Christie’s auction house in New York will be selling 110 of Richard Gere’s American vintage guitars on October 11th. Gere says he’s parting with the instruments to support humanitarian causes around the world. Christie’s says Gere studied trumpet and is a self-taught pianist and guitarist. Gere said he never planned to put together a guitar collection and bought only ones he liked and that sounded good to him. Included in the sale are brands C.F. Martin, Gibson, Fender, Gretsch and Epiphone, as well as guitars once owned by blues guitarist Albert King and reggae musician Peter Tosh. A selection of amplifiers will also be sold. The sale is expected to bring in $1 million.
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