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Duane Allman fans in Macon, Georgia, say they were not expecting the old guitar of the deceased musician to sell for $ 1.25 million during the year. a recent auction.
The gold-top guitar is the one Allman played in the hit song "Layla", where he played with Eric Clapton, reported The Telegraph.
Until recently, the guitar affectionately named "Layla" was on display at the Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House in Macon.
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"I do not think anyone was expecting it," said Richard Brent, director of the museum. "His story is what sold him."
Sessional guitarist Duane Allman and session drummer Johnny Sandlin repeat at FAME Studios in 1968 at Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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Brent said that the man who bought the guitar at the auction is a collector from outside the city who wishes to remain anonymous.
The buyer has agreed to share the instrument with the museum at times. That means the museum will return to the museum in late November, Brent said.
"He'll be coming back to The Big House at the end of November," Brent said. "We could not ask for more than that."
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Duane Allman played guitar on the first two records of the Allman Brothers and in "Loan Me Dime" with Boz Scaggs, said Brent. The recording "Layla" with Derek and the Dominoes is one of the last times Allman played guitar.
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