Will the sale be conducted online?

The sale will be posted online as far as the dates address and hundreds of pics, and anyone can call the number in the ad once the 4-day sale begins and ask questions or purchase items over the phone with a credit card, but since there are thousands of items, they will not be individually posted with prices to purchase directly online.

Posted where? ebay? Auction site?

One way to honor his legacy would be to offer his woods to the individual luthier community as a whole first, instead of big companies. If there are any precious woods, such as Brazilian Rosewood, that are hard to come by for the small time folks, it would be a great benefit to all and would ensure one of a kind instruments are made of it instead of boring factory guitars. Just my suggestion.

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Larger companies will also be offering the lowest prices for materials. They are used to getting things at extreme discounts.... as I learned from a large local slab re-seller who was trying to work out a supply agreement with a certain manufacturer. In the end they were trying to get 1/4" thick, surfaced and book-matched sets of EIR for $20. That ended the negotiations quickly.

That is not surprising. Not too many years ago some retailers were selling lower grade EIR back and side sets for $35 a set. Those same sets are now over $100 a set. The higher quality sets that retailed for $60 are now bringing $200+.
Other species, especially the more valuable rosewoods have skyrocketed in value way beyond what could be expected through inflation.
Selling as a large lot is certainly more expedient, but will only bring 1/10 of the market value.


On a related note, my wife has asked me to make a list of the instruments I've accumulated over the years, and their values, so in the event of my demise she will have some idea of their worth. If we weren't on good terms, I might be worried about this.