We got this from Third Man Records, it’s a great thing they’re doing:
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In our continued effort to help the thousands of people in the Nashville area who have lost so much in the recent floods, Jack White and Third Man Records are auctioning off a unique item from their archives with all of the proceeds going to The Red Cross, Nashville Chapter.
For sale here is a genuine, one-of-a-kind red, white and black Ludwig Musser marimba custom-made for the White Stripes and used live on their 2005-06 worldwide touring on the Get Behind Me Satan album. To find out more on where this traveling marimba has been and all the sites it has seen, click the link below to the auction page. This marimba will also come with an official Certificate of Authenticity signed by Jack White, signifying that it is the same marimba used on all the stuff listed on the auction page.
This is quite possibly the first (and for sometime ONLY) White Stripes concert-used piece of musical equipment to be auctioned off. The band have always held their instruments close to heart, and rarely out of their possesion. This is surely an item that would be at home in any number of museums (the Marimba Museum in Manitoba, the Ludwig Museum in Louisville or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Waukegan). The piece is completely functional and could be used to teach any number of eager youngsters the basics of concert percussion. And remember, all of the proceeds go to benefit victims of the Nashville flooding, so please bid outrageously!
Click here to find out all the details on this one of a kind item and place your bid.
Bloody Awesome