My late brother Larry Hilt was a close personal friend of Buddy Cage of the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Buddy took over as pedal steel guitarist after Jerry Garcia left the group.
Well as part payment for the custom HILT PEDAL STEEL, Buddy gave my brother the Emmons Custom Pedal Steel he had used for years along with 2 Speaker Cabinets from the famous WALL OF SOUND.
Wayne -- do you know where this guitar is physically located (if one were to win the auction and want to pick it up)? I'm thinking Marlborough, MA but I'm not certain.
Gaveled at $6,500 . Add 25% buyer's premium and someone is in it for $8,125 . I was out of the game thousands of dollars ago (as I'd expected).
Congratulations to the new owner and to the Hilt estate.
Jon Light wrote:Gaveled at $6,500 . Add 25% buyer's premium and someone is in it for $8,125 . I was out of the game thousands of dollars ago (as I'd expected).
Congratulations to the new owner and to the Hilt estate.
Yeah, went for more than I anticipated as well. I hope it get's the minor repairs needed and the new owner plays it everyday.
Hopefully whoever bought will enjoy playing it as much as Buddy and Larry did. It would have been nice to keep it as a memento of them. Better it be played.
I am not swayed by the who owned what excitement. It's still just a guitar or speaker cabinet and I'm sure it's had a hard life on the road. The Dead no doubt had hoards of speakers and equipment over the years that was just the tools of the trade. The mojo of ownership has to hold a special place at this price range. I much prefer a flawless working instrument over a museum piece.
