David Gilmour Puts His Guitars Up for Auction, Raises $21.5M to Combat Climate Change

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour puts his guitars up for auction, raises $21.5M to combat climate change

David Gilmour performs live on stage at Madison Square Garden on April 12, 2016 in New York City.Christie’s auction house says it raised $21.5 million Thursday, selling off more than 120 guitars owned by theguitarist, singer and songwriter. Proceeds went to ClientEarth, a nonprofit fighting climate change.

The items included guitars by Fender, Rickenbacker, Ovation, Gibson, C.F. Martin and Gretsch, including guitar cases, a banjo and amps. A black Stratocaster -- dubbed the “Black Strat” -- was the top item and was snatched up for $3,975,000, a new world record for a guitar at auction. Gilmour tweeted: “We need a civilized world that goes on for all our grandchildren and beyond in which these guitars can be played and songs can be sung.”

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