area51novel Chapter 634
Chapter 634
Piano shop, in the basement.
Just like yesterday, Xiao Ran was wearing a stethoscope and was standing in front of the vault door, trying to open the vault.
A few meters behind him, Elaine and Fang Yufei, as well as Frank and Timothy, were all watching his every move.
Especially Elaine and Fang Yufei, their eyes were full of excitement, and even a little adoration.
In fact, they have seen such a scene more than once, but they still feel quite shocked.
"Tatatata"
As Xiao Ran quickly turned the password knob on the vault door, a series of pleasant sounds sounded on the scene.
At this moment, from inside the steel door of the vault, there was a sudden sound of Kata.
At the same time, the movements on Xiao Ran's hand also stopped.
"Found it, the last password number is 52"
Before the words fell, Xiao Ran had grabbed the turntable on the vault door and began to rotate hard.
Sure enough, the turntable that had not moved before was now easily turned.
After turning around twice in succession, Xiao Ran opened the vault door outside.
With his movements, the door of this vault finally slowly opened.
Everyone standing outside the door also saw the situation inside the vault.
Looking inside from outside the door, the first thing you saw was two rows of guitars, staggered on two display stands.
There are more than two dozen of these guitars, both folk and electric guitars, as well as several basses.
Judging from their shape, they seem to be some antique musical instruments.
Some of these guitars seem to have many star signatures and should have some collectible value.
At the end of these two rows of antique guitars, in front of the north wall of the vault, a bulletproof glass display case sits it.
Inside the bulletproof glass display case, there is also an electric guitar, and it is a red and black double-ended electric guitar.
The shape of this guitar is very special and rare!
The top one is a twelve-string electric guitar, and the bottom one is a six-string electric guitar, with a huge case.
In the music circle, people who can play with this double-ended electric guitar are basically masters, and ordinary musicians can't play at all.
Like some other antique guitars, this two-headed piano appears to have a star signature on it.
But what exactly is signed, because the distance is a little far, everyone can't see it for the time being.
And on the wall above this bulletproof display case, there is a cubist oil painting.
This painting appears to depict a rock band performing.
The content on the screen is not very real, but it looks a little familiar, as if it has been seen somewhere.
Due to the blocking of the two rows of guitars, the situation in the rest of the vault is temporarily unclear.
Looking at the situation in the vault, everyone couldn't help but be stunned and a little surprised.
Everyone thought that this vault might hide a large number of stolen antique art, which would bring a series of surprises to everyone.
But who would have thought, everyone saw almost all guitars, only a cubist oil painting.
After a pause, everyone came to their senses.
Immediately afterwards, Peggy
said in surprise: "I didn't expect that there were so many musical instruments in this vault, but there were few sculptures and paintings
" "I hope the situation is different in other places, otherwise, it will be a bit disappointing
" Xiao Ran turned to look at this old friend, and then said with a smile:
"The situation in this vault is a little unexpected to me, but it is not surprising
" "Don't forget." , Miles is a rock musician and has been playing music all his life, and this is another piano shop
" "What he prefers more should be these antique guitars in the vault, not antique artworks with higher
value" "Besides, the value of some antique musical instruments is also very high, and there is a certain collection value"
Hearing his words, everyone nodded.
At this moment, Timothy suddenly interjected:
"Sean, the cubist painting hanging on the north wall of the vault looks like McCann's work
" "The cubist painting found earlier, displayed in the lobby on the first floor of the piano shop, looks a bit like
this painting" "Could there also be a stolen art hidden under this cubist oil painting?"
With his words, everyone looked at this cubist oil painting.
Without exception, everyone's eyes became brighter and shone straight up.
Xiao Ran glanced at the cubist oil painting and turned to look at everyone.
"Yes, this is indeed the work of that McCann guy, and it was created specifically for Myers, and it was painted at the band's performance
" "But whether there is another stolen art hidden under this cubist oil painting, it is still uncertain
" "Only by approaching this oil painting and taking a closer look can I draw conclusions
" "Gentlemen, please, let's enter this vault together and see what treasures are hidden inside"
With that, he made a gesture of invitation.
Before the words fell, Peggy and Timothy had already stepped out and walked into the vault first.
Frank and Scott looked at each other and followed.
At the end of the line are Xiao Ran and Elaine.
Before entering the vault, Xiao Ran nodded gently at Marven.
Marven instantly realized and immediately stood at the door of the vault.
As soon as they entered the vault, everyone looked at the guitars on the display shelves on both sides.
