23rd Annual Joe
Val Bluegrass Festival
February 15-17, 2008
Sheraton Hotel Framingham,
Framingham, MA
February 15-17, 2008
Sheraton Hotel Framingham,
Framingham, MA
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23rd Annual Joe
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Joe Val Instrument Silent Auction
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Auction is now closed! Thanks for bidding!
The Boston Bluegrass Union runs a host of educational
activities for participants of all ages. Donations, grants and instrument raffles and auction proceeds help fund
the Joe Val Kid’s Academy, monthly kid’s jams, Boston Front Porch program for
college age players, our
This year Martin
Guitars and Eastman Strings donated two fine instruments to help fund our educational programs. We are
auctioning the instruments through a silent auction opening February 13th and running through auction close at 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time on Sunday February 17th. The auction winners will be announced at this
year’s Joe Val Festival at 3:45pm EDT and also posted to this web page. There is a reserve price for each instrument. Festival attendance is not required to bid or
win the auction.
Bidding:
Bidding can be done in person through sealed bid at the Joe
Val Festival at the raffle table up to 3pm EDT on February 17th. Non-festival attendees can also participate
by submitting electronic, binding email bids up till 3pm EDT via the following
email addresses:
Auction is now closed! Thanks for bidding!
Eastman 614 Mandolin
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Martin D-16RGT Guitar
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Final Bid Price:
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Final Bid Price:
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Reserve Met |
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If submitting a bid by email, please include bid amount for
instrument, full name, contact phone number and mailing address. Bidders will be responsible for either
picking up the instruments in the
The Instruments:
Eastman 614 Mandolin
No. 614 F-style with oval sound hole The combination of Eastman's luthiery skills with tonewoods previously reserved for fine violins results in a classically beautiful
instrument possessing unrivalled projection and richness of tone.
This fully hand-carved solid wood 614 mandolin is crafted with an aged spruce top. The back and sides are solid flamed maple
accented with back binding. The
F-style body with oval sound hole has a Classic finish accented by 3-ply
binding on the top. The flamed maple
neck is topped with a solid ebony radius fingerboard and abalone dot inlays.
The 614 is fitted with Schaller nickel-plated tuners. A plush oblong case is included.
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Martin D-16RGT Guitar
Martin D-16RGT
List Price $1649 Martin has been crafting acoustic
guitars here in the
The traditional Martin D-16RGT
Dreadnought Guitar features a top of solid spruce and back and sides of solid
East Indian rosewood. Easy-playing neck and fretboard is a joy. Numerous deluxe-style appointments include wood herringbone
rosette, black binding, tortoise pickguard,
chrome-enclosed tuners, and a natural gloss top finish. Scalloped Hybrid bracing to provide that
famous Martin tone.
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