So i was looking on www.davesguitar.com at those purdy refin 57r les paul when i noticed he has a genuine 59 for sale at the nice price of 100 grand. ANybody want to make a donation
"Les Paul '59, Faded to Lemon Drop, Expertly refinished many years ago, Bigsby holes filled, Non original tuners, Purchased from Tom Wittrock in 1987, EC-, $100,000"
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Wouldn't those alterations SEVERELY drop it's value??
Considering that the running price for '59's is what ... 250,000 these days?
100,000 seems almost normal. Back in what the lid 90's '59 Les Pauls were worth an estimated 150,000 and up ... not to mention prices of these things rise