YORK (AP) -- Even without his nimble fingers touching their strings,
Eric Clapton's guitars rocked New York City on Wednesday as an auction
of them brought in millions of dollars.
A 1948 Gibson L-5P sold
for $82,960, well above its presale estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. And a
replica of a prized Clapton guitar that duplicates the cigarette burns
and belt buckle scratches found on the original sold for $30,500 at the
auction.
The sale at Bonhams New York included 75 guitars and 55
amps from the British artist's collection and brought in $2.15 million.
Proceeds were to benefit a drug and alcohol treatment center Clapton
founded in the West Indies.
The 65-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of
Famer is a recovered addict who established the nonprofit Crossroads
Centre in Antigua in 1998.
The replica Fender Stratocaster
"Blackie" guitar is inscribed in silver felt pen with "Eric Clapton
2010." The original "Blackie" sold at Christie's in 2004 for $959,500.
It was the most expensive guitar ever to be sold at auction, said
Bonhams' expert, Carey Wallace. The Los Angeles-based Guitar Center
bought it.
Other Clapton guitars sold even better than the "Blackie" replica Wednesday.
An
original custom-made black Fender "Eric Clapton" signature Stratocaster
sold for $51,240, including the buyer's premium. It had been used
during the Cream Reunion Shows in New York and London in 2005. Its
presale estimate was $20,000 to $30,000.
The amp with the loudest
sale price was a pair of 1997 Fender Twin Amps, estimated at $9,000 to
$12,000. They sold for a booming $42,700.NEW YORK (AP) -- Even without his nimble fingers touching their strings,
Eric Clapton's guitars rocked New York City on Wednesday as an auction
of them brought in millions of dollars.
A 1948 Gibson L-5P sold
for $82,960, well above its presale estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. And a
replica of a prized Clapton guitar that duplicates the cigarette burns
and belt buckle scratches found on the original sold for $30,500 at the
auction.
The sale at Bonhams New York included 75 guitars and 55
amps from the British artist's collection and brought in $2.15 million.
Proceeds were to benefit a drug and alcohol treatment center Clapton
founded in the West Indies.
The 65-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of
Famer is a recovered addict who established the nonprofit Crossroads
Centre in Antigua in 1998.
The replica Fender Stratocaster
"Blackie" guitar is inscribed in silver felt pen with "Eric Clapton
2010." The original "Blackie" sold at Christie's in 2004 for $959,500.
It was the most expensive guitar ever to be sold at auction, said
Bonhams' expert, Carey Wallace. The Los Angeles-based Guitar Center
bought it.
Other Clapton guitars sold even better than the "Blackie" replica Wednesday.
An
original custom-made black Fender "Eric Clapton" signature Stratocaster
sold for $51,240, including the buyer's premium. It had been used
during the Cream Reunion Shows in New York and London in 2005. Its
presale estimate was $20,000 to $30,000.
The amp with the loudest
sale price was a pair of 1997 Fender Twin Amps, estimated at $9,000 to
$12,000. They sold for a booming $42,700.
पार्टीको सोमबारबाट नवलपरासीमा सुरु हुने
महासमितिको बैठकमा केन्द्रीय कार्यसमितिको तर्फबाट कुनै पनि फरक मत
प्रस्तुत नहुने भन्दै उहाँले कार्य समितिको तर्फबाट प्रस्तुत हुने
प्रतिवेदनमा केही साथीहरुको विमती रहेको भन्ने शब्दावली समावेश गरिने
स्पष्ट पार्नुभयो । उहाँले भन्नुभयो-’महासमितिको बैठकमा हामि एकताबद्ध
रुपमा प्रस्तुत हुन्छौ । विवाद थन्क्याएर एक भएर जान्छौं ।’
