Post by Ptarmigan on Mar 31, 2008 13:17:48 GMT
There's a Clifford Essex Paragon Tenor Banjo for sale on eBay right now ~ starting price £10,000! 
Clifford Essex Paragon DeLuxe (Tenor)
Here's an Antiques Roadshow clip of another magnificent Banjo ~ a Whyte Laydie #7 - worth perhaps $10,000!
{ I love this clip!
}
Whyte Laydie #7 on Antiques Roadshow
Mind you, I reckon this Banjo surely holds the record ~ $183M:
Idex to acquire Banjo for $183M in cash
But seriously, surely this Fender Stratocaster is the World’s most expensive musical instrument around today @ - $2.8 million:
A Fender Stratocaster - the world's most expensive Guitar!
Of course, when you think of Violins, a Strad, the "Lady Tennant" violin, was sold last year by Christie's for more than $2.03 million, the highest amount ever paid for a “Violin” at a public auction.
If Pianos are your thing, here’s one you might like to fork out for ~ the most expensive Piano:
John Lennon's Steinway Model "Z" piano which sold for a mere $2.08 million
“One-time Beatle John Lennon is said to have composed the song "Imagine" on this Steinway, which sold for £1.45 million in October 2000 to pop star George Michael. The upright walnut piano still bears Lennon's old cigarette burns.”
{ I wonder what you would do, if someone stubbed a Ciggy out on your £10,000 Banjo or Guitar or Fiddle? }
As for percussion instruments, can you believe that a portion of Keith Moon's Drum Kit sold for $252,487
“This part of the custom-made 1968 kit for The Who's drummer, "Moon the Loon"—who was notorious for his wild antics on and off the stage—escaped his penchant for destruction and realized £139,650 in a 2004 auction by Christie's London.”
It seems not all musicians are paupers after all! ;D
But tell me, can you put a value on your favourite musical instrument, especially one you have played for many years?
Cheers
Dick
Clifford Essex Paragon DeLuxe (Tenor)Here's an Antiques Roadshow clip of another magnificent Banjo ~ a Whyte Laydie #7 - worth perhaps $10,000!
{ I love this clip!
} Whyte Laydie #7 on Antiques RoadshowMind you, I reckon this Banjo surely holds the record ~ $183M:
Idex to acquire Banjo for $183M in cashBut seriously, surely this Fender Stratocaster is the World’s most expensive musical instrument around today @ - $2.8 million:
A Fender Stratocaster - the world's most expensive Guitar!Of course, when you think of Violins, a Strad, the "Lady Tennant" violin, was sold last year by Christie's for more than $2.03 million, the highest amount ever paid for a “Violin” at a public auction.
If Pianos are your thing, here’s one you might like to fork out for ~ the most expensive Piano:
John Lennon's Steinway Model "Z" piano which sold for a mere $2.08 million
“One-time Beatle John Lennon is said to have composed the song "Imagine" on this Steinway, which sold for £1.45 million in October 2000 to pop star George Michael. The upright walnut piano still bears Lennon's old cigarette burns.”
{ I wonder what you would do, if someone stubbed a Ciggy out on your £10,000 Banjo or Guitar or Fiddle? }
As for percussion instruments, can you believe that a portion of Keith Moon's Drum Kit sold for $252,487
“This part of the custom-made 1968 kit for The Who's drummer, "Moon the Loon"—who was notorious for his wild antics on and off the stage—escaped his penchant for destruction and realized £139,650 in a 2004 auction by Christie's London.”
It seems not all musicians are paupers after all! ;D
But tell me, can you put a value on your favourite musical instrument, especially one you have played for many years?
Cheers
Dick
