[UPDATED] David Gilmour Guitar Auction - today's the day! |
Written by Matt | |
Thursday, 20 June 2019 | |
Good morning! It's the day that many Pink Floyd fans have been waiting for - today, at 10am EST (3pm UK/BST) at Christie's in New York City, over 120 of David Gilmour's guitars are up for auction, raising money for charity (more about that shortly). These range from his most iconic and best known instruments, through to ones that he has accumulated over the years and have less sparkling CVs. The day, the event, seems to have polarised a significant amount of the Pink Floyd community. There's those who are excited, and have mentally committed a certain amount of money so they can place a few bids, with the hopes of getting their hands on one of David's instruments, whatever it might be. There are also those who are sad (some, desperately) about his selling of the bulk of his collection. Those people should rest assured - he stated recently that he was keeping at least 20 guitars, including a replica Black Strat that is seemingly incredibly close in sound and feel to the original. In a recent fan Q&A, he said: "Don't fret too much. I still have a few lovely guitars that I couldn't let go. A 1945 Martin D18, my Fender Esquire nicknamed The Workmate and a Black Gretsch Duo-Jet to name but three." On being asked what it is about the Workmate that led to him keeping it over 0001 and the Black Strat, he responded: "I'm just too fond of the Workmate." He has also made it clear that he isn't finishing with the creation and performance of music ("No, no. It does not mean retirement"), and on being asked "Have you retained sufficient guitars to make another album, and play more live shows? Do you have any such plans?" he gave a simple "Yes and yes". Great news for all those concerned that this auction was seeing David conclude this element of his life. Last night, David revealed where the money raised today would be going: As things happen today, we will endeavour to keep this page up to date with all the latest occurrences, sale prices of items, and such like, shown below. Stay on this page and refresh it for all the latest information on what's taking place! The latest items will be at the top, so scroll down to see older updates. By the way, please let us know if any of you are lucky winners of any of the guitars/cases on offer today... ...UPDATES SHOWN MOST RECENT FIRST...
UPDATE - 11:00pm UK/6:00pm New York-EST
UPDATE - 5:35pm UK/12:35pm New York-EST
UPDATE - 4:50pm UK/11:50am New York-EST
UPDATE - 3:47pm UK/10:47am New York-EST
UPDATE - 3:37pm UK/10:37am New York-EST There is the possibility of watching the auction online - should the website stand up to the demand - if you go to this link at Christies, select View Only, and you should be able to watch it all happening!
UPDATE - 3:25pm UK/10:25am New York-EST
UPDATE - 3:05pm UK/10:05am New York-EST
UPDATE - 2:55pm UK/9:55am New York-EST
UPDATE - 2:40pm UK/9:40am New York-EST BD's Ed is now in the building, and still the line goes on...
UPDATE - 2:10pm UK/9:10am New York-EST Getting closer now...(2:18pm/9:18am):
UPDATE - 1pm UK/8am New York-EST Best of luck to everyone who is going to be bidding! If you are lucky enough to get something, do please let us know. We'd love to hear your story.
UPDATE - 12:30pm UK/7:30am New York-EST: If you missed out, you can view/download/print out the PDF version of the catalogue, via this link at the Christies website. The more basic list of items in today's sale is also available to view - though this link - if you need it for your shopping list(!), or indeed to make a note of how much each item sells for.
UPDATE - 12:20pm UK/7:20am New York-EST Best of luck to everyone who is going to be bidding! If you are lucky enough to get something, do let us know. We'd love to hear your story.
UPDATE - 11:35am UK/6:35am New York-EST: "These guitars have been very good to me and many of them have given me pieces of music over the years. They have paid for themselves many times over, but it's now time that they moved on. Guitars were made to be played and it is my wish that wherever they end up, they continue to give their owners the gift of music. By auctioning these guitars I hope that I can give some help where it is really needed and through my charitable foundation do some good in this world. It will be a wrench to see them go and perhaps one day I'll have to track one or two of them down and buy them back!"
UPDATE - 10:50am UK/5:50am New York-EST:
UPDATE - 9:10am UK/4:10am New York-EST: It's a fun way to have a look around the various rooms at the items on offer, and more "alive" than the catalogue. Click the following to visit the virtual tour (this opens a separate page on Christie's website): |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 June 2019 ) |