Joe Val BLuegrass Festival Auction Page

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 Adult Academy classes, artist workshops, outreach programs, teacher training activities and Bluegrass in the Schools programs.

Again 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 Sunday, February 13, 2011 and running through auction close at 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time on Sunday, February 20, 2011. The auction winners will be announced at 4:30pm on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at the Joe Val Festival and also posted to this web page. There is a reserve price for each instrument and the BBU reserves the right not to transact if the reserve price is not met. Festival is not required to bid or win the auction.

Bidding:

Bidding can be done in person at the Joe Val Festival or via binding email bids. Festival attendees can fill out sealed bids at the raffle table at the back of the concert hall until auction close. Non-festival/concert attendees can also participate by submitting electronic, binding email bids up till auction close via the following email addresses:

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Eastman 614 Mandolin	Martin D-28 Guitar with Joe Val Inlay
Final Bid: $825	Final Bid: $1800
Reserve Has Been Met	Reserve Has Been Met
mandolinauction@bbu.org	guitarauction@bbu.org

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 Boston area or paying for actual cost of UPS shipping and insurance. If you have any questions you can email the auction organizers at the email addresses above.

The Instruments:

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Eastman MD614 Mandolin

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. 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.

MD614 F-style with oval sound hole
List Price: $1550

Martin D-28 Guitar with Joe Val Inlay

Martin has been crafting acoustic guitars here in the United States since 1833. Martins are recognized by bluegrass players worldwide for their distinctive tone and high level of quality. The mainstay guitar for bluegrass musician is the legendary D-28.

The traditional Martin D-28 Dreadnought Guitar features a solid sitka spruce top and back and sides of solid East Indian rosewood. Easy-playing 14-fret neck and ebony fretboard is a joy to play. Numerous deluxe-style appointments include wood herringbone rosette, black and white binding, black pickguard, Gotoh chrome tuners, and a polished gloss finish. Includes a case.

This guitar also has a special inlay commemorating the 2011 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival.

Martin D-28
List Price $2,999

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