Añadido: May 7, 2008
De: lutontoday
Duración: 6:5
The mystery buyer who stepped in to buy a historical Washburn parlour guitar in Luton has been revealed. He is Richard Camp, of Dunstable, who could not resist what was originally billed as a 1920s American-built Washburn when it went on sale at Coda Music in Guildford Street, Luton. But after paying the equivalent of around £1,000 and trading one or two of his own guitars, he had a shock. He said: "I realised it was made of Brazilian rosewood and managed to find a book that has just been published that pinpoints it to 1907, after I had looked up the serial number and label. "I also have a 1906 Washburn of the same style, so now I have two Washburns built over a century ago to the same specification and within a year of each other. How much of a coincidence is that?" Now Richard, 52, who plays guitar in Dunstable and Luton folk band Sons Of The Soil, is having his latest baby instrument professionally French polished. Words: Alan Candy Video: Natalee Hazelwood www.lutontoday.co.uk
Categoría: Music
Tags: 1900 1920 american century coda country guitar luton music of old rare rock soil sons strings the today washburn wood
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