding.
* (That's Paul Revere of "Midnight Ride" fame, not the new guy with the same name.)
== John ==
== JOHN ==
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That's interesting, I have seen a couple of vintage instruments for sale over the years that were reputed to have belonged to Paul Revere -of Paul Revere and the raiders fame- and they came out of LA. It still looks like "Raul" to me. Raul Malo?
Paul Revere and the Raiders... they have a web site and still tour. Wow!
Jim
My Stream on Soundcloud
19th Century Tunes
Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Very late to the conversation - but had anyone looked or studied the instrument you'd know it is a very important piece in the Martin guitar history. These were the FIRST 14-fret to the body guitars made by Martin, pre-dating the Bechtel story commonly told. Only 88 were produced, all custom ordered.
See my reply post on this neighboring thread.
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