Richard has generously donated (and autographed) his Ferrington acoustic guitar to benefit the Organization for Tropical Studies and Habitat for Humanity’s New Orleans Musicians Village. In addition, Richard has donated 3 of his stage shirts and a signed/numbered Mock Tudor poster, to be auctioned at the same time. View the eBay items here.
The guitar went up for sale on eBay on Sunday, November 18 at 10:00AM PST, and will close on Sunday, the 25th.
This guitar was built by renowned luthier Danny Ferrington, the 13th instrument he built, for Nashville musician Mark Casstevens (amongst a host of other things, Mark played the distinctive banjo on ‘Misty’ by Ray Stevens). Richard Thompson has owned it and played it for about 20 years. It has a spruce top and dark-stained flame-maple back, sides and neck. It is voiced with a strong bass response, and is currently set up as a bluegrass rhythm guitar, with a high action for best projection. It was used as a rhythm guitar on Richard’s Amnesia album, on the tracks Can’t Win and Yankee Go Home. Comes with hardshell tweed case (with 80s vintage Grammy Awards sticker). It has a few dings, and a couple of minor cracks, consistent with its age and use.