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DAVID GILMOURS GITARREN BEI AUKTION MIT CHRISTIE'S

Veröffentlicht 21-06-2019

Die David Gilmour Guitar Collection, die größte und umfassendste Versteigerung von Gitarren, die je angeboten wurde, erzählt die Geschichte eines der einflussreichsten Gitarristen der Welt. Die 126 Lose, darunter ikonische Instrumente, die Gilmour auf den größten Stücken von Pink Floyd sowie auf seinen Soloalben spielte, erzielten einen Gesamtwert von 21.490.750 Dollar - die wertvollste Versteigerung von Musikinstrumenten in der Geschichte der Auktion -, wobei der Erlös gespendet wurde.

In den Monaten vor der Auktion besuchten über 12.000 Fans die Tourstopps in London, Los Angeles und New York, um die Gitarren des Pink-Floyd-Gitarristen, -Sängers und -Songwriters aus nächster Nähe zu betrachten. Mehr als 500.000 Menschen sahen sich die Inhalte rund um die Versteigerung auf Christies.com an, und mehr als 2.000 Bieter aus 66 Ländern registrierten sich für die Versteigerung, die im Christie's Rockefeller Center HQ stattfand.

Am Tag der Auktion zeigte sich das beispiellose Interesse an den Warteschlangen, die sich um den Block schlängelten, und an der Tatsache, dass ein zweiter Saal geöffnet werden musste, um die Menschenmassen aufzunehmen. Die Glücklichen, die es hinein schafften, wurden Zeuge einiger außergewöhnlicher Ergebnisse.

THE GUITARS

The best, however, was saved until last when The Black Strat, which was integral to the recording of Pink Floyd albums The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979), sold for $3,975,000 — a new world record for a guitar at auction.

The clamor to own a piece of rock history was evident from the very first lot — a 1966 solid-body Fender Stratocaster bought by Gilmour in 1970. Carrying an estimate of $10,000-15,000, it sold for $423,000.

Immortalized for its part in legendary Pink Floyd tracks Wish You Were Here and Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Gilmour’s Martin D-35 was the next instrument to the block. The acoustic had an estimate of $10,000-20,000 but sold for $1,095,000 — a new world auction record for a C.F. Martin guitar.

The opening riff on Wish You Were Here was actually composed on another Martin acoustic, a D12-28 12-string guitar that Gilmour bought from a friend in 1974. The instrument was estimated at $5,000-10,000 but realized $531,000.

Lot 20, the star’s 1954 White Fender Stratocaster #0001 (estimate: $100,000-150,000), was used on several recordings, including Another Brick in the Wall (Parts 2 and 3). It sold for $1,815,000, which was, for a couple of hours at least, a new world record for a Fender Stratocaster.

- Further highlights included a 1955 Gibson Les Paul, famous for Gilmour’s guitar solo on Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2). Estimated at $30,000-50,000, it sold for $447,000, a new auction record for a Gibson Les Paul, surpassing the previous record set for Les Paul’s own 1954 Les Paul Custom.

A little later, an incredibly rare Gretsch White Penguin 6134 purchased by Gilmour in 1980 for his private collection, also realized $447,000 — a new auction record for a Gretsch.

AN EFFORT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

On the eve of the sale David Gilmour announced on social media that proceeds would be donated to the charity ClientEarth. "The global climate crisis is the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face" he wrote "and we are within a few years of the effects being irreversible. As Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, said in a speech earlier this year, either we choose to go on as a civilization, or we don’t. The choice really is that simple and I hope that the sale of these guitars will help ClientEarth in their cause to use the law to bring about real change. We need a civilized world that goes on for all our grandchildren and beyond in which these guitars can be played and songs can be sung".

ClientEarth CEO James Thornton said: "This is a truly humbling and extraordinary gift, which goes beyond our wildest expectations. It’s difficult to express just how deeply grateful we are to David for choosing ClientEarth as the beneficiary of this historic auction. The law is one of the most powerful tools we have to tackle the world’s increasing environmental problems. This gift is a phenomenal boost to our work... It will allow us to play an even greater role in addressing the climate crisis and securing a healthy planet for future generations".