25 November 2008

A guitar which was specially hand-made for Paul McCartney in the 1990s has been signed and donated to ActionAid to help its work fighting poverty worldwide. 
 
The beautiful, black acoustic/electric guitar with mother of pearl inlay was made especially for Paul McCartney by Takamine Guitars and has his name inscribed in mother of pearl on the fret board.  This is one of only two custom-made guitars presented to Paul after one of his tours in the 90s.  He has played both guitars and liked them so much he insisted on keeping one for himself and donating one to charity.
 
The guitar will be auctioned at the Call My Wine Bluff fundraising event being organised by ActionAid on Tuesday 25 November in London.  Guests at the event, will test their knowledge of wines from around the world and compete against each other and the 'expert' panel.

In this high-spirited take on the classic TV game show, Call my Bluff, special celebrity guests include Emma Thompson, David Mitchell, Sue Perkins, Sean Lock, Hugh Dennis and Tim Brooke-Taylor who will try to dupe guests into believing a story behind the wines they will be tasting.

Those who have managed to snap up tickets to ActionAid’s Call My Wine Bluff will be treated to an exceptional evening of entertainment, a pre-dinner drinks reception and meal.

Paul's guitar will be auctioned in a live auction of 'money can’t buy' items and experiences, raising vital funds for ActionAid’s work with poor and vulnerable people worldwide.