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“We felt that we needed that crown jewel”: Rick Nielsen’s five-neck Hamer smashes estimate at auction

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The results are in from the Rick Nielsen guitar auction, and in a surprise to no-one, his five-neck Hamer fetched the highest price.

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“We felt that we needed that crown jewel”: Rick Nielsen’s five-neck Hamer smashes estimate at auction

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