30's Kalamzoo KM11 goes for $7500 at Les Paul Auction

[Charlieshafer]

OK, clearly the prices reached at this auction are showing a "Les" premium, and bear no resemblance to the really low estimates, but I thought this price was very interesting. The Kalamazoo, albeit messed with by Les himself who added a pickup, going for that, with an 87 F5L master going for $2750, and a 70's F12 at $1600, and a 54 F12 at $3750.

Microphones I was hoping would go cheap quickly went over my head. So far, all I could afford was his bathrobe, which is a little creepy.

[Bill Snyder]

Well at least it is probably a one size fits all.

[mandroid]

DNA extraction & Cloning opportunity?
maybe some of the skin cells from Les's fingers are still under the strings
and on the fingerboard.

[Charlieshafer]

DNA extraction & Cloning opportunity?
maybe some of the skin cells from Les's fingers are still under the strings
and on the fingerboard.

That's what I'm thinking.

[pfox14]

Who would want to clone Les Paul?

[brunello97]

Who would want to clone Les Paul?

Mary Ford?

[Bill Snyder]

Someone would need to clone her first. She died in 1977.

[brunello97]

Someone would need to clone her first. She died in 1977.

Check. Fueron juntos con Dios.

Mick

[f5loar]

The .87 F5L went for a really low price considering it was his. The '54 F12 went a little high but it was his. Not sure why he even owned a 70's F12 unless he thought he could improve on it.

[Charlieshafer]

I thought so, too, on the F5L. I've no idea why the mandolins were all over the place; all the guitars and equipment we're pretty consistent.