Christie’s to Auction more than 120 of David’s Guitars for Charity in New York on Thursday 20th June 2019

Christie’s auctioneers will be hosting an auction of some of the highlights of David’s personal guitar collection on Thursday 20th June 2019 in New York. Focussing on a selection of David’s guitars, including Fenders, Gibsons and Martins, amongst others, the auction will be led by David’s historic ‘Black Strat’, his 1969 black Fender Stratocaster, with which he is closely associated. The sale will be the largest and most comprehensive collection of guitars to be offered at auction, with all sale proceeds benefitting charitable causes.

A global tour of the collection will launch in London at Christie’s, King Street, from March 27-31, 2019, where the full collection will be on display, followed by highlights in Los Angeles May 7-11, and then the New York sale preview ahead of the auction from June 14-19. During the exhibitions, sound experience will be provided by Sennheiser.

David said: “These guitars have been very good to me and many of them have given me pieces of music over the years. They have paid for themselves many times over, but it’s now time that they moved on. Guitars were made to be played and it is my wish that wherever they end up, they continue to give their owners the gift of music. By auctioning these guitars I hope that I can give some help where it is really needed and through my charitable foundation do some good in this world. It will be a wrench to see them go and perhaps one day I’ll have to track one or two of them down and buy them back!”

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