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Hendrix guitar fetches 168K
The instrument, modified to accommodate the left-handed musician, sold for $168,000, well above its pre-sale estimate.
Other items included Paul McCartney's original handwritten working lyrics for the 1968 Beatles song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer." That sold for $192,000. © Copyright 2012, WCPN
(2006-12-05)
CLEVELAND, OH
(WCPN) -
A Jimi Hendrix guitar that's been kept at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since the museum's opening hit the auction block yesterday.The instrument, modified to accommodate the left-handed musician, sold for $168,000, well above its pre-sale estimate.
Other items included Paul McCartney's original handwritten working lyrics for the 1968 Beatles song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer." That sold for $192,000. © Copyright 2012, WCPN
