Dad Surprised With Vintage Guitar He Was Forced To Sell Decades Earlier

A son surprised his dad with the ultimate sentimental gift when he presented him with the exact vintage guitar he was forced to sell four decades earlier to pay off a debt and visit his future wife. John Curtis, from Salina, Kansas, has always enjoyed playing bass guitar, but in 1983 he was forced to sell his beloved 1964 Burns London Split Sonic bass. His reasons for selling were two-fold, as he needed to settle a debt but also wanted to buy a bus ticket to Washington, D.C., to meet the woman who would later become his wife. Fortunately for John, 82, the person who took his guitar, SM Hanson, is an avid collector, and for the decades that followed he kept good care of it, never selling the item on. Then, in early summer, Hanson reached out to John’s son, James – whose goes by rap name Cash Hollistah – and asked if his father might want his guitar back. Cash was not aware of the guitar or his father's debt, but he mentioned John's birthday was coming up, and the pair planned a surprise for Tuesday, June 13, the day after John's big day.
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Location: Salina, Kansas, USA
  • Date Acquired06-21-2023
  • Date Filmed06-13-2023
  • OrientationVertical
  • Footage TypeCell Phone
  • Rights TV & Digital, Commercial, Publishing
Tags:  guitar , birthday , bass , vintage , debt , money , son , salina , kansas

Dad Surprised With Vintage Guitar He Was Forced To Sell Decades Earlier

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