Grandpa (now deceased) gave us a very funny looking stringed instrument which he said was given to him by Mr. Fender (the inventor of the electric guitar). He said Mr. Fender told him it was an early prototype of his invention and "might be worth something someday." Is it?

-- Joseph P. Barankin (sensei@calweb.com), September 20, 1999

Answers

Heck yes, if it's the real thing. Try contacting Sotheby's and Christie's musical instruments departments in New York for appraisals. Good luck.

-- Liza Montgomery (liza@thebee.com), September 21, 1999.