- Title: Guitars owned by Jimi Hendrix and Prince up for auction in London
- Date: 12th December 2016
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 12, 2016) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** WOMAN HOLDING EPIPHONE FT 79 ACOUSTIC GUITAR OWNED BY JIMI HENDRIX HENDRIX SIGNATURE NEXT TO PICTURE VARIOUS OF HENDRIX'S GUITAR HENDRIX'S GUITAR ON STAND EPIPHONE WRITING ON HEAD OF GUITAR (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF BONHAMS ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT, KATHERINE SCHOFIELD, SAYING: "It was actually the guitar he owned for the longest period, which was three years and because it's an acoustic guitar, it is quite likely that he composed some of his songs on it. It's something that he kept very dear to him. We have a photo of him playing an identical guitar and we're very excited to see it coming up for sale." PICTURE OF PRINCE NEXT TO CUSTOM MADE CLOUD GUITAR TAKEN ON TOUR BY PRINCE IN 1993 VARIOUS OF CLOUD GUITAR (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF BONHAMS ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT, KATHERINE SCHOFIELD, SAYING: "What's so nice about it is that it was won by a fan in a competition by MTV. Not only did she win the guitar but she also got to go on tour with Prince and his band in Germany." ALADDIN SANE ALBUM COVER AUTOGRAPHED BY DAVID BOWIE VARIOUS OF FLAMBOYANT SILK JACKET WORN BY KEITH RICHARDS ON STAGE FOR THE ROLLING STONES PICTURE OF MICK JAGGER BY DAVID BAILEY VARIOUS OF RARE SET OF SIGNATURES BY THE BEATLES, WITH SELF PORTRAITS BY THE BAND (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF BONHAMS ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT, KATHERINE SCHOFIELD, SAYING: "Now that the collecting generation is of an age where they might have that expendable income which they want to purchase a signed David Bowie album for example of a Prince guitar, they see them as collector’s pieces and also a very good investment piece." VARIOUS OF ALBUM COVERS VARIOUS OF WOMAN HOLDING SKETCH BY BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S COSTUME DESIGNER EDITH HEAD OF AUDREY HEPBURN'S CHARACTERS ICONIC BLACK GOWN
- Embargoed: 27th December 2016 13:12
- Keywords: Jimi Hendrix Music Prince Queen David Bowie Bonhams Auction Guitars Rare London
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Reuters ID: LVA0015CKWQXL
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- Story Text: A rare guitar owned by Jimi Hendrix for three years is one of a number of items set to go on auction as part of Bonham's annual entertainment sale on Thursday (December 15).
The Epiphone acoustic guitar, which Hendrix purchased second-hand for $25 in New York City, is expected to sell between 80,000-120,000 pounds ($100,000-150,000).
"It was actually the guitar he owned for the longest period, which was three years and because it's an acoustic guitar, it is quite likely that he composed some of his songs on it. It's something that he kept very dear to him. We have a photo of him playing an identical guitar and we're very excited to see it coming up for sale," said Katherine Schofield, Head of Bonhams entertainment department.
Other items on auction include a custom-made cloud guitar used on tour by Prince in 1993, expected to sell for £25,000-30,000 ($32,000-38,000), a flamboyant jacket worn on stage by Rolling Stone Keith Richard in 1967, rare Beatles self-portrait caricatures signed by the band and a Bosendorfer piano played by Queen's Freddie Mercury at Wessex studios. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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