A Connoisseur's Collection of
Musical Instruments
HOOK 13
Doc Watson's 'Ol Hoss'
Guitar. The pre-sale esti-
mate at auction was $6-
8,000. When bidding
stopped, Doc Watson's
guitar sold for
$40,000.00.
By Ernest S. Quick
Photography courtesy of Christie's Images and Wiki Images
Stainer viola
at Christie's
New York
and sold for
$242,500.00.
A Bow by Joseph Henry, circa 1855.
The final bid of $68,500.00
Paul Bigsby's Triple Neck Pedal Steel Guitar. It
was a sonic success and a sight to behold. The
bird's-eye maple body was fitted with three tiered
necks in an 8-string, 10-string, 8-string configura-
tion, three pedals, and a built-in ashtray. Coy Mar-
tin (shown) played it to perfection. Christie's last
year the bidding was brisk. Estimated at $3-4,000,
it was sold for $11,875.00.
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