June 09, 2006
Instruments and Investments
Some of my racing bicycles from the 2005 season will be leaving my garage soon, sold before their value plummets. Unlike most racing bikes, certain guitars are a good investment.
My main guitar that I currently play most every night, a 2003 D'Angelico New Yorker NYL-2 (MSRP: $4990.00, purchased for: $2800.00), is already a valuable collectable because it was manufactured in very limited numbers and is currently not available at all. archived D'Angelico webpage
Today I ordered yet another guitar, a D'Aquisto DQ-NYE (MSRP: $4100.00, purchased for: $2400.00). Again this is a hard-to-find instrument, soon to be rare and increasingly valuable collectable. archived D'Aquisto webpage
Mine are Asian-made replicas of the original hand-made instruments. The originals are virtually impossible to find, however if someone actually sells one be prepared to pay at least $40,000.00 - $100,000.00!
some related links:
D'Angelico/D'Aquisto/Gudelsky Workshop
Posted by dancoy at June 9, 2006 04:02 PMComments