One of the many, many great reasons to attend the Rancho Obi-Wan benefit in Seattle this comning Saturday 5th October is the auction, which will see a slew of incredible items go under the hammer to benefit and help secure the future of the worlds largest Star Wars collection, a title it’s held for over a decade since it was recognised by the Guinness Book of World records. Here we have an amazing custom made Millennium Falcon guitar, joining the auction alongside so many other great items.
Look at this beautiful auction item just added to our fundraiser auction this Saturday, Oct. 5th at Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle! (Can’t attend? No worries! Make ANY Patronage level donation and you’ll get to Absentee bid on all event auction items➡️ https://ranchoobiwan.org/fundraiser2024/patronage/ ) Introducing a stunning, one-of-a-kind instrument designed for the ultimate Star Wars fan and music lover. Inspired by the Rancho Obi-Wan 2024 Fundraiser poster, this fully playable 25.5” Millennium Falcon guitar with double humbucker pickups was hand cut to fit into a Hasbro 2005 Saga Collection Electronic Millennium Falcon play set. Complete with full sound and light up engines and weapons. Whether displayed as a collector’s item or used for live performances, this guitar will take any Star Wars fan to a galaxy far, far away.. Made and donated by Jim Gibbons with guitar technical assistance from Toby Todd
Meanwhile, the Rancho team are getting well ahead of the curve and heading for Seattle today to prep, plan and make sure everything is in place for the perfect night.
You can hear my chat with Rancho Obi-Wan president Steve Sansweet on the latest episode of Making Tracks.