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Bad Hendrix

Aside from the Hendrix autograph that I previously posted, there were two other rather dubious signed Hendrix items in the auction. One was a plain signed cut, and the other a signed picture.

Everything about the cut, the slant, the lettering, the formation, etc., looked "bad." Unless he was writing on something at an odd angle, it just doesn't match his usual writing style. In any case, I steered clear of it.

The photo was even worse, but it was hard to tell unless you were able to really enlarge it clearly on a computer monitor. The cut sold, but the photo did not even draw a bid.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 15, 2016 at 1:32am

I do not like these either. Where were the auctioned?

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Permalink Reply by Gratefulphish on November 15, 2016 at 1:40am

Heritage

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 15, 2016 at 10:16am

The second one was previously sold through Christie's.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 15, 2016 at 10:18am

What are your thoughts on these, Ballroom?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 15, 2016 at 10:46am

Regarding the signed photo, here are a couple in the same style, both of which I believe to be authentic. What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on November 15, 2016 at 10:56am

I think that if the ones you posted are good, the signed photo is good. They're not Hendrix styles I'm used to seeing, but now that I see your examples, I think you're right.

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Permalink Reply by Gratefulphish on November 16, 2016 at 9:12pm

Both of those "Hendrix" signatures would concern me, because Jimi's writing was, in general, pretty fluid and smooth. Both of those examples seem sloppier, but then again, maybe they were obtained on a day when he was a little "under the weather." To me, the lack of the tight "n" in Hendrix, along with the misshapen "e," in particular, make me a bit skeptical. On the second exemplar, Noel's signature does not look like his normal looping style through his last name.

I will admit that I have not really sat down to study these in depth, and I greatly value your opinion on anything, but these, along with the photograph, still concern me.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 16, 2016 at 9:50pm

There are more in that style. The first one was offered by Roger Epperson and Iconic Auctions. IIRC, it was guaranteed to pass PSA/DNA or JSA. The second one is from Brandes Autographs.