Doug Irwin RosebudJerry Garcia (front) playing Tiger, and Mickey Hart (rear)Jerry Garcia playing Wolf
Doug also built more than 50 other guitars and basses including a bass for Pete Sears and a bass for Phil Lesh. Two other guitars are documented as being built by Irwin: Rosewood and a Les Paul type guitar. These two guitars appear in the one and only D. Irwin Guitar Company sales brochure.
After the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, Jerry's will directed that his Irwin-made guitars be returned to Doug Irwin. After a legal battle with the remaining members of the Grateful Dead, the parties settled and agreed that Doug would receive "Wolf" and "Tiger" and GD Productions would keep "Rosebud" and "Wolf Jr." (Wolf Jr. is sometimes referred to as "headless" and was never played by Jerry in concert). In the agreement Doug was to sell Tiger and Wolf at auction. Wolf went for $789,500 including the buyer's premium, Tiger sold for $957,500 including the buyer's premium. It is believed that at the time, Tiger's price was the highest ever paid for a guitar at auction.
Eagle, the first guitar that Doug Irwin built under his own name, and the first Irwin guitar purchased by Jerry Garcia was auctioned via Bonhams on May 8, 2007, for $186,000, inclusive of the buyer's premium.[2]
External Websiteedit
Doug Irwin Official Website
Referencesedit
^An Interview with Doug Irwin, p.3 from Dozin.com. Retrieved May 2009.
^ ab "Lot No: 20. A Jerry Garcia electric guitar custom-made for him by Doug Irwin, 1971". Sale 15537 - Life on the Golden Road with the Grateful Dead: The Ram Rod Shurtliff Collection, 8 May 2007. Bonhams 1793 Ltd.
^ "Jerry Garcia's Wolf Guitar (May, 1973)". Dozin.com.
^ "Jerry Garcia's "Tiger Guitar" by Doug Irwin (1979)". Dozin.com.
doug, irwin, this, article, about, luthier, economist, douglas, irwin, american, luthier, designed, five, custom, guitars, jerry, garcia, grateful, dead, guitars, built, garcia, included, eagle, alembic, wolf, tiger, wolf, headless, rosebud, rosebud, jerry, ga. This article is about the luthier Doug Irwin For the economist see Douglas Irwin Doug Irwin is an American luthier who designed five custom guitars for Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead 1 The guitars he built for Garcia included Eagle Alembic 2 Wolf 3 Tiger 4 Wolf Jr headless and Rosebud 5 Doug Irwin Rosebud Jerry Garcia front playing Tiger and Mickey Hart rear Jerry Garcia playing Wolf Doug also built more than 50 other guitars and basses including a bass for Pete Sears and a bass for Phil Lesh Two other guitars are documented as being built by Irwin Rosewood and a Les Paul type guitar These two guitars appear in the one and only D Irwin Guitar Company sales brochure After the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995 Jerry s will directed that his Irwin made guitars be returned to Doug Irwin After a legal battle with the remaining members of the Grateful Dead the parties settled and agreed that Doug would receive Wolf and Tiger and GD Productions would keep Rosebud and Wolf Jr Wolf Jr is sometimes referred to as headless and was never played by Jerry in concert In the agreement Doug was to sell Tiger and Wolf at auction Wolf went for 789 500 including the buyer s premium Tiger sold for 957 500 including the buyer s premium It is believed that at the time Tiger s price was the highest ever paid for a guitar at auction Eagle the first guitar that Doug Irwin built under his own name and the first Irwin guitar purchased by Jerry Garcia was auctioned via Bonhams on May 8 2007 for 186 000 inclusive of the buyer s premium 2 External Website editDoug Irwin Official WebsiteReferences edit An Interview with Doug Irwin p 3 from Dozin com Retrieved May 2009 a b Lot No 20 A Jerry Garcia electric guitar custom made for him by Doug Irwin 1971 Sale 15537 Life on the Golden Road with the Grateful Dead The Ram Rod Shurtliff Collection 8 May 2007 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Jerry Garcia s Wolf Guitar May 1973 Dozin com Jerry Garcia s Tiger Guitar by Doug Irwin 1979 Dozin com Rosebud by Doug Irwin 1990 Dozin com nbsp nbsp nbsp This United States musical biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doug Irwin amp oldid 1165782030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
