They only made 32 of these double pick guard D-28's and Bob bought the first 2 for himself and Bobbie. The next 5 went to each of his five kids. That meant that serial number "8" was the first D-28KTBSDG available for sale to the general public. Bob called me and told me of the event and asked if I wanted to buy one. If I did, then he would order an extra one for me. I decided to order two since I was a big KTrio collector. (In addition to this item I also have around 500 KTrio records including 3 Gold Records.) In June of 2003 I bought #8 and #9 from Bob and have the proof of Owner's Card. The original List price was $3,999.00.

#9 became my player and I kept #8 in perfect condition... still inside the original box with the shipping label from Martin in Nazareth to Bob in Ahwatukee. Never opened. Total mint.

As I'm getting older, Anne and I are thinning out our household of "stuff" and it occurred to me that someone else might like to be the owner of this historical beauty. Tom Guard said that I could probably get a fortune in Japan but I'd rather give the local Crossroads gang the first shot.

Lemmeno if anyone is interested. -Bert bert@wasoc.com