Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler to auction Brothers In Arms guitars - BBC NEWS

[dustyvalentino]

I find it absolutely hilarious that the very first pictures from the exhibition are coming from a CEO type. I think all these instruments are doomed.

CEO of Christies?

[border_reiver]

Which pictures?

[dustyvalentino]

Which pictures?

There are various pictures from the Christies New York showing floating about on FB.

I'm personally surprised how close you can get to the guitars.

[kempston_joystick]

I went to the exhibition today, thought it worthwhile to take a short flight to see these instruments for possibly the last time. Yes, they are all out in the open. You could probably pick them up if you wanted to be rapidly and forcefully escorted out.

Spent a while talking to the chap who led the research part of the project, examined them, and did the appraisals. The estimates are.what he described as market value plus the typical Christies "spread", which is based on non-celebrity ownership.

I think the difficulty of accurately predicting the outcome is simply because no one knows what kind of emotional investment people might have to a particular.instrument. And in the case of the 59, it has so much value regardless of MK's ownership. Whereas a flying v copy given to him by his ex wife's brother *only* has value based on MK's ownership.

So, it's complicated.

Anyway, it was great to see these wonderful instruments right up close.

[Pottel]

This guy made the BiA/MFN Les Paul:

https://www.lespaulforum.com/index.php?threads/mark-knopfler-christies-auction.221896/post-2937349

who are you on that enemy forum? (kidding)

[Pottel]

I went to the exhibition today, thought it worthwhile to take a short flight to see these instruments for possibly the last time. Yes, they are all out in the open. You could probably pick them up if you wanted to be rapidly and forcefully escorted out.

Spent a while talking to the chap who led the research part of the project, examined them, and did the appraisals. The estimates are.what he described as market value plus the typical Christies "spread", which is based on non-celebrity ownership.

I think the difficulty of accurately predicting the outcome is simply because no one knows what kind of emotional investment people might have to a particular.instrument. And in the case of the 59, it has so much value regardless of MK's ownership. Whereas a flying v copy given to him by his ex wife's brother *only* has value based on MK's ownership.

So, it's complicated.

Anyway, it was great to see these wonderful instruments right up close.

interesting insights. thnx

[dustyvalentino]

This guy made the BiA/MFN Les Paul:

https://www.lespaulforum.com/index.php?threads/mark-knopfler-christies-auction.221896/post-2937349

who are you on that enemy forum? (kidding)

Hammerhead, Nigel Tufnel avatar and basically all my posts relate to MK

[cannibals]

https://youtu.be/LB52JrENHzI?si=tkXb4Y7vGsTbExDi

[flinn75]

And here is the link to the PDF version of the Christie's catalogue: https://www.christies.com/PDF/catalog/2023/CKS21929_The_Mark_Knopfler_Guitar_Collection.pdf

[Robson]

And here is the link to the PDF version of the Christie's catalogue: https://www.christies.com/PDF/catalog/2023/CKS21929_The_Mark_Knopfler_Guitar_Collection.pdf

Wow! Fantastic. Thank you very much 

[KnopfleRick]

And here is the link to the PDF version of the Christie's catalogue: https://www.christies.com/PDF/catalog/2023/CKS21929_The_Mark_Knopfler_Guitar_Collection.pdf

This is awesome! THANKS A LOT! 

[JF]

And here is the link to the PDF version of the Christie's catalogue: https://www.christies.com/PDF/catalog/2023/CKS21929_The_Mark_Knopfler_Guitar_Collection.pdf

many thanks 

as it is official on the Christie's site, I added it on my blog with the pdf embeded :
https://textes-blog-rock-n-roll.fr/le-catalogue-des-guitares-de-mark-knopfler-est-en-ligne/

[superval99]

Many thanks from me too!     

[TheTimeWasWrong]

Thanks! This document is a treasure!

[Love Expresso]

This book is a real Must Have! Absolute phantastic. So much to read, so many great pictures. Does anyone already received a physical copy?

LE