What are the most expensive guitars?

Ten most expensive guitars in the world

1. 1949 mudguard broadcasting prototype guitar

This may not be the most beautiful or the best guitar in the world (in fact, it should be considered ugly), but it is definitely one of the most historic instruments in the 20th century. 1949, Leo Finder completed his first solid electric guitar, and later became a popular classical guitar model broadcaster (later called Telacaster). Although there are some differences between the prototype and the final broadcaster (the prototype has three knobs on the same side, and the pickup has a smaller guard plate and cover), the appearance of the piano body, the angle of the pickup and the structure of the neck fixing bolt are all the same.

When the prototype was first shown to the outside world in 1994 at the "Fanta 50th Anniversary Exhibition" in fullerton Museum, it was immediately bought by a private collector for $375,000, which is the highest price ever sold for a guitar. Before her, she had strong guitars (such as those made by O.W. appleton and Paul Bigsey in les paul), but the prototype of radio guitar was a milestone for Fanta, the largest and most successful electric guitar company in the world.

2.1998d "aquisto avant-garde prototype guitar"

James de Acquisto studied under the famous guitar maker John Angelico at the age of 17 until his teacher died in 1964. Before his death, Dacquisto had won the same reputation as his teacher. In the eyes of many collectors, the arched guitar made by Dacquisto even surpassed the legendary musical instrument made by Angelico. Avant-garde models are regarded as Dacquisto's best works. D'Aquisto produced the avant-garde prototype guitar in 1988, which was customized for the old guitarist/collector Hank Risan. Risan gave many guitar makers a lot of advice on guitar structure and named many guitar models. Risan sold the guitar made by D'Aquisto to a private collector for $65,438+$4,000. Perhaps the most expensive guitar made by D'Aquisto should be the advanced guitar he made for the famous collector Scott Chinery. The estimated value of this guitar is $250,000, but according to Mike Carey, manager of Chinery, this guitar is not for sale.

3. Martin D-45 of1940

Among the fearless guitar products produced by Martin Company, the most attractive one is Martin D-45, which can be called the Rolls Royce of acoustic guitar. The first D-45 was made in 1933 for a cowboy artist named gene autry. The D-45 guitar made before World War II has always been a musical instrument admired by collectors. From 1933 to 1942, only 9 1 D-45 pianos were produced. During World War II, due to the shortage of materials, Martin guitar was discontinued. D-45 guitar was not put into production again until 1968, a whole generation later.

Hank Risan once sold 1940 D-45 for175,000 USD, which was probably the best D-45 guitar before World War II. Gruehn Guitar Company in Nashville once sold the D-45 before World War II for $654.38+0.25 million, while Mandolin Brothers Company in new york sold a D-45 for $654.38+0 million a few years ago, which is quite good for a guitar that just left the factory at that time and sold for only $200 to $250.

4. Angelico's Tears of new york.

1993, when Scott Chinery, an old guitar collector, bought this song "new york Man" from the mandolin brothers for 15000 dollars, he set a record, that is, the highest price ever for a guitar unrelated to celebrities. John D'Angelico has always been regarded as an important producer of arched guitars. He produced this song "Tears of new york" for new york guitarist Peter Girardi on 1957, and he only received $500. This guitar has a distinctive body shape, and its tail extends like a shark's fin. This is also the most unusual arched guitar made so far.

"Needless to say, this is the most recognizable and valuable old guitar in the world," Chinery said. "She has all the conditions to use the guitar as a precious collection. She is the most important instrument in my collection of more than 800 instruments. "

This guitar is currently on loan to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and on display at the American Museum of History. The latest valuation of this guitar by the insurance company of Chinery is $500,000.

5. Master Stromberg 400 1950

Charles and Elmer Stromberg made nearly 640 guitars from 1930s to 1955, and then they died a few months later. The later models of Stromberg guitars, especially the top Master 400, are considered as the best arch guitars, which are famous for their good sustained sound and high and low frequency response. This guitar is more precious because it is the only guitar with a small body in Master 400. The diameter of the largest part of the case of Master 400 guitar is generally 19 inch, but the largest diameter of the case of this guitar is only 17.5 inch, which shows that she was originally customized according to the special requirements of customers. In addition, the lack of horns in this guitar also increased her value. There are only seven Stromberg guitars with missing horns in the world.

