An auction of Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider’s personal items has fetched record sale prices, after many lots sold for more than ten times their estimated worth.
Schneider’s Roland TR-606 drum machine sold for $5,120, more than ten times its list price, while his Sennheiser VSM-201 went for $256,000, more than eight times its expected price. Among the other music gear sold was an EMS Synthi A from the early 70s, which sold for $115,200, over seven times what was predicted.
Other high-price items sold in the auction included the Panasonic Panaracer bicycle that was seen in the music video for ‘Tour de France’, which went for $57,600 – more than 14 times the estimate – and a Kraftwerk Lenticular Print, which sold for $25,600: 64 times its estimate.
The auction, which took place courtesy of Julien’s in the US on November 19, included over 450 items that had belonged to the German musician, who died in 2020.
Find the full breakdown of the auction results here.
