Iconic Les Paul 'Black Beauty' Guitar to Hit Auction Block

One deep-pocketed bidder will get a chance to own a piece of rock and roll history when the iconic Les Paul guitar known as “Black Beauty” goes up for auction in New York next month. The electric instrument, which is the original prototype for the Les Paul Custom guitars made by the Gibson Guitar Company, will be sold by Guernsey's Auctions at the Arader Galleries on Feb. 19. No pre-auction estimate, or reserve price, has been put on the instrument. But some music experts...

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