Hank Risan sold the guitar to an anonymous collector for $65,438+$400,000. Risan also sold another Stromberg Master 400 at a price of 1947, with a price of $654.38 million.

. 1930 Martin OM-45 DLX luxury hotel

When making OM-45 DLX series guitars, Martin completely chose the best materials. In the eyes of many collectors, OM-45 DLX is Martin's most exquisite and elegant guitar product. The notable features of OM (Orchestral Model) guitar in technology include the pearl inlay with peculiar patterns on the protective body, the ebony bridge inlaid with snowflakes, the carving and pearl shell inlay on the gold-plated tuning knob, the ivory edging and the piano head inlaid with abalone shells.

Martin OM-45 DLX is rarer and more attractive than the D-45 before World War II, and she also has a proud price. Martin has only produced 14 OM-45 DLX, all of which are in 1930, and now there are only five. One of them was bought by Hank Risan for $65,438 +0.25 million.

7. Gibson L-5 Special

Gibson SJ-200 is the best in Gibson's flat-box piano. It was originally made for the stars in cowboy movies, such as Ray "Crash" corrigan, Ray Whitley and gene autry. This guitar labeled "L-5 for Guitar" is said to be the prototype of SJ-200. She has an L-5 neck and over 400 style hand guards, but her body size is the same as that of the later SJ-200. The guitar made for Ray Whitley has always been regarded as the first SJ-200. Collector Ken Grosslight bought this guitar from Gruehn Guitar Company for $654.38 million, setting a new record for SJ-200 guitar. Just like Martin's D-45, the SJ-200 produced before World War II is quite rare and precious compared with the same model after World War II.

8. Taufer Martin of1850

German-born Christian Friedrich Martin (1796- 1873) is known as the father of American flat-topped acoustic guitar. This 1850 Stauffer Martin guitar proves that he deserves this title. Before 1833 immigrated to the United States, Martin was the foreman of a guitar workshop called Johann Stauffer, but later many of his innovations greatly helped the design improvement of Stauffer. This guitar is the earliest one of Martin's pianos, with a cross lining on the X-shaped inner frame. Because of the stability of this design, steel string guitars may appear in decades. At that time, other guitarists also used traditional fan-shaped frames. Other noteworthy features of this guitar are attractive abalone shell inlays, similar to those on D-45 and OM-45. /kloc-in the 0/9th century, the tuning mechanism of six strings on one side was also abolished on the later Martin guitar. This piano head form was not adopted by Leo Fender on his solid electric guitar until one hundred years later. This Taufer-style Martin guitar is currently owned by Scott Chinery, and the price he paid is $65,438+million.

9. Martin 000-45 at 1934

Because Martin Company shifted the center of its products from the narrow-string guitar, model 000-45 is a guitar with the largest body and the most attractive appearance. It remained the top-grade guitar product until the appearance of 1933 D-45. Although this type of guitar was later concealed by the light of D-45, it still won the high favor of fingered guitarists with its balanced timbre and compact box. The fingerboard length of this 1934 000-45 is OM-shaped, and the neck of the piano is connected with the piano body at the position of 14. There are some tasteful, light and casual inlays on the guitar, including carved tuning knobs, ivory abalone edging and fingerboard inlays. Hank Risan sold the guitar to an anonymous collector for $65.438 billion.

10 Martin D-2. 1932

D-28 is the most popular fearless flat guitar in the box piano, and D-2 is her prototype piano. During the period from 193 1 to 1934, only seven D-2 pianos were produced before Martin decided to officially set the guitar model as D-28.

There are some differences between D-2 and D-28 The most obvious thing is that the neck and box are integrated in the 12 product (only a few D-28 guitars are like this). The heads of the two guitars have the same fishbone inlay, ebony fingerboard, diamond fingerboard inlay and ivory box edge. Ken Grosslight spent $90,000 on this guitar, which is the most expensive fearless guitar besides D-45.