We didn't have any instruments, so I had to use my guitar.
~ Mother Maybelle Carter
One of the most famous guitars in the world of country music, owned by Mother Maybelle Carter and then her daughter, June Carter Cash, is up for sale.
The asking price is $575,000 -- quite a markup from its original cost of $275 in 1928, vintage guitar expert George Gruhn, who is arranging the sale, said on Monday. The seller is a relative who has chosen to remain anonymous.
The Gibson L-5 acoustic guitar was played by Mother Maybelle Carter on the classic "Can The Circle Be Unbroken."
~ Reuters, 2004