U2乐队拍卖至爱吉他为慈善

U2乐队拍卖至爱吉他为慈善

U2 donates instruments to help Katrina victims

[ 2007-04-23 17:32 ]

The beloved Gibson Les Paul guitar of U2's The Edge fetched $240,000 and Bono's sunglasses pulled in $20,000 at an auction on Saturday to benefit musicians who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. The auction at New York's Hard Rock Cafe by Julien's Auctions raised $2,436,900, including a 20 percent buyer's fee, for Music Rising, a charity set up by The Edge and other musicians after the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricane. It marked the first time such a wide selection of U2 memorabilia was available to collectors, organizers said. Among the more than 200 items sold were Jimi Hendrix's 1966 Red Fender Mustang guitar, which fetched $400,000, former President Bill Clinton's saxophone ($54,000) and a pair of John Lennon's round, blue-tinted sunglasses ($30,000). "I have to say that it is a strange feeling to see some of your stuff up here," said The Edge. In addition to the Les Paul, which was acquired by an anonymous buyer, The Edge donated his 1958 Gibson archtop guitar, which sold for $105,000 and an assortment of accessories worn on stage, including a pair of sneakers ($7,000) and one of his signature cotton knit caps ($11,000). The autographed Irish Falcon Gretsch Guitar of U2 frontman Bono sold for $180,000, while U2 bassist Adam Clayton's Fender Active Jazz Deluxe went for $22,000 and the tom tom used in the U2's Vertigo tour by drummer Larry Mullen Jr. sold for $19,000. The most emotional sale of the seven-hour auction involved The Edge's Les Paul guitar, which he had used on every U2 tour since 1985. Dallas Schoo, the Irish rock band's longtime guitar technician, told reporters he regretted the sale of the guitar. In concert, "whenever Bono yells that he wants to go into free form," Schoo said, "that has always been my go-to guitar" to hand off to The Edge. "It looks like it's been through a war," said Ralph Trenke, an avid U2 fan who took home The Edge's 1958 Gibson archtop but came up short in bidding on the Les Paul. (Reuters)

在上周六举行的“‘卡特里娜’飓风受灾音乐家”慈善拍卖义会上，U2乐队成员The Edge以24万美元拍出自己心爱的Gibson Les Paul吉他，而波诺则以2万美元卖出了自己的太阳镜。 这场由茱丽安拍卖行举办的拍卖会在纽约硬石餐厅举行，共筹款2,436,900美元，其中包括20%的购买费。此次拍卖收入将全部捐给Music Rising慈善团体，该团体是The Edge 和其他音乐家在2005年"卡特里娜飓风"之后创办的。据拍卖主办方介绍，此次活动是U2乐队首次面向收藏者举行的大规模拍卖。 在多达200多件的拍卖品中，有吉米·亨德里克斯1966年的红色Fender Mustang吉他    

 

 

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