Renowned Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has rocked news headlines with his record-breaking charity guitar auction. Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour raised more than $21 million for a climate-change charity by auctioning 126 guitars from his collection, including his famous “Black Strat,” on Thursday. The guitar started off with a pre-sale estimate of $10,000 to 20,000. Carried out by Christie’s Auction House in New York, Gilmour sold off 123 of his precious and famed guitars, achieving the record for largest guitar collection sold at a charity auction and obtaining bids from 2,000 bidders from 66 countries. David Gilmour acquired this guitar direct from Fender in early 1984 and kept it for home and studio use. David Gilmour's guitar collection has fetched a whopping $21.49 million at auction. Gilmour auctioned the guitars, which included his preferred Fender models of Broadcasters, Esquires, Telecasters and Stratocasters, through Christie’s in New York on 20 June, promising all proceeds to the charity. The focus on the former Pink Floyd vocalist and guitarist’s collection will be on his Fender models, including Telecasters, Stratocasters, Broadcasters and Esquires. The band's legendary guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour is selling off more than 120 of his guitars to benefit his charitable foundation. David Gilmour To Perform During Star-Studded Teenage Cancer Trust Gigs Feb 16, 2016 Teenage Cancer Trust has announced a stellar lineup for its annual series of Royal Albert Hall gigs. The band's legendary guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour is selling off more than 120 of his guitars to benefit his charitable foundation. Known as ‘The Black Strat’, the guitar was purchased in 1970 at Manny’s on West 48th Street in New York, and has become the Pink Floyd singer and songwriter’s most identified … But the undisputed star of the auction was Gilmour's legendary 1969 Black Strat, which took in a mammoth $3,975,000 late in the day, establishing a new world auction record for any guitar sold at auction — ever. David Gilmour has announced that he’ll display then auction more than 120 guitars from his personal collection later this year. When you've been rocking as long as David Gilmour has, you're bound to accumulate a few guitars between playing in Pink Floyd and managing a solo career. The record-breaking sale took place at Christie's auction house in New York City, on Thursday and included iconic instruments played by Gilmour throughout Pink Floyd's history. David Gilmour plucks some pearls of wisdom from his long history with guitars in a special story on Christies.com that showcases The David Gilmour Guitar Collection in full. Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000 | Auction Description. The auction lasted eight hours and had bidders from 66 countries around the world, according to British auction house Christies, which handled the sales. An auction of 126 guitars belonging to Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has raised $21m for Climate Change. David Gilmour’s 1969 Black Fender Stratocaster has earned its place in rock’n’roll history. Gilmour raised over $30 million for charity after auctioning off more than 120 lots from his personal collection.