Andy Manson To Auction The Mermaid Guitar For Charity
July 8, 2006
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Legendary guitar builder Andy Manson, father of Led Zeppelin's instantly recognisable tripleneck guitar has put his ultimate creation "The Mermaid" up for sale exclusively on Shop4thelot.com, vowing to donate half the proceeds to charity.
Taking just under thee years to build, Andy has decided to sell his work of art to the highest bidder, looking to raise six figures and donate half to charity Harvest Help, an organisation supporting communities in rural Africa, helping them with sustainable farming projects and increasing self-reliance.
Andy said, "As you can imagine, with the time, effort and materials used in her construction, she is worth a considerable sum. As I stand to make a lot of money from her, I want her existence to benefit others—not just myself and the winning bidder. Naturally, I would love to see her go to a guitar player though."
The Mermaid is being sold exclusively on Shop4thelot.com - a new shopping directory launched at the beginning of 2006. Originally intended just for the South West of England, Shop4thelot.com began life as a new type of directory innovatively combining the many genres of industry and cross promoting relevant products and services within search results.
Michael Tate, co-founder of Shop4thelot.com said, "We are ecstatic and extremely flattered Andy has chosen to sell his truly unique and jaw dropping masterpiece on Shop4thelot.com. Of course, when Andy told us he plans to donate half to Harvest Help, we naturally wanted to go out of our way to help as much as possible so hopefully he will not only hit his six figure target, but smash it completely!" For more information, visit their web site at www.andymanson.co.uk.
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