One of Don McLean’s most popular songs, Vincent, was written on an acoustic guitar.It is now up for sale.Other songs were recorded with the guitar on the singer-songwriter’s most successful album, American Pie.
In addition to recording a number of additional songs for McLean’s most successful album, American Pie, which debuted at the top of the charts in 1971, the guitar in question, a 1969 Martin 00-21, was used in the recording process.Till Tomorrow, Winterwood, Empty Chairs, Sister Fatima, and The Grave were among these songs.The auction house where it will be sold is Julien’s Auctions (opens in new tab).
In response to your subsequent inquiry, McLean’s guitar in “American Pie” is not this one.”That distinction belongs to one of the artist’s similarly adored Martin D-28s,” the artist wrote. “According to Julien (opens in new tab).”
McLean bought two Martin 00-21s in 1969, according to Julien’s reports (opens in new tab). He added Schaller tuners to the Martin that went up for auction and quickly sold the other Martin.
The guitar has a solid top made of spruce and rosewood for the back, sides, and bridge. It is described as being in “good condition with scrapes and scratches and signs of a re-glued bridge.””It also has a 12-fret mahogany neck with dot inlays on the rosewood fingerboard, the same Schaller strip tuners, and a slotted headstock.
The 00-21 will come with the original faux snakeskin hard case as well as pages from McLean’s 2012 autobiography American Troubadour that feature him playing the instrument.
McLean’s Vincent handwritten and annotated working lyrics for Julien’s (opens in new tab) are also up for auction at the same time.
Don McLean’s Vincent Martin 00-21 and a wide range of other items from his personal collection will be available for purchase from November 11 to November 13 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City as well as online.On the other hand, the guitar’s estimated value ranges from $200,000 to $400,000.
The Don McLean Foundation, which provides assistance to underserved college students, homeless shelters, and food banks throughout the state of Maine and the nation, and Kicking The Stigma, the national campaign launched by Indianapolis Colts CEO Jim Irsay to dispel the stigma associated with mental health issues and increase awareness of the subject, will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the guitar and other items in McLean’s collection.
