This is exciting! Guitarists are donating used strings from their guitars which will then be made into very cool bracelets (that suit males or females – see photo) and auctioned off to raise funds for our lupus research.
The auctions will take place on our eBay page. We will also list the names of the guitarists and the date of their auction here and on our facebook page.
The auctions will take place on a specific date and will run for ten days. Once the auction has ended the highest bidder will have 3 working days to pay (or contact us if there’s an issue with payment) otherwise the strings will be offered to the next highest bidder.
We would like to thank A&D Guitar String Bracelets, who are creating a series of special bracelets for us using the strings that have generously been donated by some of the World’s finest guitarists (listed below). These are one off bracelets handcrafted to your specific size. If you would like to learn more about A&D Guitar String Bracelets you can visit their website: www.guitarstringbracelets.co.uk
Once the strings have been paid for you will be asked for measurements for the bracelet to be made to fit you. This is an easy process and we can assist with any problems. Once the bracelet has been made it will be sent to you along with authentication saying who actually donated the strings.
The strings in the list below will be listed in the evening and the listing will carry on for 10 days. We expect there to be a lot of interest in the auction so please bid early (that also encourages others to bid) thanks!
The following guitar strings will be auctioned on that date:
Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) - 5 (only) x Acoustic Guitar strings, used on the track Violet Hill from the Viva La Vida album. Coldplay were recently awarded Best British Group at the Brit Awards and received the ‘Godlike Genius Award’ at the NME Awards.
Anthony Jackson - 1 set Half & Half bass.
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) - D’Addario XL 10/46 strings used during Tracker Tour 2015.
Keith Richards (the Rolling Stones) – Heavily used acoustic strings, used in recording studios in London Dec 2015 on forthcoming Rolling Stones album. Copy of letter from agent authenticating strings.
Squeeze - Set of electric strings. Chris Difford used on the controversial Andrew Marr show January 2016.
Tony Visconti – 1 full set electric guitar strings used on the Holy Holy Tour 2015. Tony was also the producer of David Bowie.
The full list of guitarists (in alphabetical order) that have kindly donated (and we have actually received) so far is:
Blur. http://www.blur.co.uk
Alan Boyd. www.alandboyd.com
Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) Strings used on the track Violet Hill from the Viva La Vida album.. www.coldplay.com
Nels Cline http://nelscline.com/
Fred Fairbrass (Right Said Fred) Strings recently used in festivals + tracks on new album due to be released in 2016. Plus card signed by Fred. www.rightsaidfred.com
Andy Fairweather-Low (Amen Corner/Low Riders). http://www.andyfairweatherlow.com/
Steve Hackett (Genesis). Recently used strings plus a handwritten card by Steve authenticating the strings. www.hackettsongs.com
Phil Hilbourne There will be 2 bracelets available: Number 1 used on ‘We Will Rock You’ tour Christmas 2015 Alte Opera House Frankfurt and number 2 used on ‘Champions of Rock’ Coop Norbotten Arena, Lulea, Sweden 7/3/2015. Each will have a personalised plectrum with it. http://philhilborne.co.uk/
Anthony Jackson.
Henry Kaiser. www.henrykaiserguitar.com
Mark King (Level 42). http://www.level42.com/
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits). Strings used on the Tracker Tour 2015. http://dire-straits.org/http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/frameset.html
Brian May (Queen). www.brianmay.com
Paul McCartney (The Beatles). http://www.paulmccartney.com/
John Parr http://www.johnparr.net/biography/biography.html http://www.johnparr.net/news/rocknhorsepower.html
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones). 2 bracelets available. Strings used in London December 2015 for the upcoming Rolling Stones album. Copy of agents authentication letter will also be included. www.keithrichards.com
Paul Rodgers (Free/Bad Company) Strings used by Paul during his USA tour on 3 Oct 2015 in Las Vegas and Oct 10 2015 in Baltimore MD. http://www.paulrodgers.com/
Ray Russell. 3 bracelets available: Number 1) Strings from the 80’s used on Gil Evans (Ronnie Scotts) Tina Turner ‘Let’s Stay Together’. Number 2) used on First cut is the deepest – PP Arnold and number 3) used on ‘Now more than ever’. http://rayrussell.co.uk
Mike Stern (Blood Sweat & Tears). Strings used on 2015 European Tour. www.mikestern.org
Squeeze. Strings used on the controversial live performance on the Andrew Marr show 10 January 2016. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35276200). www.squeezeofficial.com
Martin Taylor MBE. Strings plus signed card. www.martintaylor.com
Tony Visconti (Woody Woodmansey band/Producer of David Bowie) Strings from Holy Holy Tour 2015. www.tonyvisconti.com
There are other musicians that have agreed to donate and we will list those when we are in receipt of the strings.
If you know any guitarists that would donate let us know, we need more strings!
We would also like to give special thanks to Ray Russell and Sally Baldwin, the instigators of this wonderful idea to raise funds for lupus research, for their hard work.
11 March 2016
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