Members Anderton Posted December 31, 2015 Members Share Posted December 31, 2015 I found out the answer by reading Art Daily. Apparently, it's easy! 1. Buy a Gibson J-160E2. Become John Lennon3. Die4. Auction your long-lost guitar for $2,410,000. Now that's what I call a return on investment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 One of Ringo's kick drum HEADS went for $2,125,000? Since it was lost for years I'm really glad they found that J-160E, but probably not nearly as glad as the guy who owned it and found out what he had and what it was worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted January 4, 2016 Members Share Posted January 4, 2016 I found out the answer by reading Art Daily. Apparently, it's easy! 1. Buy a Gibson J-160E 2. Become John Lennon 3. Die 4. Auction your long-lost guitar for $2,410,000. Now that's what I call a return on investment... Is that ALL? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted January 4, 2016 Members Share Posted January 4, 2016 Silly… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted February 8, 2016 Members Share Posted February 8, 2016 I just recently read the story about that long lost John Lennon acoustic guitar in Guitar World magazine. Fascinating story about how the guitar had been left behind at a gig in England and later turned up in the San Diego guitar shop. There was no knowledge of the guitars previous owner of course and the guy in possesion of it had bought it from a friend who'd bought it at that San Diego shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gismo recording Posted February 8, 2016 Members Share Posted February 8, 2016 I just recently read the story about that long lost John Lennon acoustic guitar in Guitar World magazine. Fascinating story about how the guitar had been left behind at a gig in England and later turned up in the San Diego guitar shop. There was no knowledge of the guitars previous owner of course and the guy in possesion of it had bought it from a friend who'd bought it at that San Diego shop. How was it discovered that it used to belong to John Lennon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffLearman Posted February 9, 2016 Members Share Posted February 9, 2016 That reminds me of the old joke. How do you get a small fortune in the music business? EASY! Start with a large one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted February 13, 2016 Members Share Posted February 13, 2016 How was it discovered that it used to belong to John Lennon? Harrison had the same model which they'd both received at the same time. It started when the owner of this guitar saw the Harrison guitar in a magazine and discovered that the serial numbers were only four numbers apart. From there he contacted some experts and through comparisons of photos/videos they narrowed it down. The article I read appears here although perhaps not in it's entirety: http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-john-lennon-gibson-jumbo-sells-record-24-million-auction-extra-word/25798 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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