Nashville, Tennessee..October 7, 2004�.In celebration of John Lennon�s birthday, Gibson Guitar has launched several major global programs honoring the late musician�s enormous contribution to music and the world. From Nashville, Tennessee, to Vianen, The Netherlands, and on to Tokyo, Japan, Gibson�s special programs and exhibits begin on Saturday, October 9, 2004, which would have been Lennon�s 64th birthday.
At 10 am Eastern Time (7am PT) on Saturday, October 9th, 2004, Epiphone will launch an exclusive auction on eBay, the world�s largest auction site, for one of the earliest pairs of the Epiphone John Lennon Casino reissues � the �1965� and �Revolution� models. The pair is #25 and is one of only a few pairs held back from the original limited run of these highly collectible guitars in 1999. The highly collectible Casino reissues are based on Lennon�s original 1965 Epiphone Casino, and the �1965� features its original sunburst finish while the �Revolution� model replicates the natural wood of Lennon�s guitar after he stripped the finish off. The auction will be open for 10 days on eBay. A percentage of the proceeds from the auction will to benefit directly The John Lennon Scholarship Fund which is operated by BMI Foundation Inc. (www.bmifoundation.org). Those interested in bidding on the guitars can go to www.ebay.com and click on the charity auctions or search by seller User ID �myepiphoneguitar.� The auction will end at 10am ET (7am PT) on Tuesday, October 19, 2004.
Source: epiphone.com
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