Auctioned for $100K at Nowruz Commission 2014.

The Nowruz Commission in partnership with the Gift of Life foundation auctioned off my gitty for $100K! Clearly for the good cause and out of extreme generosity. First aid kit box, blood wood fingerboard, medicine vial slide, Nowruz logo burned in headstock and Red Lion and Sun (Red Cross affiliate) logo.

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Comment by Marcus Darwell on April 27, 2015 at 3:36am

Nice!!!

Comment by Charles E Tuttle on April 27, 2015 at 1:51am

What a wonderful cause and a fine instrument!  Makes my contributions to breast cancer research pale in comparison - but it ALL counts.  It is an exhilarating feeling!  I encourage others to do likewise.

Comment by Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans on April 26, 2015 at 10:14am

Matt - excellent!  Such a great feeling!  Thanks for sharing the story here!

Comment by gary sheldon on April 26, 2015 at 5:05am

Fabulous.

Comment by Mark Lillo on April 26, 2015 at 4:58am

Congratulations Matt. That has to feel great.

Comment by Cause the Blue rat on April 26, 2015 at 4:33am

You are AWESOME dude! 

Comment by the anonymous pick on April 26, 2015 at 3:03am

cool! 

Comment by Uncle John on April 26, 2015 at 2:26am

Wow!   Wonderful!

Comment by Matt Schaub on April 26, 2015 at 2:22am
A friend of mine is a cofounder of the Nowruz Commission. We were talking about my pickle jar guitar and he sounded inererseted in a themed guitar. That night I suggested a first aid kit. When I showed him the finished product he asked if it could go in a silent auction... which turned into a loud auction. I nearly dropped the guitar when the opening bid was $15K and fought back tears at $100K. Again, I know this is way more than its worth, thanks to extreme generosity. Gift of Life sends (in this case) sends pediatric cardiologists afar to train doctors and save children. Suffice it to say the Mrs. and I got a little choked up.
Comment by Uncle John on April 26, 2015 at 2:07am

Neat.  What is the story?

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