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jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 1916 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 11:46 pm: | |
Made me smile first thing this morning. http://www.mcall.com/news/local/police/all-a17_3guitars.7240262apr15,0,800262.story Made me wonder what the highest valuation an alembic has been assessed at? Jazzyvee |
slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie
Post Number: 187 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 3:12 am: | |
To me, my Alembic is worth a million dollars. slawie |
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy
Post Number: 684 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 6:53 am: | |
$235K for a '59 LP? I think that's nuts, but I've seen them listed at $600K. What really caught my eye was the claim a 1982 Strat was worth $19.5K!!! Move that decimal point one place left and maybe we can talk - if this was '82 & it was new; early 80s Fenders were, um, let's just say not prime examples of Leo's genius. Peter |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 4379 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 7:13 am: | |
Jazzyvee: The famous "Wolf", Jerry Garcia's Alembic that is the basis for the Further design, (though it has also been claimed by Doug Irwin - several discussions of which are around here), sold at auction for $789,500, including the "buyer's commission". Bill, tgo |
xlrogue6
Intermediate Member Username: xlrogue6
Post Number: 162 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 10:26 am: | |
I am now new, improved, and snark free. (Message edited by adriaan on April 16, 2010) (Message edited by xlrogue6 on April 17, 2010) |
hifiguy
Advanced Member Username: hifiguy
Post Number: 215 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:26 pm: | |
Anyone who can sell a late 1970s-early '80s Strat for that kind of money is a superb con man. And anyone who would pay that price is a prime sucker. Barnum, it seems, is proven correct once again. |