quote:Originally posted by Iron:
... He worked out a thing with Martin with the D-18GL where part of the proceeds{probably His part} were donated to the Maratime sailors thing, ....
The arrangement with the musician is always the same. They get a guitar; quite appropriate, as they choose the model and usually help design it. In Lightfoot's case, he was very involved with every aspect of the design. No money is ever paid to the artist honored by these Limited Edition guitars.
The donation to a charity of the artist's choice is a standard amount or percent of the price of each guitar.
Lightfoot's guitar is prototype 2. Prototype 1 is on display in the Martin factory museum.
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Valerie Magee
Visit my GL web site at
gordonlightfoot.com and Cathy Cowette's site at
cathycowette.com