At the same time, you can see what is happening elsewhere in the vault.
Behind the two rows of guitar display stands, there are some other instruments like drums and keyboards.
Quite a few of these instruments, all of which are old, look to be some age, and are very well preserved.
In addition to musical instruments, there are several other things in the vault, including several paintings hanging on the walls.
This situation made everyone somewhat disappointed.
After a quick glance at the situation in the vault, Xiao Ran was ready to go over and look at the cubist painting hanging on the north wall.
At this moment, Elaine next to him suddenly said in surprise:
"Honey, come and see this electric guitar, it has the signature of U2 lead singer
Bono" "Is this the electric guitar that Bono used before?" If this is the case, then this electric guitar also has a certain collectible value"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately stopped and looked at the electric guitar that Elaine said.
Sure enough!
On the case of this electric guitar, sure enough, the name of U2 lead singer Bono was signed.
Underneath this signature, the words 2002 and New York are also written.
Seeing this star's autograph, Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle.
"It seems that this may indeed be the electric guitar used by Bono and given to Myers, or that Miles bought it from someone else
" "In 2002, Miles happened to be living in New York, and his band had not yet disbanded, it was entirely possible to meet
Bono" "If this electric guitar is really used by Bono, it also has some collectible value, and it must be very popular among Bono's fans"
While saying this, Xiao Ran also stepped forward to take off the electric guitar and checked the situation.
This electric guitar is very well preserved, it is spotless and apparently wiped and maintained frequently.
For protection, the strings of this electric guitar have been relaxed and cannot be played for the time being.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had finished checking the electric guitar and hung it on the display stand.
At the same time, he also gave an appraisal conclusion
: "Yes, this is indeed the guitar of U2 lead singer Bono, it should be Miles' personal collection, not for sale
" "The guitars on the two display shelves in front of me should be Miles' collection, and these guitars are worth a lot"
Before the words fell, Frank suddenly interjected.
"Sean, why did you say it was Bono's electric guitar, wouldn't it be that Miles guy faked it?"
"If this is indeed Bono's electric guitar, what is its valuation?"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, and then gave the answer with a smile.
"The reason is very simple, this is the top electric guitar produced in Ireland, Griez, and it is also Bono's favorite electric guitar" "The price of this electric guitar is quite expensive, the average person can't afford it, even if Miles wants to make a fake, he won't use
this electric guitar" "According to the current market conditions, this Griez electric guitar with Bono's signature should cost between fifteen and two hundred thousand dollars"
If this is the case with other guitars here, these guitars alone can be worth a lot and be a small surprise
" "Wow! Such an electric guitar is actually worth $200,000, did I hear it right?
Frank exclaimed directly, a little incredulous.
Xiao Ran laughed softly, and then said:
"This price is actually not expensive, if this is the electric guitar that Hendricks used at the Woodstock Music Festival, it will be worth at least no less than $5 million"
No surprise, Frank They were startled again, and called it incredible.
While laughing, Xiao Ran looked at another guitar hanging on the display stand.
This is a Martin Type D guitar and a vintage folk guitar that is well preserved.
What's more, on this Martin guitar, they saw the signature of a superstar again.
This superstar is John. Denver, a legend of American rural folk.
Seeing John Denver's signature, everyone was excited.
Especially Frank, their eyes are shining.
John Denver is a household name in the United States, especially the songs "Country Road Takes Me Home" and "High Rocky Mountain", which are well known.
In the United States, almost everyone can hum a few John Denver songs, and Frank is no exception.
In addition, this antique Martin guitar signed with John Denver's name has a very attractive market value.
If it appears on the auction market, it will definitely attract a lot of country music fans to chase it feverishly.
Xiao Ran stepped forward to carefully examine the antique guitar, and then gave a positive appraisal conclusion.
"That's right, this should be a Martin guitar used by John Denver, it is a very good antique instrument, it has a certain collectible value
" "The reason why I say this is because this antique Martin Type D guitar is privately ordered and cannot be seen on the market,......"
As he spoke, Timothy's excited voice suddenly came over.
"Sean, come and see this double-headed piano in the bulletproof glass display case
" "If I'm not mistaken, it's this double-ended electric guitar that plays the most gorgeous and greatest solo in rock history!"
"It's a great guitar, and I've seen it do firsthand!"
Before the words fell, everyone turned to look at the bulletproof glass display case.
Looking at Xiao Ran again, a smile quickly flashed in his eyes!