so now a little birdie tells me that the stories about the guitar are dubious at best, and probably a complete hoax at worst. hmmmmmmm . . . so did it really go for $15 million ? ? ? ? ? evidently NOT. the main story I picked up on is at NPR: http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/stories/990604.stories.html the piece in Acoustic Guitar is at: http://www.themomi.org/museum/articles/marktwain/1.html -hb On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:22 AM, Kevin Mac Donnell < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Harold-- > > That's the guitar to which I referred. I did not wish to go into details > about the owner or name him in public, but if you read the magazine article > and then carefully google the owner's name and read about his court cases > you might have some doubts --never mind that there is not a whiff of > evidence that traces that guitar to Twain. I was offered this guitar > several years ago and asked for the provenance and none was forthcoming. > > Beds, chairs, tables, juke boxes, and a variety of objects surface every > year with dubious claims about them being owned by Twain, none with > documentation or provenances that jibe with know historical facts. > > I tell you this in confidence. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2897 / Virus Database: 2639/6072 - Release Date: 01/31/13 > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > -- Prof. Harold K. Bush Professor of English 3800 Lindell Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml> -- Prof. Harold K. Bush Professor of English 3800 Lindell Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>